E30 Zone

hi guys started my e30 m60 build today i have the engine about a year just needed some motivation . anyway just wondering is there any guide to using the hydraulic brake system from the 540i e34 this is the setup i have. or any pictures or info on how the brake setup behind the brakle booster was changed . any help would be greatly appreciated

cheers
owen

The e34 booster is not really hydraulic, but a conventional vacuum-booster.


There's lots of info on different brake-booster approaches on this forum, as well as on www.r3vlimited.com

well there is a hydraulic system also which is worked from the power steering pump this is the system that was in my e34 540

Jonsku wrote:The e34 booster is not really hydraulic, but a conventional vacuum-booster.

some of the v8 e34's had the hydraulic boosters.

i used the hydraulic booster set-up on my last s62 swap

I have used it and it works great!

phi1 wrote:I have used it and it works great!

questions i have mainly are how far did you move it over i was thinking of using the 2 holes already there nearest fuse box and drilling two more and the big one obviously but not sure is that far enough ?

and secondly what way did you work it inside the car did you move the the brake linkage over and extend the brake rod from the drivers side or did you leave that in place and extend the linkage to meet the master cylinder ? any pictures of it ?

glenn wrote:

Jonsku wrote:The e34 booster is not really hydraulic, but a conventional vacuum-booster.

some of the v8 e34's had the hydraulic boosters.

i used the hydraulic booster set-up on my last s62 swap

Seems that there's always something new to learn every day


Anyways, hydraulic brake boosters have been fitted also many times on V8 e30's. Couple of projects can be found also on www.e30.de

Jonsku wrote:

glenn wrote:

Jonsku wrote:The e34 booster is not really hydraulic, but a conventional vacuum-booster.

some of the v8 e34's had the hydraulic boosters.

i used the hydraulic booster set-up on my last s62 swap

Seems that there's always something new to learn every day


Anyways, hydraulic brake boosters have been fitted also many times on V8 e30's. Couple of projects can be found also on www.e30.de

thanks jonsku but they dont really work as the setup would be different due to them being left hand drive .

anyone able to help ?

still stuck with this i moved the brake booster over but havent figured out how to connect the linkages up inside the car

cool will go at it today cheers

Hi guys, I'm just about to order some mounts from 300mm.de mounts, I'm thinking long term ill try and fit an s62,but currently thinking an m60. So question is, is it worth getting the 10mm spacer or 20mm spacers?

Any advice would be great.
Cheers Chris.

It all depends on your ride height. If you have a low setup you might end up with crapy suspension and crapy handling...

I'll be looking for around standard to 30mm max! It's running e30 m3 suspension, with eibach springs and Boge shocks. More a comfortable quick cruiser than an out and out race car.

Cheers Chris.