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Post Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:16 pm

right i need a little help for every1 :wink:

i have my e30 with 15"bbs rs splitrims in gold
but just seen conversion kit on ebay
what sould i do should i sell my wheels and change my 4 stud into 5 stud??

please guide me into right direction

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Post Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:21 pm

keep the splitties :drool:
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Post Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:22 pm

Jhonno wrote:keep the splitties :drool:
agreed

but i wouldnt mind seeing the conversion kit you mention
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Post Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:31 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... RK:MEWA:IT

hi here the link for ebay

and some pics of my wheels

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Post Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:39 am

IM WITH JHONNO KEEP 'EM MATE !!! :cool:
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Post Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:45 pm

this "kit" which is more like a pile of spare parts doesnt seem to have anything to fix the caster problem discussed on here before in great length.

does anyone know if doing the conversion this way will work properly? because if so this looks easy as.
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Post Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:52 pm

kit looks ok actually

and im sure caster can be sorted with different bushes??

im no expert tho

but now i seen the car and wheels i say again keep em mate they look good
maybe drop the car some more, not much more tho :cool:
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Post Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:01 pm

The caster can be altered by using M3 eccentric bushes in the lollypop at the end of the wishbone, but this does not fully sort the problem.

The only propper way of doing it, is fitting E30 M3 parts, If you can find them that is, took me ages to get mine, and I payed a premium too :cry:
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Post Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:37 pm

i have m3 bushes already they barely move the position at all maybe 1 mm

m3 parts dont exist here ...

the only way i see of doing this is to have a modified lolipop. but who knows the exact specs to get the thing made to?

i have been thinking about gettin 2 new lolipops welding the holes over then drilling new holes to move it further outward from its mounting point. but how many mm does the thing need to move?

i dont wanna buy all these bits and not be able to get over this problem. surely someone has done this and knows an easy remedy.
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Post Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:16 pm

you can make new cab's up - with more adjustability, they will be solid tho
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