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5 stud convertion
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:21 pm
by G4FUS
can any one help i wish to do the 5 stud convertion on my E30 what car is best for dona many thanks
Re: 5 stud convertion
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:29 pm
by SPADGE
G4FUS wrote:can any one help i wish to do the 5 stud convertion on my E30 what car is best for dona many thanks
E30 M3
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:45 pm
by N00b
Apart from allowing for a better choice of wheels, what other reasons are there for doing this?
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:32 pm
by nickso
wider track, better brakes.
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:05 pm
by N00b
nickso wrote:wider track, better brakes.
Ah, so you must use the whole setup from something like an e36?
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:05 pm
by nickso
N00b wrote:nickso wrote:wider track, better brakes.
Ah, so you must use the whole setup from something like an e36?
no, e30 m3 suspension setup has all those.
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:25 pm
by N00b
nickso wrote:N00b wrote:nickso wrote:wider track, better brakes.
Ah, so you must use the whole setup from something like an e36?
no, e30 m3 suspension setup has all those.
Surely that must be hard to come by though?
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:33 pm
by nickso
N00b wrote:nickso wrote:N00b wrote:
Ah, so you must use the whole setup from something like an e36?
no, e30 m3 suspension setup has all those.
Surely that must be hard to come by though?
reasonably difficult. they pop up from time to time on here.
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:32 pm
by doc323
I saw a complete set of m3 suspension including discs on fleebay last week , it went for £495.
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:39 pm
by Theo
doc323 wrote:I saw a complete set of m3 suspension including discs on fleebay last week , it went for £495.
Those were just the fronts
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:32 am
by doc323
Yes it was
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:38 am
by Dave_M3
I saw a set of M3 hubs and struts for something like 50 quid on ebay abit back and there were no bids!!!
listing was ended when I found it so tried emailing the seller but no reply
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:02 pm
by E30-830
Can u do the conversion using the bits from an E36 Compact??
Do they not hav the same rear set up as the E30s only 5 stud??
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:09 pm
by jaistanley
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:03 pm
by owenbach
yes i read that e36 318ti compact trailing arms will fit.and e36 front struts with adjustable top mount to set correct wheel camber.
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:10 pm
by dips346
owenbach wrote: e36 front struts with adjustable top mount to set correct wheel camber.
wrong
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:22 pm
by owenbach
wot parts are wrong cos im thinking of same conversion.dont wont to waist my money on useless parts
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:24 am
by Dave_M3
It's caster you need to worry about mostly...
E36 M3 Evo wishones as well as Eccentric CAB bushes, offset topmounts and M3 Evo hubs are nearly right but still not quite perfect.
Best setup for the back is either E30 M3 hubs on the original trailing arms or else Z3m arms
