SUB $1000 Brembos! The Ultimate Budget Big Brake Kit (ALL FOUR!) for E36/E46 BMWs!

[@c2specmotoring]

Keep ‘em coming man, the E36 updates are some of my favorites. Although I’m not big on BMW, I love what you’re doing with it.

[@philm.1045]

I love all the builds but the e36 has a special place in my heart. I’ve owned mine since new… a ‘96 model that survived being a dd and track car. Still runs like it did 26 years ago. Maintenance is key…

[@Ant_rud]

I did this setup on my last e46 m3 back in 2015. Definitely gives the car that sporty look and the brake performance is better. Overall still a great kit for the money even 7 years later.

[@danielwade9930]

Did you have to modify the master cylinder or any other components? Thanks

[@Ant_rud]

@@danielwade9930 I did not. I used the factory components. I upgraded to stainless brake lines, Porsche brembo calipers, new brake pads, and competition package m3 rotors. You will need the caliper brackets for mounting. I sourced mine from a forum member on the old m3forum.

[@ZeGermanHam]

I installed a StopTech ST40 front BBK and E46 325/328 rear brake setup in my E36 328is track car. Cost under $2k, and has been totally up to the task of advanced/instructor level HPDE driving. There's really no need to upgrade the rear brakes, but I totally understand wanting some bling back there. The StopTech kit also gets you much nicer rotors and caliper pistons that are specifically designed to work with the E36 non-M master cylinder. No need for spacers, either. The E46 325/328 rear rotors require zero mods and work perfectly with the parking brake.

[@stanceworks]

Stop Tech makes a great product and kit, for sure. I just wanted to try a DIY path so I could provide info and answers to others! I'm always eager to learn something.

[@AndiS21-u6r]

I love following this build and details that you have shared with all the E36 community. An alternative "low cost" Brembo upgrade, would be to install front Brembos from Renault Megane RS (a rebuild & painted set can come in at 350-400$, from Europe ofc). They fit the "cheaper" 325x28 brake rotors from an E46 M3 and even the lower spec 325x25 from 330i. Where as the rear can be upgraded again from an E46 330i, with 320x20 rear rotors and adapters for handbrake functionality. Slap in an M3 3.0 (EURO) master cylinder with a M12/M10 adapter for better brake feel.

[@itaigum]

I remember the video you did on this car back in 2011 with FMU showing off the motor swap and the monoblocks… god that is a lifetime ago! glad it’s still with you

[@dustyeyeball]

I definitely resonate with the sentiment for your first ever project car. My e39 was the first car I ever dove into modifying and I'm coming up on 11 years of ownership. After 7 years of gathering dust I finally got the time (and funds) to bring it back to life with a full m5 interior swap and all the other usual e39 mods. More e36 content!!

[@stanceworks]

Glad to hear that! Keep the pedal down!

[@TEEREV86]

Ive never been a massive bmw fan, only because ive grown around skylines, silvias and other jdm styled cars. But its your love for it that has me coming back. You show your care to what you do and your excitement mixed with an amazing effort to want to help others learn and push forward. Big time follower, and will continue, on any car you do. Keep it up homie!

[@shortbus970]

That low price of getting the calipers might be a stretch there but none the less still affordable and looks killer. For anyone who reads the comments Partshopmax has a great product for their z32 calipers for e36/e46 for under 1600

[@miles32323]

I really like that you used a time-sert to repair those shock bolt threads. I was a motorcycle tech for 25 years and that was my go to thread repair. One thing i liked to do was use a lubricant on the install tool and loctite (red) on the outside of the insert just to insure that the insert stays put if the threads corrode a bit. I dig all your builds and can't wait to see how they all turn out.

[@Brandon-oh8qh]

Wow never did I expect to see SpasticDwarf making his E36 into cookie cutter E36 we've had since circa 2011. Welcome to the club. Thanks for putting the list together and part numbers that's a big help to some people I'm sure. Idk how you just glossed over the hole machining of the calipers.. that's a big deal. And no mention of master cylinder or break biased. 🤔

[@RogueViirus12]

Man, getting a BBK for $1k would be ludicrously good. Hopefully this video helps a ton of E36/E46 owners out. My vote always is that you work on what you want to, as I've always found personally that maintaining motivation is what's important!

[@joehollindrake]

Gotta be honest, Mike, I couldn’t give a shit what you work on. Every video you put out is interesting, informative, and just entertaining to watch. So just work on whatever you want to. We’ll be here.

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Working on a few cars concurrently is difficult for viewers to grasp, but it can be great to focus on another project for a while to clear your head and come back fresh.

[@therealfaintinggoat]

Dude, I remember reading about Rusty in Roundel, feeling sad when your garage caught fire and stoked to see v2.0. As a lifelong BMW owner I’ll never hate on some E36 content. Keep it coming man

[@jamesacottdavies5826]

The quality of production for your content is absolutely amazing! You really can see the effort you put into every single video. Absolutely loving the channel!

[@BrainsofFrank]

Thank you for this video. I’ve been quietly waiting for this episode while sitting in a corner waiting for you Mike. All this work one all the projects is insane. And I love your vision

[@willjam465]

As an E36 M3 owner, I love the content. Also enjoy the Ferrari too, but always like seeing some progress on this car too.

[@burakdersim7490]

Finally some E36 content. Definitely one of the best E36 here on KZbin. Loving the build, I’m hyped to see what you‘re gonna do to the interior 👍🏼

[@andrebassaragh4943]

Hell I remember the AWOL episode showcasing the finished S54 swap. “The funny trumpet looking things...” Awesome work man!

[@kanatuna86]

Honestly man, I'm here for the Ferrari build (because it's rad). The longer I watch your content, the more I'm super impressed. Every build you're working on is top notch and it's a pleasure to tune in. By the end of this video, I had already clicked the like button and tried to click it again only to find...it was already done. So...I'm leaving another like in the comments! *LIKE*

[@colinbatchford8007]

Keep the content coming I like the no bullshit way you present it none of the fake drama you get with more well known shows.

[@Vracktal]

Interestingly, I have an E46 BMW 330i and I found the M-sport upgrade calipers from any F30 BMW bolt directly to E46 mount points at the front if you change the brake discs for VW Transporter T5 rotors with the centre bore made out in BMW fitment.

[@cjscarchannel6529]

if you can get away with 20mm spacers you can use the original f series discs with the spacers behind. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGKwiWiiq7KlsJo

[@318isGood]

Yes I agree with your final thoughts about the E36 :) I sold mine last year (striking while the iron's hot) and am now living vicariously through your enthusiasm of ownership. Great work !!

[@vanheestvisual]

Love the progress, shop is looking great.... imagine when all three of those project cars are running and in a relative state of completion? that will be a great photoshoot day.

[@peterjelen1400]

MORE E36 CONTENT! Really whatever you feel working on/have parts for is great. I’m a little biased with the E36 but always great to see you having a great time on a project.

[@mckaycrandall474]

You mentioned caliper machining a couple times. Can you explain what needs to be done?

[@George-zq2sk]

this E36 is stunning! those HRE's are epic on this car, can't wait to see the interior

[@Patton440]

I have been watching since the first episode of the Ferrari and truthfully before that. The delivery of the content is great and breaking it up keeps it fresh. This episode was very timely for me as I have an e36 92 325i that we track and this is exactly the upgrade I was looking for. Looking forward to seeing how you like them when you get to use them.

[@ericdstong]

Keep the E36 videos coming! I have the same set of Porsche 996 Calipers waiting to go on my 1995 LTW Frankenstein E36… Great video!

[@bradleysisson1348]

Mike, you always mention it in every episode as I might be a minus to some viewers, but I think it’s really cool that you can hop between projects without it seeming to bother you. I tend to over-fixate on one project till it’s done, which leads me to get bummed out about other projects that sit for long periods with no attention given to them.

[@jazzfd]

Still loving this build. I just got 135i brembos for my e36 and added e36 M3 rear trailing arms and brakes. It should handle it.

[@cr11wds73]

I did this conversion last year for an e36 front set up. Pretty sure I did it for under 550/600 with decent pads and new braided lines. Well worth it. Only thing worth considering is piston size. Ideally you need to swap them end to end so swapping the cross over pipe and bleed nipple,,,, this can lead to issues if one doesn’t want to come out so be careful. Machining of the caliper surface is also easy to have done

[@witchcraftauto]

Such a sick car. Really like how the spoiler just finishes off the look nicely.

[@quinnemery1228]

Always cool to see what you’re working on mike. Keep up the good work.

[@paulhenry5497]

Love your work on E36, keep up the good work mate, believe it or not, it's good rehab for me, ill beat the cancer, then I'll need a project to do. All the best.

[@jasondunn8894]

Love the fact that you mix things up a bit. Keep it coming 👍

[@ejmarkle60]

While I'm not a fan of BMW's, I don't hate them either. That being said I come to the channel for all of the cars you're building and honestly I can't wait to see them all done, especially to see what you are going to work on next under that cover in the back

[@Azral1]

I remember seeing this for the 1st time on AWOL tv back in the day.. It was sooo Clean!

[@11_10s_racing]

Literally doing the exact same setup right now sweet

[@stanceworks]

Let me know what you think!

[@dennisborgers5902]

Have you swapped the rear breake calipers from left to right and vice versa? On the Porsches the rear calipers sit between the wheels. On the E36 they sit at the rear. So the wheel rotates the other way around in relation to the caliper. The calipers have different size pistons. The use of a smaller diameter piston at the side where the disc enters the brake pads will ensure more uniformity in the pressure distribution on the brake pads. I see a lot of brake swaps where people don't take that into account.

[@ericmoss8344]

Probably my FAVORITE mod on any car... Big Brakes!!! Great job!

[@davidschaefer417]

The e36 is coming really nice together. Well done. I really like the wheel and Tyre combo!

[@joelvandervoet8804]

Duuude ive been looking for a bigbrake setup this is PERFECT

[@sceneBM]

The car that defines StanceWorks for me

[@tiaanvanreenen7912]

I wish we could get our parts as easily as its done in the US of A.. in South Africa its another story. Love your shop, all you do and the projects are amazing. Sign me up for the next update!

[@Chris.Gee13]

YESS e36 content!

[@Broeils]

This is a common BBK for Volkswagens aswell. I had the exact same Porsche Brembo's rebuilt and with some readily available brackets (ebay), installed on my MK4 VR6 4motion for about 600 euros.

[@sebastianbunea5174]

Cannot express enough how awesome this is to see, finally an cost effective big brake upgrade! I wonder if these fit S14's, because if so, I am very much inclined to spend some money on new brakes. Will do some research, but till then, cheers for this invaluable info Mike!

[@dschrock23]

Nice to see the center caps placed properly. IYKYK.

[@BeatersAndCompany]

seeing you build this out is great. reminds me of watching tommys slicctop build. keep up the great work!

[@Kowalski401]

Not into that type of car much, but I‘d watch you work on basically anything!

[@raduorban]

Get the e36 running 💪. Recently started my own rear subframe refresh. S54 should give you a nice smile when you stab the gas pedal again in a long time 💪

[@davidhg117]

pretty nice choice, i too installed a big brake kit on my ford focus, but i made the braket as there is no adaptar on the market for the focus mk1; great video Mike, keep up the good content edit: i forgot to mention, i used cadillac cts-v callipers for my focus mk1, as well as we've done macan calipers for the mk1 golf, only hard thing is cnc machining the adapter but usually there will walways be bigger rotors for almost all lug patterns taken from other cars, the focus mk1 took the rotors from the '94 mustang gt

[@timothyivatts]

I have just had completed nearly the same style setup on my mk8 civic. The kit converts the Renault megane rs brembo 4 pot calipers with a floating 345 disc. They look the nuts and feel great. With the rears having the handbrake built in to the calliper I’m a bit stuck right now to upgrade them. As ever loving your work

[@cparente7]

Great video. Could you please explain in more detail the grounding away of the casting marks? TIA!

[@charlesshamseldin9555]

I was expecting those rotors to be more tbh. Honestly, that's a good price for the quality of the kit and should give you a big improvement over stock. Hopefully you won't have too much rear brake bias with the same calipers front and rear but I'm sure you can sort that out later once you get some seat time. Really enjoying this series as it's a little more approachable for the average enthusiast vs the Ferrari build which is a little out of my price/ability range. Nice work!

[@SPIKE3725]

Yo, your BMW is a really clean build so far. The other two cars might be at the extremes, but still cool as heck to be watched being put together.

[@sdchaps]

911's have a much different weight balance with the engine at the back, and thus the rear brakes are much larger than they would be on a front engine car. Will you address this with a proportioning valve or something along those lines? Looking forward to more E36 content.

[@Javalitis04]

The wheel and tire combo .. ON POINT ... add in the brake upgrade??? #Mint !!

[@narciso19G]

Thank for the tips this really inspired me to do this upgrade myself on my e46 since I’m a big fan of extra stopping power

[@JP-gd1ln]

not a BMW guy but love the e36 content as it's a proper streetcar with track capabilities and I'm building / restoring my first car and prepping for track days as much as I enjoy the fab work and design and mods on the hot rod and Ferrari I don't relate to those platforms at all project wise I'm here for the e36

[@robin_marriott]

Wish I’d known about this years ago, I had an E36 328i track car and even with E46 330i brakes, it was woefully underbraked. Excellent video as usual 👍

[@michaelolivieri6458]

Nice e36 bro. I did not know you had it before Rusty. Keep your videos coming

[@Renatoopaim]

The reason I subscribe on your channel was because of the E36 build. Love it when there is updates about the E36. The Ferrari it’s an awesome build as well! 👏👍 following along…..

[@dongjingwang4797]

Can’t thank you enough for your helpful video on this upgrade. I did the exact same after watching this video. Then only problem I run into is the parking brake although I max out the adjuster both on the brake shoes and the actual handle but still not grabbing. Hoping you will have an update soon to show how to make this work. Appreciate it

[@ae86racer007]

Dead keen to see you thrash the E36 and get it on the road. I need the same motivation too

[@heinrichwilliams2056]

Gotta love the E36 updates! Keep up the good work as always Mike

[@iankosiek1851]

Can’t wait to see this thing ripping again.

[@Stoney1985]

Love the BMW content! Smash out a solid weekend assembling the exterior, and take her for a drive!! Gotta have at least one drivable vehicle in the fleet!

[@jwnbz]

For the rear rotor brake, the 750i e38 fit only for M3 and 330i e46 handbrake... On E36 and E46 L6 (except 330) you need ~160.8mm

[@mikemaza8191]

Love the dedication to the car!

[@jdubbsvt85]

Wheels definitely look sick. I ended up ditching the porshe bbk on my car as I wasn't a huge fan of how they performed but they sure do look good.

[@frankthieme8724]

Top brakes for low costs. Good job. 👍

[@shekharbahuguna9475]

Nah keep making E36 content too. Love to watch it.

[@WexWerxScott]

Damn Mike! Those calipers look dope in yellow! I'm always down for a money saving workaround!? Nice work!

[@pkt1213]

Looks great. I have some 4-piston brembos sitting on the shelf waiting to go on. I should retain the 321mm front disc so I should be around $400. Under 100 for the calipers, 70 for brake lines, and whatever I spent on rotors and pads.

[@FourOff]

With Mike's comment on "spending more for drilled rotors," please note that will not last as long as blank or slotted. They tend to crack around the holes. Yes, they look like "race car" parts, but race cars don't run them anymore for this reason (they were originally to help vent gasses from asbestos pads, but that's no longer a thing). Slotted rotors help with cooling a bit and combat "pad glazing" (if you overheat your pads). I'm not knocking anybody for buying them for looks, just know what you're getting into and don't be fooled that they're actually better performing.

[@skillstacking]

Dude, you the best. Nothing but the best wishes

[@klmjrklm]

16 years, eh? I’ve owned my E36M345 15 years this July. Bought a matching E39M5 last year. Love them both as the E36 does a few things better than the 5.

[@scottguenther-lee2214]

Great stuff. Love seeing the BMW come back to life. Keep it up and get that baby back on the road! 😁

[@kumakaroshi117]

Nothing beats shinny new parts

[@Sbimy]

This car makes me follow you youtube chanel, and instagram longtime ago… I really loved the sound of the intake, matching the look of the car. The short movie was awesome too ! Can’t wait to watch it back on the road 👌

[@tollefreyerson6710]

Fantastic e36 update. Love all the projects. Can’t wait for more videos.

[@tlrhector]

that car is FIRE!!!!!! I really enjoy all your stuff

[@Skiridr22]

You should convert to those wheel bolts to lugs there’s a kit for it. Who wants to unbolt a wheel and it fall after removing the last bolt

[@Mre942]

you know my friend worked at the swedish storage facility for VAG spareparts, when parts have been stored "to long" they throw away perfectly new parts for older vehicles. My friend threw away a full kit of Porche 911 brakes , like 15 years ago the emplyed there culd smuggle them home but the boss noticed it one time and now there is security guards by the scrap conteiner hehe

[@stanceworks]

That's a huge bummer!

[@motorsandmeats88]

That thing is just beautiful. Nice work.

[@Nsxmx6mx5]

Love the content and the different projects Mike! I learn a lot watching your videos and look forward to each one. Let’s get the E36 running! BBK is seriously cool!

[@zeusek-2137]

In Poland there are people selling whole big brake kit swap (to e46 and others) for around 3k PLN, so it's less than 1k $

[@iloveStance]

Ferrari videos are nice to watch and in general I really appreciate how much you put in the effort in front of the construction and put in your best efforts. I personally own an e36 for the second time now and it’s awesome to see what ideas and implementations you’re doing for this, I’d like to see more of these videos in the future 😍🙏🙏 the channel I’ve watched since the next episodes of Ferrari videos

[@TheOscarStjernfeldt]

Go all in on the E36!! Wanna see it on the road!!

[@thisismiller6957]

It looks great Mike. I have the same 911 calipers on my e36 painted in Miami blue, but I’m using the Brembo branded calipers (not budget friendly). Thanks for making this video, I didn’t realize there were more economical rotor options. However, thankfully I get a lot of track use out of the rotors, so the cost doesn’t come up often.

[@TheBobbyB86]

Those HREs look great on there.

[@FoodFighter46]

I was wondering this 996 brembo package for my e46 m3. Gonna try and find some

[@alman-world]

Michael We want more of EVERYTHING you do. 🤙😎

[@brakeswap9986]

Thanks for your video, you are showing everything really well, I love your channel, this one is a good option for e36 / e46, we have this option and many options more, 4 pots and 6 pots.

[@pete1973x]

You've got a great aesthetic eye Mike, the yellow calipers look really great - and overall a very worthwhile upgrade ;-)

[@TheSneakylemur]

We Love the BMW content Mike! Keep'er coming!

[@kreparAZ]

i think this is a solid solid bang for the buck upgrade. totally agree mike. great video !