brembo swap

Post Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:48 am

hi lads just wondering is there any rite up on here showing whats needed fitting 7 series brembos onto a e30? i have the calipers and bracits already. btw i already did a search and couldnt find f all thanks

Post Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:44 pm

What exactly do you need to know mate?
If you have the calipers and brackets, just bolt them on to your struts over your larger discs...

Post Wed Mar 13, 2013 12:09 am

whitch discs suite the e38 calipers? ive heard280mm 22mm g60 corrado
discs with a bit of work. would this be right? thanks

Post Wed Mar 13, 2013 6:56 am

Not a chance with 280mm discs. From memory you will need 302x28mm discs for those calipers.

Post Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:28 am

You'll need a pair of these...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290368723148? ... 1423.l2649

with the center bore opened up by 1mm

And a set of either 16" or 17" wheels,

but.... there's not many sets of 16" wheels that fit over the brakes.

Post Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:09 am

It says centre bore is 65mm for those discs, a standard 4 stud E30 is 57.1mm, so surely they're too big already??

Also, the OP would need to check that the brackets have been made with those discs in mind.

Post Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:28 am

Hmm, strange,
there the same discs as i'm using and the bore had to be opened by a mm
and they sit snugly

wonder if they have changed the specs of the discs

Post Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:32 am

Could well be a typo, but worth checking before putting any money down.

Nice brakes though

What wheels you using to clear them? Any spacers?

Post Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:43 am

I'm on a set of ebay special 16's, and had to use 5mm spacers,

finding a sort of reasonable set of 16's was just an absolute mission,
the spokes have to be on the "face of the wheel" so no lip,
the et had to be around 15-20

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ght=brembo

i'm sort of swaying back towards 17's again now,
as i need wider wheels to get some sort of grip