BMW E46 Front Drift Angle Lock Kit

The Wisefab front end for a non-M E46 that gets driven sideways — new lower arms, new steering geometry and adjustable top mounts in place of the factory front suspension.

Higher roll centre. Drop an E46 and the front roll centre drops with it. The kit lifts it back up, which gives you roll stiffness without a front anti roll bar — and with the bar out of the way, the arms swing to full lock.

Revised Ackermann. A standard car gives the inner wheel more angle than the outer. Sideways that costs speed and grip, so Wisefab turned it around.

Camber under control at big angles. At full lock the leading wheel wants to run positive camber, which throws grip away and walks the contact patch from one edge of the tyre to the other. The geometry cuts that down as far as it can go.

Steering jacking control. More angle means more jacking. Wisefab measured it and shaped the geometry so it never turns into a handling problem.

Predictable self-centring. No lock-up at the end of travel, no shoving the wheel to flip it the other way.

• 2x adjustable coilover upper mounts — Formula Drift compliant
• 2x hub add-ons with hardware
• 2x lightweight lower control arms (L+R)
• 2x assembled tie rods
• 2x adjustable lower control arm rear mount
• Installation guide, hardware and packaging

Fits the BMW E46 front axle. The M3 takes its own kit — WF046M.

The E46 M3 has different front geometry. Take WF046M instead, or the WF460 V2, which covers both cars. Built around a lowered car on coilovers, and it assumes the damper body has clearance for the new arms. The front track goes out. Wider fenders or flares are part of the job — plan for them before you order. Tyre diameter no larger than 620 mm; 235/40 R17 is the reference size. Real front angle loads a rear axle the factory never planned for. WF361 rear knuckles and WF4619 halfshafts are the matching pieces. Made to order at Wisefab. Reckon on roughly two weeks — message us before ordering and we will confirm the current build slot.