IND | Rogue Engineering E46 M3 Billet Aluminum Chassis Support V-Brace Kit

[BTB]

this is awesome - I always hated this stock part because of the hollow tubes and got a lot of rust product out of the centre of them when I refurbished... I had looked at sealing them with Sikaflex or the like but never got around to it. this is a bit pricey but I would have definitely leaned into something like this when I did my rebuild. Now its mostly done and committed this will just be a pipe dream replacement in the long run haha

Same, just replaced mine with new OE during rear end rebuild, was ~$140 at FCP last April. Aftermarket ones do look blingy, though

[BTB]

I'm not sure what this brace does. The span is so long between the mounting points???

I do wonder if a brace like this helps at all...

Drift HQ - E46 M3 REAR DIFF BRACE (STEEL)

This is effectively a solid diff bushing, bolting the diff cover directly to subframe

[CrisSilberGrau]

DMG also has their own option with a similar modular design btw. I do like the rogue better though.

https://dmgautosport.net/products/av-3

[stash1]

I'm not sure what this brace does. The span is so long between the mounting points???

I do wonder if a brace like this helps at all...

Drift HQ - E46 M3 REAR DIFF BRACE (STEEL)

The pic appears to show a billet aluminum plate mounted, but the product they’re selling is steel? IIRC, I believe that this part was proto-typed by one of the big turbo shops to help the diff/axles stand up to big powa turbo cars.

[STAATS]

this is awesome - I always hated this stock part because of the hollow tubes and got a lot of rust product out of the centre of them when I refurbished... I had looked at sealing them with Sikaflex or the like but never got around to it. this is a bit pricey but I would have definitely leaned into something like this when I did my rebuild. Now its mostly done and committed this will just be a pipe dream replacement in the long run haha

[bigjae46]

I'm not sure what this brace does. The span is so long between the mounting points???

I do wonder if a brace like this helps at all...

Drift HQ - E46 M3 REAR DIFF BRACE (STEEL)

[heinzboehmer]

Anyone else accidentally catch the back edge of that plate and bend it while jacking from the subframe/cross member? Not that I've ever done that

That plate is the only thing that's rusty on my car exactly for this reason

[Casa de Mesa]

Skid plate kinda deal to deflect stuff from the diff cover?

Anyone else accidentally catch the back edge of that plate and bend it while jacking from the subframe/cross member? Not that I've ever done that

[Casa de Mesa]

Thank you. The exhaust support braces are just as nice and the fact that they come with new hangers is a nice bonus. Unfortunately the optional titanium hardware for those braces is pricey for what you get, but that's been our experience with all titanium hardware.

I wasn't sure what you were referring to at first until I stumbled upon these. It's a bit of a sidebar but:

https://ind-distribution.com/collections/m3-e46/products/rogue-engineering-e46-e9x-m3-billet-aluminum-exhaust-support-brace

These do look nice. The Ti hardware is a nice touch, albeit pricey. Wonder if the bolts are long enough for those of us with a SS dual section 2 that need the ~5/16" aluminum spacers to space those braces down.

IND's pics are much better, but here's a pic of the mounted up V-brace from RE's site:

[heinzboehmer]

It seems like a weaker design that also loses the big steel plate at the rear (though I have no idea what it's for)

Skid plate kinda deal to deflect stuff from the diff cover?

[cobra]

It seems like a weaker design that also loses the big steel plate at the rear (though I have no idea what it's for)

[mrgizmo04]

Anything to be gained to tie this into a diamond-ish shape (kind of 2 opposing "v"s) to get the front attached to the 2x cross members that sit under the front of section 2, close to section 1/2 connection?

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[mrgizmo04]

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[stash1]

Group buy?

[Gt4]

• Modular design allows for one arm to be removed in case of exhaust removal requirement.

Good, now we only have 3 screws to remove with 2 different tools to remove 1/2 of the diff brace…

Any gain for chassis rigidity with this aluminum brace vs OEM steel brace?