Brake kit to fit under 16" wheels.

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BadDave
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Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:55 pm

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

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Slightly larger than standard
302mm diameter

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

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

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So 30mm hubc entric spacers were required

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

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and had to clear the ABS sensor

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

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Not a lot of room left

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Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:17 pm

awesome...well done...shame it wont fit under 15's
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Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:24 pm

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
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Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:26 pm

Some serious 'clamp' going on there winkeye
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Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:28 pm

DanThe wrote:Some serious 'clamp' going on there winkeye
Defo mate
Works a treat
Been outbrakin porsche boxters and scoobys for fun
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Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:29 pm

What discs are they? E38 as well?
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Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:31 pm

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
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Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:36 pm

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
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Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:41 pm

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
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Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:57 am

im trying to find discs that are 330mm to fit porsche 4 pots, does bmw have 330mm sized discs?
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Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:50 pm

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
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Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:16 pm

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
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Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:07 am

unless i do a five stud conversion to e36, is tht the same offest as an e46?
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Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:11 pm

i had a shot of daves car last summer with these brakes on and it does stop a lot better. 8)
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Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:30 pm

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
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Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:31 pm

nickso wrote:i had a shot of daves car last summer with these brakes on and it does stop a lot better. 8)
IIRC there was an intermittent fault with the ABS that day
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