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Originally Posted by racingbmwm3
Looks like the brake carrier and disc are specific to the X5. So this is a case where the geometries are not shared between vehicles. Aren't the X5 brakes already larger than the E39/E38? I know the 4.6 brakes were the largest offered until the E60 M5 and M6 came out.
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Amazingly enough, the E53 X5 shares front brake rotors and pads with the E39 540 and the E38 740 models. Exact same parts. The rears brake rotors and pads are from the E39 M5. I think the rotor is slightly thicker though.
It can get a bit confusing. The 4.6 and even the 4.8 share the same pads as the 4.4L and E39 M5. However, they do not share rotors. That is specific to the E53 3.0 and 4.4 only.