BMW 3 Series E46 (1999-2005)

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Our sealed Monoball Rear Trailing Arm Bushings (RTAB) are the best solution for completely eliminating deflection and unwanted toe changes on the rear of the E36, E46, and Z4. While rubber and urethane bushings flex during load, the toe can change widely giving you nervous and unpredictable handling. These RTABs have a solid aluminum housing with a high-quality sealed OE bearing. These bushings were developed from years of competition use in various racing and HPDE events. There is simply no better RTAB unless your racing class rules prohibit the use of mono or spherical bearings.

The rear trailing arm bushings take a lot of abuse from acclerating, braking and cornering. The stock rubber bushings are just not up to the task of keeping rear wheel alignment in spec for very long, especially if you have upgraded to stickier tires and a better suspension. The pliable rubber flexes and twists which slows down reaction time and leaves you with a car that feels nervous and 'tail happy'. Urethane helps to control the alignment but issues with fitment, maintenance, and longevity keep us from recommending urethane on anything but a street car. We also offer a Delrin RTAB for cars that must conform to certain racing class rules. These sealed spherical bearings are the best at controlling rear toe alignment.

Our aluminum RTABs are very well made - high grade aluminum alloy and steel CNC'd out of a billet by an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer, each component is either hardcoated or nickel plated. While multiple manufacturers offer two piece designs, our research showed that a one piece bushing is a better design featuring a sealed bearing to keep contaminants out extending the life of the bearing.

Features:

Key Benefits:

• Rear Trailing Arm Monoball eliminates unwanted deflection, maintaining alignment settings and minimizing wheel hop.
• Allows full rear trailing arm articulation for low friction movement and eliminates binding found in rubber and poly bushings.
• Completely streetable: utilizes an OES Lemforder brand sealed, greased ball joint for an extremely long service life with no increase to NVH.

Design Features:

• Housing: Billet CNC 6061-T6 aluminum, type II anodized for exceptional durability and corrosion resistance
• Bearing: OE Mercedes/lemforder 2043520027 Sealed ball joint
• Bearing inserts: CNC machined 303 stainless steel.
• Rebuildable

Clickhere for installation instructions.

This item fits the following BMWs:
1992-1998 E36 BMW 318i 318is 318ic 323is 323ic 325i 325is 325ic 328i 328is 328ic M3
1999-2005 E46 BMW 323i 323ci 325i 325ci 325xi 328i 328ci 330i 330ci 330xi M3
2003-2008 Z4 BMW Z4 2.5i Z4 3.0i Z4 3.0si Z4 M Roadster M Coupe

Rear Axle Carrier Panel (RACP) failure is a well-documented issue that plagues all BMW E46 models. Due to thin sheet metal mounting, the forces applied during cornering, acceleration, and braking create stress fractures in the carrier panel, resulting in large cracks or breaks that risk the structural integrity of your chassis. To fix this issue, many enthusiasts opt to install weld-in reinforcement plates on the underside of the RACP. While this remedies the formation of additional stress cracks and adds rigidity to failure-prone areas, it does not prevent the entire carrier panel from flexing during high-performance driving.

Our all-new Rear Subframe Reinforcement Brace is engineered to add structure to the E46's rear chassis under high-stress conditions, eliminating the common weak points in the RACP while providing the confidence you need for performance driving. Don't let chassis flex limit your car’s potential—upgrade your E46 with the Turner Motorsport Rear Subframe Reinforcement Brace today!

How It Works:

During performance driving, the Rear Axle Carrier Panel (RACP) must react the forces of longitudinal and lateral accelerations. During forward acceleration, the differential transmits torque through the subframe to the RACP, forcing the rearmost subframe mounting points downward. This downward movement flexes the carrier panel, reducing its ability to handle torque efficiently. By linking the rearmost subframe mounting points to the rear shock towers, downward flex is restricted, resulting in improved torque transfer and stability. Alternatively, high-grip cornering generates lateral acceleration (side-to-side) forces across the RACP. Similar to how a rear strut brace functions, connecting the rear shock towers helps to counteract these forces. Adding the subframe to this connection further reduces lateral loads, eliminating side-to-side flex and enhancing overall stability.

Features & Design:

Four-Point Triangulated Structure: Links the rearmost subframe mounting locations to both rear strut towers for superior load distribution. Enhanced Stability: Reduces lateral and longitudinal RACP flex during acceleration, braking, and cornering. Improved Torque Transfer: Minimizes downward flex of the RACP, ensuring efficient power delivery for enhanced driveability. High-Performance Durability: Heavy-duty steel tube construction ensures lasting support during spirited driving, track use, and for vehicles with increased power output. Blue Powdercoat Finish: Offers fantastic corrosion resistance, protection from scuffs and scratches, and a stylish appearance that is sure to complement your performance-centric E46. Underside Reinforcement Compatibility: Designed to work seamlessly alongside our underside RACP reinforcement plates (TDR4675412, T#91). Kit Includes:

Rear Subframe Brace Extended-Length Drill Bit (1/4", 12" Overall Length) High-Speed Drill Bit (12.5mm, 152mm Overall Length) Drill Bit Guide Extended Subframe Bolts Zinc-Plated Steel Hex Nut (2) Installation & Support:

Need installation tips? Our team has assembled a guided start-to-finish installation tutorial, including detailed instructions on drilling and cutting your trunk floor panel for perfect fitment. Click HERE for Installation Instructions.

These adjustable rear links are only required when using sway bar / swaybars with a suspension with a very low ride height, where it may be necessary to adjust the length of the end links for proper sway bar clearance from the drive axles or other suspension components. These suspensions are usually found only on race cars but this may also apply to street cars with sport springs/sport coil overs that are lowered a lot. On most street cars lowered 1.5" or less, the stock links will be fine.

These end links feature a Heim joint, which allows enough lateral movement when disconnected to adjust the length of the link without removing the entire link from the car. This is particularly helpful when eliminating or adjusting preload while tuning the suspension. Similar links without this joint, can't be adjusted without totally removing the link from the car.

Built-in grease fittings allow for occasional lube, and a packet of grease is included. These links are sold as a set, and include two end links and hardware for H&R and TMS sway bars (other brands may not need the hardware). 

At their shortest setting they are 2.875" hole to hole and on their longest setting they are 3.5" hole to hole.

*Note: these links will not work with factory or non-adjustable Eibach sway bars.

Lightweight performance exhaust for your E46, featuring a valved muffler and controller to change the sound with the click of a button.

When it comes to shopping for exhausts you want to find one that suits your driving style and sound preference. While one part of you wants to have a loud and aggressive sounding exhaust, there is another part of you that knows you don't want to wake up the neighborhood or annoy your significant other. Finally the answer to your dilemma, thanks to our engineers at Turner you no longer need to choose between rowdy and tame. With your new light-weight performance exhaust you have the option to go from tame and tasteful to loud and rowdy.

Our Valved exhaust was designed specifically for your E46 and there are no other options on the market like this. Control the tone and volume of your exhaust with the click of a button. With the valves closed you have a nice low tone and hearty exhaust note. When the valves are open you get complete unrestricted access to sound and power for when your at the track or just in the mood to let it rip.

Our Turner catback features dual 2.0" stainless steel mid-pipes that connect directly to your factory downpipes. Within the mid-pipes is an integrated x pipe for a smooth flowing center section with lower amounts of back pressure which leads to increased performance and a smoother exhaust tone. The 2.0" mid-pipes crossover and flow into a 3" exhaust section and full 3" valved muffler. The muffler features integrated 3" exhaust tips for an aggressive look that fills out your rear diffuser to get the perfect appearance.

Valved exhausts of this caliber can be found on new performance models, super cars and overall cars way above the price ranges of a nice E46. Surprisingly enough some E46's did come with a type of vacuum actuated mufflers which opened and closed the exhaust under certain rpm ranges, unfortunately by now the factory valve is damaged or the muffler no longer actuates. Although the factory valved muffler on E46's were great in theory, there was very little change in tone and was limited by your driving style. Taking notes from the original engineering process from BMW, our engineers revitalized this cool technology and made it better. The final product is a light-weight performance exhaust that features superior valving and show stopping aesthetics!

Featured on the ECS Product YouTube page: CLICK HERE FOR EXHAUST SOUND CLIPS

Part Design:

Turner In-house designed and engineered using FARO ARM laser scanning technology and SolidWorks 3D CAD modeling for precision fitment.
T304 Stainless Material in a natural finish - 1.25mm wall thickness, back purged and TIG-welded throughout
2.0"-3.0" Stainless Steel Mandrel Bent Tubing
T304 Stainless Steel 12mm barbed exhaust hangers Tig-Welded in OE locations for precise fitment.​
Flanges to mate up to your factory downpipes
23 lb weight reduction from the factory catback
Designed for smoother flow path and less backpressure
Kit Contents:

2.0" Mid-section with integrated x-pipe
New center exhaust brace
3.0" Valved muffler with integrated tips
Valve controller with installation kit and 2 key fob controllers
New downpipe hardware to replace your seized exhaust studs
Gaskets, clamps and hardware for installation
Cars without factory exhaust valve will require a vacuum source for the valve controller.

We are proud to introduce our latest exhaust offering, the Black Chrome Rolled Angle Exhaust Tip! This tip comes in a gorgeous chrome finish and features a rolled angle, stepped design. Warning - you may become obsessed with cleaning and taking care of these beautiful tips!

Other Features Include:

3.0 Inlet
3.0 Outer Diameter
Black chrome Finish
Left Stepped Design
Rolled Angle Design

Hub Extenders are the solution that no one else has! BMW wheels must fit on a hubcentric lip to be securely (and safely) mounted to the hub. But with a 3, 5, 8, or some 10mm spacers on a lip measuring no more than 11mm that presented a huge problem - there would be no lip left over for the wheel to rest on! As one of the world's leading BMW tuners and race teams, we came up with a way to extend the lip and get back the lost surface area for the wheel to safely mount on. Our Hub Extenders are the first of their kind.

Hub Extenders fit where the stock dust cap is usually fitted on the front wheel hub. Pop out the dust cap and tap the Hub Extender into its place. It becomes an extension of the original lip. These will only work on the front hubs of the cars listed below because the rear hub is tapered inside (narrows down). These will not work with Xi AWD models because the front axle shaft protrudes through the hub. With Hub Extenders in place you can use nearly any flat wheel spacer - 3mm, 5mm, 7.5mm, 10mm, or possibly more without worrying that the wheel will not be securely seated. This is perfect for wheels that have chamfers on the back of the wheel that don't match up to existing spacers (Kosei K1 spacers for example).

Turner Hub Extender Features --

+ hub extension makes flat spacers a true hubcentric fitment
+ precise tolerance fitment thanks to CAD process and CNC mill machine
+ aerospace grade aluminum  light weight but very strong with a high resistance to corrosion
+ additional military-spec hardcoat for further corrosion resistance
+ stealthy black color with laser engrave Turner logo
+ Turner Motorsport track and street tested!
+ Made in the USA

Wheel Limitations. Special consideration needs to be taken since wheel design and manufacture differ from brand to brand. The key dimension is the dept of the center bore. Some wheels won't work with larger spacers and a Hub Extender because of the additional protrusion into the center bore. Please measure your wheel to make sure it can accommodate an extra 2.5-5mm of hub extending into the center bore. Click here for a diagram.

Hub Limitations. BMW has multiple hub designs but not all are compatible with our Hub Extenders. The inside lip of the hub must be flat and smooth for at least 13mm (the depth our Extender fits into the hub). Some BMW hubs have a bowl shape or have tapered inside walls which will prevent the Hub Extender from seating all the way. Remove the hub dust cap to check before opening your Turner Hub Extenders.

This item fits the following BMWs:
2014+ F22 F23 BMW 228i M235i
1988-1991 E30 BMW M3
1992-1998 E36 BMW 318i 318is 318ti 318ic 323is 323ic 325i 325is 325ic 328i 328is 328ic M3
1999-2005 E46 BMW 323i 323ci 325i 325ci 328i 328ci 330i 330ci M3
10/2013+ F30 BMW 320i 328i 335i - Sedan
10/2013+ F31 BMW 328i - Wagon
10/2013+ F34 BMW 328i - Gran Turismo
10/2013+ F32 BMW 428i 435i - Coupe
10/2013+ F33 BMW 428i 435i - Convertible
10/2013+ F36 BMW 428i 435i - Gran Coupe
1982-1988 E28 BMW 524td 528e 533i 535i 535is M5
1989-1995 E34 BMW 525i 530i 535i 540i M5
1982-1989 E24 BMW 633csi 635csi M6
1988-1994 E32 BMW 735i 735il 740i 740il 750il
1995-2001 E38 BMW 740i 740il 750il
1990-1999 E31 BMW 840i 840ci 850i 850ci 850csi
1997-2002 Z3 BMW Z3 1.9 Z3 2.3 Z3 2.5i Z3 2.8 Z3 3.0i M Roadster M Coupe
2003-2008 Z4 BMW Z4 2.5i Z4 3.0i Z4 3.0si Z4 M Roadster M Coupe

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Our renowned TMS adjustable front sway bar / swaybar links for BMWs are now available in custom lengths, making them easy to order for any aftermarket or custom suspension setups. Simply measure for your ideal link length, and order the links with the best length range (below). Each sway bar link has a 10mm diameter mounting pin/stud, which is the typical factory/stock size for a universal fitment. These are sold by the pair, and each set includes two matching sway bar end links.

These end links offer the quiet operation and long life of "stock" BMW end links, but with the strength and adjustability of rod-end style sway bar links. These sway bar links can be used on a wide variety of BMWs and aftermarket BMW suspensions. When measuring, please consider that the length ranges of our Custom Adjustable end links are measured from the center to center on the end link mounting stud / pin, as shown in our diagram.

Note for E9X M3: the unique mounting on the M3 strut requires a set of our adapter seats (#TSU9912AF9). You can add them with your links from the menu below.
 

TMS Part#Center to Center (mm)Center to Center (inch)

TSU9912A35155.00mm - 170.00mm6.10" - 6.69"

TSU9912A40170.00mm - 185.00mm6.69" - 7.28"

TSU9912A45180.00mm - 195.00mm7.08" - 7.67"

TSU9912A50190.00mm - 205.00mm7.48" - 8.07"

TSU9912A55207.00mm - 222.00mm8.15" - 8.74"

TSU9912AF1220.00mm - 235.00mm8.66" - 9.25"

TSU9912A70240.00mm - 255.00mm9.45" - 10.04"

TSU4612AF3250.00mm - 265.00mm9.84" - 10.43"

TSU9912A80261.00mm - 276.00mm10.28" - 10.87"

TSU5012AF8280.00mm - 295.00mm11.02" - 11.61"

TSU9912A95290.00mm - 305.00mm11.42" - 12.00"

TSU9912110320.00mm - 335.00mm12.59" - 13.19"

TSU9912115330.00mm - 345.00mm12.99" - 13.58"

TSU9912130362.00mm - 377.00mm14.25" - 14.84"

TSU9912135370.00mm - 385.00mm14.57" - 15.16"

TSU9912140381.00mm - 396.00mm15.00" - 15.60"

TSU9912145389.00mm - 404.00mm15.31" - 15.91"

Please select your length below.