Hey all,

I'm currently mid-way through swapping E46 M3 front lower control arms into my 1995 E36 M3, and I've come across a hurdle. The outer ball joints on the control arms that bolt into the steering knuckle don't seem to fit. The Inner ball joints bolted into the sub frame nice and tight, and my bushing solution for my lollipops worked really well too. But what I thought was going to be the easy part, the outer ball joints, refuse to fit all the way. At most, I can get them in to the point that the top of the spindle is flush with the hole in the steering knuckle, but I don't have enough threads to get a nut onto it.

If anyone has tried this before and knows more than I know (which isn't hard lol), please enlighten me. It's summer, I want my car back.