RE: <E36><M3>Differential Ratios

["Franklin W. Nelson" <fnelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the response, Bob. Helpful as always.  However, what I'm really
curious about is what was available in '95.  I had always understood that
BMW put the 3.23 gearing only in the LTW in '95, but decided to use it for
all M3's starting in the '96 model year.  Since I have a late production
'95, I'm starting to suspect that some of the improvements incorporated into
the '96 M3 also made it into the late production '95's. If you give me VAC's
tel # and/or email address I'll ask them if they know what was ratio(s) came
on the '95 M3.
Frank Nelson
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Frank;
             See below for my reply from a long term supplier on different
ratios, as to what was and is available originally.
                               "RA"/Bob G.



    From: Armand,VAC Motorsports.  Subject: E36/E46 Differential Ratios
        Bob, there is no "direct factory bolt-on" in that ratio(3.46LSD) for
E36. Stock options were only 3.15, 3.23, 3.38, & 3.91.We may have some of
those ratios in used items.
                 We can custom build LSD ones in 3.46,3.64, & 3.73, usually
for about  $1,200.
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