M3 brakes?

[jbxblitz]

Hey guys im thinking about swaping some E46 M3 brakes on but from what i heard, swaping the rear brakes is not such a good idea. Would a brake bias valve to the rear brakes work? And is there any other way of swaping on the brakes without swaping the hubs? Are spacers between the hub and the brakes safe?

[1996 328ti]

Hey guys im thinking about swaping some E46 M3 brakes on but from what i heard, swaping the rear brakes is not such a good idea. Would a brake bias valve to the rear brakes work? And is there any other way of swaping on the brakes without swaping the hubs? Are spacers between the hub and the brakes safe?Why, why, why?
The E36 325/328 vented front rotor upgrade is fine.
If you want to go further, do the E46 330 upgrade.

I believe there are people who have done M Coupe rear brakes.
You do not want to increase your brakes in the rear.
You can work out brake bias by using different pads also.

[jbxblitz]

Sorry.. hehe my reason for the why is... my friend has m3 brakes and is thinking about giving it to me. soo i thought it would be ok since hes only selling them to me for cheap. i dunno would the 318ti brake master cylinder work on m3 calipers?

[aceyx]

Ideas don't become good ones simply because it is cheap to do so. In fact, it is usually the opposite that holds true.

Too much brake in the back = back end sliding out = loss of control. Leave it to your front brakes, as they provide 75% of the stopping power anyway.

Even putting M3 rotors up in the front is a hassle, with new hubs and min 17" wheels. Looks cool, but you'll just be adding weight without any benefit.

[1996 328ti]

Too much brake in the back = back end sliding out = loss of control. Leave it to your front brakes, as they provide 75% of the stopping power anyway.I can attest to that! Too much rear brake is not a good thing. It makes the car unstable.

[killamel]

1996 318ti ok i got m3 wheels 17, 1997 m3 calipers , m3 disk m3 spindle is that all i need

[1996 328ti]

Off the top of my head, rotors and bracket for the caliper.

[killamel]

bracket? calipers dont bolt on to spindle ? i dont have no brackets

[zoner]

Bracket looks like this:

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/image/brakes/brakes_E36_M3_caliper_bracket_caliper_carrier_left_right_34112227514_1.jpg


It bolts to the spindle (lower bolt holes) and the caliper bolts to the bracket (upper bolt holes)


Add me to the list of people advising against doing this swap...

[cooljess76]

I've read the "Size Matters" thread and all, but I'm still going to say that despite what others may believe, there's no way that the stock 318ti non-vented rotors and tiny calipers are going to stop better than the massive piston, larger diameter/vented e36 M3 brakes. Yeah, there's a brake bias issue. But on 3/98 and later ti's, they switched to vented rotors up front. What did that do for brake bias? As long as your fronts bite harder than your rears, you're gonna be fine. I mean, if your rears locked up before the fronts, that would be dangerous. Bluebimma has a solution "in the works" regarding M3 rear brakes and brake bias.
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/Tnichols/Brakes/34df01b1.jpg

[killamel]

oooo lol there on the calipers ty:redface:12415

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[killamel]

how u got the back ones on i c he got them on in the pic

[killamel]

46mm socket no one carry them