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    Posted: 28-November-2011 at 19:22
Can someone definitively tell me what the lock to lock is on an e36 3 series.

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IIRC approx 3.2 turns LTL.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Andrew Rolland Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29-November-2011 at 09:28
It may vary on model depending on engine size?  It did on the E39s as they had different racks due to different engines.
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its a 328i Sport Coupe.
 
BMW have confirmed its the same part number as everything else, except an M3
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Surely this will be impacted by both road and steering wheel size?

I've run both 16" and 17" alloys on my 523i and the turning circle is substantially bigger than the same car on 16's.  If the turning cirlce is bigger then effect on LTL must be inverse?

My current 325i has the m-tech 2 wheel while the immediate predecessor had the boat tiller wheel (4 spoke airbag wheel like the std e39 wheel).  The larger diameter wheel should also take fewer turns from LTL?

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Originally posted by Dergside Dergside wrote:

Surely this will be impacted by both road and steering wheel size?
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Originally posted by Dergside Dergside wrote:

The larger diameter wheel should also take fewer turns from LTL?
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Originally posted by thepits thepits wrote:

Originally posted by Dergside Dergside wrote:

The larger diameter wheel should also take fewer turns from LTL?
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Are you sure?  The larger diameter wheel has a larger circumference so surely it means fewer turns for a given amount of lock than a wheel with a smaller circumference?
 
As for the road wheels, the larger wheels will foul the inner arches sooner than the smaller wheels (hence the impact on the turning circle and reduction of turns from LTL).
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