» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | | | 11-07-2005, 07:44 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach area Posts: 1,189 | E46 Rear Shock Mounts Anybody here do the E46 Rear Shock Mount upgrade? I was just wondering if it would work on our cars because I know that the ti rear suspension is a little different from the other E36 cars. I think i need new RSMs and yeah, might as well upgrade them. and...If you did do this mod, what is the difficulty of installation? Thanks guys -Randy __________________ 97 Jet Black 318ti Sport. Not so stock anymore!.... Now Featuring:318ti.org sticker Now featuring: Hartge exhaust|Blacked out Grilles|Front Clear Corners or Ambers depending on how I feel|325is vented front brakes|Bilstein Sports|H&R Sports|E46 RSMs w/ Z3 reinforcment plates|16" Style 45s|17" E46 M68 rims|18" Authentic Hartge Classics C|OEM M135 ZHP wheels and 99 Titan Silver 323is Dinan S1+few more mods Coming sometime in the future:...SCed 2.1...new (to me) car mod maybe?...all in one car | | | 11-07-2005, 03:03 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 | Quote: Originally Posted by lkwd318ti Anybody here do the E46 Rear Shock Mount upgrade? I was just wondering if it would work on our cars because I know that the ti rear suspension is a little different from the other E36 cars. I think i need new RSMs and yeah, might as well upgrade them. and...If you did do this mod, what is the difficulty of installation? Thanks guys -Randy | Hey, It's an excellent upgrade. I've done it and have had no problems even after track use. It is an easy install. Rear shocks on a ti are very easy to remove and replace.Here's the part # for the E46 RSMs #33 52 6 754 096. Be sure to change the gaskets, the lock nuts holding the shock in the RSMs, as well as the self locking hex nuts that bolt the RSMS to the car body. Use loctite for the shock to arm mounting hex bolt . Cheers, __________________ Engine: 2.1L Hartge conversion (bored to 86X91mm, ported & polished head, new valves, new crank, & upgraded ECU), Supersprint SS headers, Hartge exhaust, custom cat bypass (track), KV85 wires, Bosch platinum plugs, Vitesse cf spark plug cover, Vitesse cf CAI, Samco hoses, Fiamm air horns. Drivetrain: custom ssk, Vitesse adj. clutch stop, Redline D4 ATF & 75W90. Chassis: 18x8.5 Hartge Classics on 225/40/ZR18 Direzza DZ101s, 17x8 Hartge 7 spokes on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs and 17x9 Enkei MT1-R on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs(track), Vitesse 10mm spacers with cf/billet hub extenders, Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, Hartge sway bars & strut brace, urethane offset LCABs, Vitesse rsb, billet/urethane RSMs, X-brace, ATE BBK, ATE slotted rr. rotors, Goodridge ss. lines, ATE Superblue. Exterior: Violettschwarz, Hartge lip spoiler, window spoiler, hatch spoiler & mirrors, Vitesse cf door pillars, Vitesse cf fog light blanks (track), ZKW ellipsoids, HIDs in headlights, highbeams and foglights, and much more... Performance BMW Magazine feature car March 2003 www.vitessetuning.com | | | 11-11-2005, 06:40 PM | #4 | islander on the mainland Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 286 | You can also add reinforcements. I put those in when I upgraded my suspension and swapped out the RSMs. __________________ moku 1996 318ti Cali Top w/ Downing/Atlanta Supercharger 2003 M3 w/ CSL trunk, splitters, & diffuser | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Thread Tools | | Display Modes | Linear Mode | 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 | | | |