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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: M42_Jester on June 19, 2009, 06:05:38 AM

Title: E36 M3 calipers to fit on E36 318iS discs?
Post by: M42_Jester on June 19, 2009, 06:05:38 AM

Does anyone know if the M3 brake calipers will fit on the stock 318iS (E36) discs? is it as simple as just taking them off an M3, and putting them on the other discs...or am i just thinking that it is?

Cheers,
Jester

Title: E36 M3 calipers to fit on E36 318iS discs?
Post by: HoJo Ti on June 19, 2009, 06:11:32 PM

Not that simple, the caliper typically won't bolt up to the knuckle. As for the disc, if you were to use an M3 caliper with a 318 disc only half of the pad would actually touch the disc, the rest would be too far out.

Won't work

Title: E36 M3 calipers to fit on E36 318iS discs?
Post by: M42_Jester on June 19, 2009, 10:15:35 PM

that wat i thought...
but would a set of M3 brakes (calipers, discs, rotors etc.) fit onto a 318iS?

Title: E36 M3 calipers to fit on E36 318iS discs?
Post by: Boosted E30 on June 20, 2009, 09:29:18 AM

you would have to use the m3 knuckle with hub rotor caliper and pads then it would work.

Title: E36 M3 calipers to fit on E36 318iS discs?
Post by: M42_Jester on June 20, 2009, 10:38:26 PM

cheers for that mate.
least i know where i hav to start now...
anyone know how much a set of E36 M3 brakes (rotors, calipers, discs etc) would set me back?

Title: E36 M3 calipers to fit on E36 318iS discs?
Post by: DLag30 on June 20, 2009, 10:55:54 PM

you might want to check this thread out:

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=24547