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Which are some popular bushing brands/kits for BMW in general and whats best for the Ti, I want a comfortable smooth ride. So I want a list of popular and generic brands so I know whats up when I go to my local Euro specialist. Thank __________________
Fully Stock, Base Model Just like I like them. I want to accomplish a 318 Ti Drift car for the west coast. |  |  | | 01-24-2006, 09:45 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: England, UK Posts: 1,288 |
ireland engineering do a load of urethane budshings  __________________
1995 BMW 316i Cosmos Black
Mods: • Magnex Cat-Back Exhaust • Smoked Corner Lights + Repeators • M3 17" Wheels • De-Baffled Air Box • AC HandBrake Handle and Gear Knob • DEPO Euro Epsiloids + Predator Chronium Rings • Chrome Interior bits •IE Poly-Urethane RSFMs • Kenwood Power Series Audio • Powder Coated e36 325 Front Callipers • Sports Seats | | | | | 01-24-2006, 12:25 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 549 |
urethane will not provide you with the comfortable ride you're looking for. its much harsher than stock oem rubber and will transmit vibrations into the cabin, and down the road will begin to squeak.
your best bet is to just replace with oem.
what specific bushings are you looking for? __________________
318Ti Sport (Gone, but thanks for your years of service) | M3 E30 | 190E-16V | M Coupe E36/8 | | | | | 01-24-2006, 09:43 PM | #4 | | Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: laveen,az Posts: 50 |
what specific bushings are you looking for?[/QUOTE]
I'm looking for an entire bushing kit for the suspension and chassis, can I just buy an OEM M3 kit and put it on the Ti or which bushings are only interchangable. Whent to the shop and they sell a lot of bushings individualy acording to what you need, I am looking for a whole kit to save all the hassle and money. I need brands to identify by even US market ones, and which are the most popular for our models. Thanks for the help __________________
Fully Stock, Base Model Just like I like them. I want to accomplish a 318 Ti Drift car for the west coast. | | | | | 01-24-2006, 10:06 PM | #5 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
i've never seen a kit for all the bushings ... that's a lot of bushings! as autom3otives said, urethane will be harsher. SOME m3 bushings can cross over and be used (LCABs for eg) but not all as the rear suspension is completely different. let me think of what bushings i can off the top of my head: 1) LCABs (lower control arm bushings) - 2 2) rear subframe bushings - 2 3) RTABs (rear trailing arm bushings) - 2 per arm / 4 total 4) differential cover bushing - 1 5) motor mounts - 2 6) trans mounts - 2 7) there's a bushing for the shifter arm - 1 8) RSMs (rear shock mounts) - 2 9) strut mounts - 2 10) rubber bushings for the guide pins in the brake calipers - 2 per caliper i'm sure there are more that i'm missing EDIT: i don't really know of any other brands that are rubber like OEM. most aftermarket are urethane or some other material. more i thought of: 11) sway bar end links (have rubber bushings integral) - 2 front, 2 rear 12) sway bar mount bushings - 2 front, 2 rear 13) if one considers it a bushing, the guibo (between the trans and driveshaft) - 1 __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 01-27-2006, 09:43 PM | #6 | | Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: laveen,az Posts: 50 |
Thanks Cali, you all are a lot of help and make people feel welcome. BTW does anybody know of local(Phoenix,AZ) shops or warehouses that might carry some of this stuff in stock or specialise in BMW's? __________________
Fully Stock, Base Model Just like I like them. I want to accomplish a 318 Ti Drift car for the west coast. | | | | | 01-27-2006, 10:52 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Port St. Johns, Florida Posts: 2,242 |
I use a mix of urethane and OE M bushings.
Subframe and Trailing arm bushings are Ireland Eng.
Lower control arms are 95 M3 OE
RSMs are e46 M3 w/ Z3M reenforcers
TM are UUC Reds w/ Reenforcers
I am going to install Delrin Shifter bushing eventually | | | | | 01-28-2006, 12:41 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: southern CA Posts: 127 |
I have nearly all the bushings for the ti. My ride doesnt squeak but its so much tighter while turning. It is definately a good investment if your are into handling. see my sig for brands of bushings __________________
1996 318ti
sport model, m3 bumper cover, velocity splitter, AKG shift knob, factory clears, super sprint exhaust, UUC floormats, UUC tranny mounts, UUC clutch bushings, UUC shifter bushings, Powerflex LCABS... replaced with treehouse eyeballs, front sway bar bushings, RTABS, TMS rear shock mounts, Bilsteins, Xbrace, sparco strut brace, AKG subframe bushings, AKG differential mount bushing, M coupe shifter, meyle ball joints and sway bar endlinks | | | | | 01-28-2006, 02:44 AM | #9 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by HigH RevZ Thanks Cali, you all are a lot of help and make people feel welcome. BTW does anybody know of local(Phoenix,AZ) shops or warehouses that might carry some of this stuff in stock or specialise in BMW's? | crap crap crap ... there's one in arizona that has good prices too ... let me see what i can find ... (insert sounds of google searching here) ... found it! http://www.autohausaz.com/html/contact.html __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 02-01-2006, 05:32 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 549 |
arizona autohaus! love that place...
even tho im located in cali, my dad and I get a huge chunk of our bmw/mbz stuff from them!
highly recommended! __________________
318Ti Sport (Gone, but thanks for your years of service) | M3 E30 | 190E-16V | M Coupe E36/8 | | | | |
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