 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  11-21-2005, 03:55 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 143 |  325 front brake setup and 15" wheels
Just to confirm before I start buying parts, will the 325 front brake setup fit behind the stock 15" ti alloys? Also will someone verify my parts list and tell me if everything is correct, and if i may be missing something...
325 front calipers with carriers (any year e36 325)
front rotors (vented 325)
pads (325)
new sensor wire, and possibly rebuild kits for the calipers
thanks in advance
-ian |  |  | | 11-21-2005, 05:18 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,595 |
The list is right, but I think you might need atleast a 16in. wheel. | | | | | 11-21-2005, 05:24 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Calipers will fit behind 15" steel wheels too.
The pads are the same as 318.
Sensor is reusable from your old one.
BTW- 325 and 328 brake setups are the same. __________________ ...steven
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| | | | | 11-21-2005, 06:43 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 484 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by 1996 328ti Calipers will fit behind 15" steel wheels too.
The pads are the same as 318.
Sensor is reusable from your old one.
BTW- 325 and 328 brake setups are the same. | ^^he is right. Even with this setup, when you are running a 6cyl under the hood, the brake wears so fast. __________________ 
S50 Swap, Euro 3.5" HFM (MAF), my custom Chip, Cosmo CAI, Custom Exhaust, 6 Cyl. Gauge cluster, 80C thermostat, E46 330 Front Brakes, Powder coated Calipers, Clear Corners, Black Grill, UUC SSK, M3 Front Strut, M3 Front Springs, Powder Coated Valve Cover, ZR3 Laser. and some | | | | | 11-21-2005, 05:05 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 143 |
So what is the consensus, will the 325 setup fit behind 15" ALLOY wheels? | | | | | 11-21-2005, 05:39 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,587 |
The E36 325i rotors and the E36 318ti rotors (unvented & vented) are all 286mm diameter. So 15" wheels will fit.
The E46 325i is a different story. That bumps up to a 300mm rotor and will require 16" wheels or larger. | | | | | 11-21-2005, 05:45 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 143 |
thank you!
-Ian | | | | | 11-24-2005, 01:29 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 484 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by CirrusSR22 The E36 325i rotors and the E36 318ti rotors (unvented & vented) are all 286mm diameter. So 15" wheels will fit.
The E46 325i is a different story. That bumps up to a 300mm rotor and will require 16" wheels or larger. | We have a winner  __________________
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I did the vented "325" upgrade. Works fine under 15 inchers (on which my winter tires reside). __________________
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