E36 328i steering
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Forum Name: BMW 3 Series
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Printed Date: 14-May-2024 at 06:33
Topic: E36 328i steering
Posted By: stubobby
Subject: E36 328i steering
Date Posted: 28-November-2011 at 19:22
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Can someone definitively tell me what the lock to lock is on an e36 3 series. Cheers guys |
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Posted By: Sporty1
Date Posted: 29-November-2011 at 09:08
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IIRC approx 3.2 turns LTL.
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Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 29-November-2011 at 09:28
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It may vary on model depending on engine size? It did on the E39s as they had different racks due to different engines. ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: stubobby
Date Posted: 29-November-2011 at 09:43
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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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Posted By: Dergside
Date Posted: 02-December-2011 at 15:36
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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? This might all be Friday afternoon brain fade too! ------------- Now: BMW 523i SE '00, 318i SE - e91 '07, 325i Coupe '93. Prev: e46 328i SE Touring, 330Ci, 318Ci. e39 523i SE. e36 325i Coupe *2, 323i SE, 316iSE. e30 325iSE 2dr, 320i Conv, 320i 2dr, 316i. |
Posted By: thepits
Date Posted: 02-December-2011 at 20:32
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Dergside wrote:Posted By: Dergside
Date Posted: 03-December-2011 at 19:58
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). ------------- Now: BMW 523i SE '00, 318i SE - e91 '07, 325i Coupe '93. Prev: e46 328i SE Touring, 330Ci, 318Ci. e39 523i SE. e36 325i Coupe *2, 323i SE, 316iSE. e30 325iSE 2dr, 320i Conv, 320i 2dr, 316i. |