036046B: Rear suspension bush kit

The rear axle of an E36, rebuilt in one box.

80 ShA polyurethane — the red compound. StrongFlex match this grade to the hardness of the original metal-rubber bushes, so the car keeps the ride it left the factory with. What changes is what the bush is made of: polyurethane does not perish, does not tear out, and shrugs off oil, grease, salt and solvents.

The rear is where an E36 gives itself away. Worn trailing arm and control arm bushes let the toe swing under load, and the car changes its mind halfway through a corner. New polyurethane pins that geometry down, and the back end starts doing what your right foot asks instead of what the rubber allows.

Every StrongFlex product ships with the correct grease for fitting.

• 2x 031173B Rear trailing arm front bush
• 2x 031174B Rear control arm upper inner
• 2/4x 031175A Rear arm – outer bush SPORT
• 2x 031176B Rear control arm lower inner
• 2x 031167B Anti roll bar bush front / rear
• 2x 031789B Rear anti roll bar link to anti roll bar bush
• 2x 031790B Rear anti roll bar link to arm bush

Fits BMW 3 Series E36 (90–99) — Cabrio, Coupe, Sedan and Touring, including the M3.
Not for the E36 Compact — that car runs a different rear beam and takes kit 036136B.

Choose the quantity you need. On a car that is dropped far enough to change the steering knuckle angle, this bush is not the right part for the upper knuckle mount — in that case take 2 pieces and leave the upper mount alone.