e30 rear suspension?

[jbxblitz]

has anyone ever swaped to an e30 rear suspension? would it work?

[bullmand]

The rear suspension on the ti is basically identical to the E30. Which parts specifically are you talking about?

[jbxblitz]

trailing arms but i kinda answered my own question a few topics down but i was wondering if it was possible to change the whole support and everything so you could have the trailing arms

[bullmand]

I don't understand what you're trying to do. There is no difference in the designs. The ti has trailing arms. Here's a couple of pictures.

The one on the left is an E30 sedan, the right is a ti.

[saintly]

Agree with bullmand, The suspension layout is the same in an E30, the TI a Z3 and M-coupe. You can upgrade specific parts, e.g. i replaced the diff mount bushings with the harder E30 M3 diff bushings, but the hardware are the same.
One different peice of hardware is in the M-coupe. the arms on that are a little wider. my mecanic has put them on his race TI but you will need to cut and widen the bodywork to fit your rubber in. That being said tho, it's still the same layout, just wider.

[jbxblitz]

hmmm... thanks for the input. no wonder a lot of people use m coupe suspension

[Mad-Machine]

So all the bushings and subframe bushings are the same? The bushings between the subframe and the body on my Ti are SHOT and I keep seeing "not for Ti" when I go looking.

[bullmand]

The rear of the ti is completely different than the rest of the E36 sedans and coupes. That's why you see that on most sites. If you're searching by E36 that's what will happen. I'm pretty sure the E30 subframe bushings would work. Check the part numbers at realoem.com.