I needed this channel in my life, I've been in love with the E36 since I was 10, 18 years have passed and finally I'm building my dream car, an E36 S54, I plan to keep it forever! Greetings from Costa Rica.

Keep it up I learn so much from your channel, just got a e36m3 last week, and your channel is always my go to thank you

Awesome. I've had the bushings and reinforcements just sitting in my toolbox for about a year and I'm finally getting around to doing it and can't wait! Keep up the videos!

Thanks mate! I have an e36 project in progress myself and I will change those for sure. Congrats for your channel, great content!

Great video, just removed my rear subframe and this review helped me decide which poly bushings to get!

Thanks for vids Gavin keep them coming!

Thank you for the update! Glad you like it, knew it would make you happy. Good review also, both sides satisfied! I don't see why wouldn't you go with poli bushings in a performance car either way.. And again, your car is so damn beautiful. I bought another one (92 coupe 325i) and it's pretty mint but I really fall in love with yours. If you have some time maybe you can upload some images of it? I'd like to have them in my PC and Facebook. Cheers!

Very, very helpful indeed. I really enjoyed these videos, super informative. I'm definitely going to do this to me E36M. Thanks

Damn it finally droped been waiting to long for this !!! What up Gavin!!!!

Never cared much for the e36 but your channel makes them look so damn good. Keep up the great content. Subscribed

Thats a great way to describe it, 'not tototally solid'. I run 95a everywhere except the motor mounts and 88a in the diff and have had the same feeling. I felt like I should've gotten condor bits because I think its not still enough for me. The 88a bushings from ECS dont whine a bit though I still wish I went with 95a there

Have all the poly bushing mods like you do with AKGs 95A, but I would recommend Driveshaft Shop single piece driveshaft (I have the cromoly), which took the car from 8.5 to 11 !!! Highly recommended.

E36 is perfectly stanced, beautiful. I’ll be doing my Saab 9-5 sub bushings like this for sure.

Been waiting for this video! I'll bet you've been done for two weeks but couldn't stop burnin' rubber to post the vid!

superpro bushings has been great to my e46 along with the increase caster front control arms, a bit expensive but worth every penny

that intro was sick love the beat.

Yes, I had them on my 1992 E36 332i and 1999 E36 M3. They are totally worth it.

we can see happiness on your face

Nice job gavin!!!

Thanks for the thorough review. I’ve been waiting a while for it! I actually purchased the same subframe bushings on Black Friday but went with oem rubber bushings on the diff because I didn’t want to get the highway whine. I’m replacing all the control arm ball joints and bushings while I’m in there. Just waiting for the weather to get better before I can install everything. Thanks and keep the vids coming

Everything you've said about poly bushings is 100% accurate. I just got some AKG polys installed all around my 95 M and NVH is noticeable, but it's definitely worth it, considering the upgraded response and road feel. I also had a complete suspension refresh with some ground control coilovers, so it's been a night and day comparison after the complete install. The car just feels much more responsive and you just feel "confident" knowing the car won't rip itself apart. Lol.

Yo I commune in that area in my 92 318i all the time!! Shits crazy seeing you zoom past those buildings so quick lmaooooo

Thank you my dude, just watched all your videos, and made my list of parts I need to attack ... that artic silver is a Beauty btw...and I always feel good about putting gas in her #mlife

Just found your channel and love it. I’ve been anxious to see your thoughts on the poly bushings. I want to do them to my 1998 3/4/5 soon. Are you going to do any track days with your M3? You need to delete traction control. You remove the 2nd throttle body that is for the traction control and install a (I think) Z3 intake elbow. It adds a noticeable amount of throttle response and seems to pull harder.

Awesome been seriously debating on going full poly on my E46 sedan, this video has sold me on them. I am just deciding if I want to go with Revshift or Garagistic.

Now it's time for e46 purple tag steering rack install :D

Have you ever rebuilt the shifter in this car? It looks like it’s tight and stiff. If so, what did you replace / what kit did you use. Thanks in advance!

I loved the diff whine in my 03 330i. Going to do this to my 95 e36 now

Z3 rack next. Trust me, that will make the car feel AMAZING thru turns. Almost like it’s a go kart

Alright thats it, im buying the figs kit for my IS

What exhaust are you running? Awesome videos btw, I’ve watched all of them since I subbed a year ago!

I have to do this on my e34 540. Then I get to rip on it !

That on and off throttle noise you're hearing is from the drive shaft for sure, most likely the CSB. You should look into replacing it because all those stiff bushings are going to exaggerate the stress on the old CSB rubber. Also, if you have dropped the driveshaft and CSB recently, it needs to be preloaded toward the transmission about 5 mm

In real world if it is a daily you will wear out the Poly Bushings much faster than stock rubber bushings. For a track or weekend only car Poly is great

I did the exact same bushings on my 328 about a year ago and have been eager to see if you noticed the differential whine as well. I have yet to do the bushings on my M3 because I’m trying to figure out a compromise to get the best performance with minimal noise. So far I’m thinking Revshift 80A subframe with new OEM differential bushings to combat noise but keep the rear planted...

What was ur total cost for all? Need to do mine soon

Hey bro i had my doubts about the polyurethane bushings and thanks to you i will definitely go for them !!! i own a E21 with it's original factory bushes and they are completely tear down. My car tail is feels like jelly when doing sudden turns you know. I saw a Poland brand named "Strongflex" each one costs aprox 33 bucks and they have red (for normal cars) and the yellow ones (more sporty feel). Thank you so much from Peru my friend :D

What front lip spoiler do you have? And do you have the x-brace under the car, too? Thanks for the videos!

I have an e46 convertible and I'm taking it in for subframe reinforcement. I plan to get my diff and subframe bushings replaced at the same time. Trying to decide between solids, poly, or OE. What (durometer) stiffness are your bushings? Solids seem like too much NVH but the plus is that they would probably last forever. I was told by FCPeuro that poly and OE have the same lifespan but I can't help but think that poly would last longer. I already have a single mass street flywheel that makes some noise and vibration (mostly when AC is on or power steering while not moving). the NVH from bushings probably wouldn't be much added noise relative to the single mass flywheel I have already

loved the bushing series, definitely need to do this on my car. also, what made you go with the revshift bushings?

also this vid is definitely motivating me to tackle a full rear sub-frame rebuild, i think after 240k+ mi, my 328 deserves it.

Did you paint your kidney grilles yourself or purchase them? I've been looking for gloss ones forever and have come to the conclusion that I will likely have to paint them myself if I want them gloss as opposed to matte. Thanks in advance, and great review of the bushings!

They dont last as long tho, correct ?

would you recommend for daily driving? or should i go with the black ones that are 80a

Try changing your dif oil for that noise.

Are these race or street versions?

I know you're probably busy working to pay for new tires but, we're all waiting for the next adventure. I kid, but I do have a question for you. Everytime I look at an older BMW (like my stock E36) I always struggle with the rear end; do BMW's all have negative camber on the rear wheels from the factory or is it just my eyes?

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hey! i’m 15 rn and soon to be 16 i work in construction(roofing) during the summer and 2020 summer i will start saving up for a car i don’t know what to choose a 323is,328is help me outv

do u think these are good and hold up for more power ?

Aye man I’m from slc and I’m leaving tonight to South Dakota to go buy a bmw e36 m3 with 180k on the clock 😬 do I need to look for anything specific?!

What's your headlight / angel eye setup?

Your link for the halo headlights is expired. Can u post a new one?

Some misinformation here. Rubber suspension parts have not got a whole lot to do with durometer scale, it is the tooling that's behind rubber that makes it work. One of the key differences between rubber and polyurethane is that rubber cannot be compressed as a material, but it can only be deformed. The way polyurethane is made, it can be made compressable by adding in air bubbles, this is the way purple powerflex works for example. So if you use purple powerflex for subframes or other bushings, it is pretty useless as the material just gets compressed, this is why they wear out in such a high rate as well. Black powerflex for example is Shore 95D, so without air bubbles but this effectively makes it just as hard as delrin and nylon. One of the better examples is the front, LCAB get one from a 96+ M3, rotate it 1/4 of a turn so that the openings are on top and bottom instead of the sides and the steering is much sharper, because the rubber does not have any play anymore. This effectively makes the bushing alot stiffer just by altering the place where the openings are. Same for say a subframe, say you have rubber rear subframe bushings, if they have their openings on the front and back they are very stiff in lateral load but can still absorb vibration. If you use a soft polyurethane bushing like powerflex purple it will compress in all directions and will actually be worse than a proper rubber application. Also one of the differences is that rubber wears out in open air, polyurethane will not but polyurethane has a very high wear rate in moving components. Components will move inside the polyurethane bushing, as polyurethane does not bond to metal parts. This also means the slightest wear on a very hard bushing will make it develop play in the bushing. Rubber bonds to metal, so when a component rotates the rubber bushing will twist along with it (this actually creates extra springrate in a suspension) and since it deforms, the piece along the metal part is pushed aside and you can use the excess material so that it feeds itself. If you ask me polyurethane is bodge engineering, a manufacturer simply replaces everything with polyurethane but there is little to no engineering behind it. Polyurethane has no place in a car suspension if you ask me, the only place I would use it is in foundations etc, engine and gearbox mounts for example. Not the rear subframe as it sees a lot of lateral load. If polyurethane was better, all manufacturers would use it but it is simply not

Do you get any clunks with those bushings from the diff? I have Powerflex black series that rear diff bushings only have one lip so diff keeps sliding back off the bushings. Just got the green Revshift bushings and a diff support bracket but would like your take on the bushings now that you’ve had them on for some time now

what was the hardness on your bushings? I know rev shift offers 80A 95A and 75D hardnesses on their bushings

You cool as f*** bro. Thanks.

Ever thinking of an S54 swap?

Gavin, what was the car mileage when you had these refreshed?

Does the car vibrate when at a stop?

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like your videos mate, but you're really damaging your lsd and the plates keeping drifting in the dry espesh with fat tyre profiles/wide rims. you also should be disabling abs because if you spin and go backwards your brakes wont work espesh in the wet when you slide very quickly backwards. also wondering if you've disabled your airbags for drifting because you don't want them going off if you hit something...

Did they make the ride too stiff? and bumpy

That's a hack of a job...😅 I did the same on my e36 touring 330i, guys are you from europe you can buy deuter too. They have 75scha hardnes for street cars 😁

What hardness bushings do you have in what spots?

How is the ride comfort with these new bushings?

Hey Im 17 and just bought my first e36 m3 and was looking at doing some coil overs I know you have Megan racing ones but there out of my price range anything you’d recommend that are around 1000?

Is that a question

Cool I am early squad

James Deen. Ted Bundy.

I'm doing this on a 2003 Chevy blazer stock rubber sucks ass

I as owner of e36 and e46,I recommend you to buy a Mercedes clk, you will get all this benefits and more, with standard suspension. :) Outstanding handling, steering response and confort in the same time. I spent a lot of time and money in setting a suspension for those BMW and with just mediocre results. Just save yourself of that. :)