» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 10-02-2016, 11:53 PM | #121 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Henrico, VA USA Posts: 231 | Slade13 something is wrong. Did you use the calipers off the other e36 as well as the brackets or your original ones? Did your ti have non vented brakes originally? | | | 10-03-2016, 02:07 AM | #122 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Westminster,Maryland Posts: 159 | I didn't use the calipers from the car that I got the brackets from. I'm guessing that they are different. I'll order 318is calipers and another set of pads in a few weeks. | | | 10-03-2016, 03:49 AM | #123 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Henrico, VA USA Posts: 231 | Spade13 yes that's your problem. Your 318ti came with solid rotors that are much thinner than the 22mm thick vented rotors you fitted and the calipers basically match the thickness. The brackets/carriers match the proper thickness calipers. Now I am not sure off hand if the 318is has the vented or non-vented rotors and calipers so be sure before you order them. I do know that e36 325/328 calipers are the proper size for vented rotors. | | | 10-03-2016, 04:13 AM | #124 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,464 | Quote: Originally Posted by maverick I do know that e36 325/328 calipers are the proper size for vented rotors. | ^^ This. __________________ 1995 318ti Base - Cosmosschwarz/Sandgrau R.I.P. 1997 318ti Active - Alpinweiß III/Sandgrau 2013 328i Coupe - Le Mans Blau | | | 10-03-2016, 12:53 PM | #125 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Westminster,Maryland Posts: 159 | The weird thing is that ecs tuning lists the calipers fitting a wide range of models including the ti. | | | 10-03-2016, 02:19 PM | #126 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Henrico, VA USA Posts: 231 | The thing is that they could list the ti for both the narrow and wide caliper because the late produced models came with the vented rotors while the earlier ones didn't. Also I rarely trust those tables without some serious cross referencing to confirm. | | | 10-03-2016, 04:50 PM | #127 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Westminster,Maryland Posts: 159 | Yeah, I thought about that listing with the newer ti's being included because of the vented rotors. Well anyway, I ordered rebuilt calipers and brackets for a 328i a little bit ago. Hopefully it all works. | | | 10-16-2016, 12:28 PM | #128 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Westminster,Maryland Posts: 159 | I put on the new calipers and brackets on yesterday. An eyeball measurement showed that the original Ti calipers are different. It all works now. | | | 06-09-2017, 12:33 AM | #129 | Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 42 | I'm bringing it back. All this talk about brakes and what fits and what doesn't. I figured this would be a good place to ask this question since its sticky'd. Will the factory or even the Z3 spare work with the larger brake upgrades? __________________ -James 2011 BMW 328ix Sportwagon 1997 BMW 318ti Sport 1968 Chevrolet C10 1999 BMW 528it 2008 BMW X5 4.8 | | | 08-12-2017, 02:14 AM | #130 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: US Posts: 315 | Quote: Originally Posted by ths916m3 I'm bringing it back. All this talk about brakes and what fits and what doesn't. I figured this would be a good place to ask this question since its sticky'd. Will the factory or even the Z3 spare work with the larger brake upgrades? | Which brake upgrade mean? The front e36 6 cyl will work easily with 15s and the spare. I have seen E46 330 front BBK 325MM X 25MM on a 16" with a spacer. | | | | | 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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