XBrace VS Rear Brace

[mohaughn]

4 Rivnuts 51718175003

cross brace 51718410212

Realoem calls it a cross reinforcement. They were standard on late model year e36 convertibles. It will fit the 4 cylinder or 6 cylinder engines.

[318iS]

if u look 3 posts before ur one u'll se a link dat has a part number...

[Bam2002]

THanks.. Sorry.. multi taking.. Ordering the Exhaust too.. My error..

[mphmotorwerks]

Look at the group buys on Bimmerforums.com

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...ighlight=brace

99$

[96cali]

Originally Posted by mooseheadm5

E36/46 rear suspension failure involves the rear subframe ripping out of the floor of the car. It is a different setup than the ti, so the ti is not subject to this. It is very real, but a rear upper strut brace will not help. There are special strengthening bits available for those cars. Rear upper strut brace may actually help the rigidity of the rear of the car some, but because the springs do not bear against the tops of those towers, it will not help like the front one.

Unless he meant the upper rear shock mounts, which I have no idea if that would help lengthen their lifespan. Probably cheaper and less hassle to upgrade to the e46 M3 variety of RSM rather than install an upper rear brace.

[aceyx]

I think he meant where the trailing arms fit into the subframe, not the RSMs.

[Rich]

I've installed my x brace now, its really is a great improvement. The car feels much more direct & solid on the road and seems to turn in quicker. Overall very happy


Here are the x brace post from my engine swap build log.
> Post 1 here
> Post 2 here

[op'z318M]

x-brass $115

http://www.koperformance.com/BMW/oe_...misc/index.htm

[Panzer_M]

I have right now.

offset m3 bushing(OE), Xbrace, no upper front strut, Club Sport Sways, ground Control RSMs, Bilstein HDs, and OE Club Sport/Mtech Springs.

The Car handles very well, Out handles alot of dropped modded cars with bigger engines and horsepower.

but it can be better, So the rear rubber is coming out for Urethane(TA and SF bushings), I am going to drop the change for a set of Treehouse Racing eyeballs, and prob go to Bilstein Sports, and drop the HDs.