E30 Zone

Been testing these for a while now
Fitted them nine months ago



Slightly larger than standard
302mm diameter




by 28 mm (just enough to clear the steering arm)



Calipers are OEM BMW(1998 E38 728i) and are quite large






So 30mm hubc entric spacers were required



As the calipers wouldn't bolt directly to the struts,brackets had to be fabricated (from 15mm steel plate)



and had to clear the ABS sensor



Caliper needed a "little" modification to clear the original upper caliper mount




Not a lot of room left

awesome...well done...shame it wont fit under 15's

Cheers m8
Tested them for approx 5000 miles in the south of france(alpine roads) while I worked there last summer
Never had a problem with them.

Could easily get some 280mm discs to fit under 15's
All it take is a little ingenuity

Some serious 'clamp' going on there

DanThe wrote:Some serious 'clamp' going on there

Defo mate
Works a treat
Been outbrakin porsche boxters and scoobys for fun

What discs are they? E38 as well?

Theo325 wrote:What discs are they? E38 as well?

No
There for a Chrysler Voyager
Redrilled to fit with a "friction fit"spacer ring to make up the differance in hub centre diameters
HTH

BadDave wrote:Cheers m8
Tested them for approx 5000 miles in the south of france(alpine roads) while I worked there last summer
Never had a problem with them.

Could easily get some 280mm discs to fit under 15's
All it take is a little ingenuity

yes the calipers are like hens teeth...need mazda rx7's

yes the calipers are like hens teeth...need mazda rx7

Spotted a pr of beemer ones on ebay last week
Went for about £127 iirc
Scooby/mitsi evo/tvr/alfa/seat/ calipers could al be used if the disc path is correct.might have a little more work to do but defo worth it in the end

im trying to find discs that are 330mm to fit porsche 4 pots, does bmw have 330mm sized discs?

DJ-325I wrote:im trying to find discs that are 330mm to fit porsche 4 pots, does bmw have 330mm sized discs?

Nearest I can find is 328 x 20 from the rear of an E46 M3 (61 mm offset)
or 332 x 30 fronts from an X5(62 mm offset)
Standard E30 fronts have a 35.10 mm offset

DJ-325I wrote:im trying to find discs that are 330mm to fit porsche 4 pots, does bmw have 330mm sized discs?

Had a look through my Mintex catologue and can't find a 330mm disc with the correct/almost correct offset
Looks like it'll have to be a 2 pc (disc and bell) setup.
Cheapest will probably be Rally Design/Willwood discs.
Unless anyone else knows of any others
Compbrake and AP Racing discs and bells are expensive
HTH

unless i do a five stud conversion to e36, is tht the same offest as an e46?

i had a shot of daves car last summer with these brakes on and it does stop a lot better.

DJ-325I wrote:unless i do a five stud conversion to e36, is tht the same offest as an e46?

NO
Standard E30 offset is 35.10mm
HTH

nickso wrote:i had a shot of daves car last summer with these brakes on and it does stop a lot better.

IIRC there was an intermittent fault with the ABS that day