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09-06-2012, 01:23 PM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: waterloo
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Car: bmw 325i
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drive shaft question
Dose anyone know if I drive shaft from a 91 318is standard will fit on a 87 325e standard? I need a drive shaft BAD an this one is a good deal.
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09-06-2012, 01:53 PM
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Clint Eastwood
Join Date: Oct 2010
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No. As far as I know, the 325e driveshaft is shorter than the other shafts.
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09-06-2012, 04:02 PM
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12 Years with the E30
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Depends if it's a 325e auto or manual shaft.
Look on the etk. or just go to realoem and check the lengths.
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09-06-2012, 04:14 PM
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Parts hoarding partner...
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Location: Toronto
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Car: 325IS 87-325IC 89-IC
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best to compare part numbers on realoem,com
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09-06-2012, 05:00 PM
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MaXsponsor
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It won't fit...
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09-07-2012, 01:57 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Waterloo
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Car: 87 325is
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e driveshafts use the big guibo, so no it will not fit
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09-07-2012, 02:08 PM
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Cars in Perpetual Repair
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frankie591
e driveshafts use the big guibo, so no it will not fit
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The guibo is common between all E30 models.
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09-07-2012, 02:12 PM
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2nd Gear Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bullet Ride
The guibo is common between all E30 models.
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The '87 325e came with a 135mm guibo vs the standard 110 for the rest of the e30's. People like those e driveshafts because they have the proper sized guibo to play with an m30 swap and transmission.
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09-07-2012, 02:18 PM
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Cars in Perpetual Repair
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frankie591
The '87 325e came with a 135mm guibo vs the standard 110 for the rest of the e30's. People like those e driveshafts because they have the proper sized guibo to play with an m30 swap and transmission.
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It appears they changed over in '86. My 325e is an '84 which explains why it has the 110.
Good call.
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09-07-2012, 02:22 PM
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2nd Gear Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bullet Ride
It appears they changed over in '86. My 325e is an '84 which explains why it has the 110.
Good call.
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Funny how they changed to a big guibo cause of the torque boost the e had over the i, however guys with ls1 swaps run the 110mm guibo with no problems. I guess thats the famous bmw engineering 
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09-07-2012, 02:25 PM
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Cars in Perpetual Repair
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It's because they knew people would probably end up boosting the shit out of them lol 
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09-07-2012, 02:47 PM
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12 Years with the E30
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Use the front half of the 318 and the back half of the other? The diff flange is probably swappable. I don't know enough about 318 mechanicals to comment really just throwing the idea out there.
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09-07-2012, 07:40 PM
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164.3ci Of Fury
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86, 87 325e and the M3 use the large guibo. I also have the large guibo in my 325is (and the Revshift "flex" disc, but that's fairly irrelevant). I had to find one of these not long ago and it took a bit of doing.
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09-08-2012, 01:46 PM
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2nd Gear Member
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The 318 and 325 driveshafts are different lengths, guibo sizes aside. One half of the driveshaft is the same size between the two, the other isn't, I forget which one though.
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09-08-2012, 05:35 PM
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The Afro-stig
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roysneon
The 318 and 325 driveshafts are different lengths, guibo sizes aside. One half of the driveshaft is the same size between the two, the other isn't, I forget which one though.
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It's usually the rear half that are the same lengths.
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