Uprated brakes on 325

[austen_e30]

Whats the next step up from the standard e30 325 front brakes for track day use??

[rowemeister]

The M3 evo used larger calipers and disc. I think they were the same as on the 735i. 5 stud though!!

[austen_e30]

Will anything from a e36 fir, or are the same anyway?? Were the e30's the last of the 4 studs??

[rowemeister]

yep last ones mate. All e36 are 5 stud. M3 evo e36 used same brakes has the then current M5 3.8.

[austen_e30]

So what are the options for upgrading the brakes??? Hispec, Wilwood, AP's????

[rowemeister]

AP's always good but expensive. I would look into fitting 5 stud BMW equipment and see how much it will be. But what do I know!!!

[e30_Turbo]

I think Turbobrown has the willwood 4 pots for his now, something around Ԛ£400 for larger discs/calipers etc...

Or

Zimmerman cross drilled and pagid fast road pads from GSF for about Ԛ£110 for the fronts, much better all round, warm them up and make sure you have your seatbelt on too!!

Others have other makes of the same design, and again everyone likes different ones too.

HTH, Mark.

[e30_Turbo]

AP's always good but expensive. I would look into fitting 5 stud BMW equipment and see how much it will be. But what do I know!!!

I only just realised that your a Donnie lad!! Me too, well kinda....used to live in Blaxton, then parents moved to Armthorpe (don't tell anyone please ) and the Rossington, the new estate with the yorkshire stone houses.
I legged it 10 yrs ago cos I needed a job, still pop back from time to time to see the place, where are you based?
My old man runs the charity school down by the racecourse for disabled and underprivelidged kids.
I used to play for the panthers years ago too, where you around in them days?

mark.

[austen_e30]

just got the ATE power discs and pads on to get the car on the track, if they warp and fall to bits its only Ԛ£50, and then try something else. I have had expensive EBC standard size discs on my scooby, and they warped just as well as the standard OEM discs , so i'm reluctant to splash out on expensive standard size discs at the moment!!

[KiNaKa]

convert to 5 lugs ...

use e36 compact (ti) model front struts assembly & rear arm + e30 absorber.... customade the front lower arm holder to increase the castor so that the wheel can be centered....

hope this help....