» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 409,838 Views | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 3,627 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 1,441 Views | | | | | 11-27-2003, 05:22 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Walnut Creek, CA Posts: 642 | Anyone have any ideas on rear brake upgrades. My ti has an M3 motor and large 12.6 inch Brembos up front. The rear is stock ti. I know this will more than suffice, but in the interest of the never ending quest to upgrade, I was wondering if any stock vented rear BMW caliper/rotor combinations would fit seeing as the rear trailing arms are from an e30. | | | 12-02-2003, 02:33 PM | #2 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | Replace entire rear drive assembly with M roadster parts (easy bolt-in). This gives the large diff (which you WILL break, it's only a question of when) and the large brakes you crave. I have stock M3 frontts and rears with Porterfield pads, and it stops like hitting a school. J!m | | | 12-14-2003, 03:28 AM | #3 | Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: East Coast Posts: 89 | I have the samw question? Do we just upgrade rotors to vented and call it a day? I thought these were the same size as 325 rotors? | | | 12-15-2003, 10:35 PM | #4 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | Stock ti rotors are the same size. Steve has a few posts on this I think. The M brakes are quite a bit larger, and require changing additional parts to work. | | | 01-09-2004, 02:41 AM | #5 | Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: East Coast Posts: 89 | I have upgraded the fronts to ///M3 units, what is the upgrade path for the rear? Did you say the rear ti brakes are the same size as the 325? | | | 01-09-2004, 03:38 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 | I would really suggest simply going through all of the messages in this section. The main reason I wanted a 318ti specific message board was for this purpose. For people to use the search function and read what others have done before posting the same question. If someone would want to do a FAQ on brake setups, that would be great. __________________ ...steven BMW CCA #146825 1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i www.bmwcca.org | | | 03-13-2004, 03:49 PM | #7 | Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NC Posts: 36 | If you went the route of M3 brakes on the back you could have some vented as non M e36s are equipped with sold rotors in the back. __________________ Trevor '88 Four-Eyed 'Fridge - '89 325is - '91 318is - '90 325is | | | 08-24-2004, 03:47 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 120 | keep in mind in harsh breaking 85% of braking is your from brakes , and with brembo big brakes you should be fine. | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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