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  • passdanachos
    Member
    • Dec 2006
    • 86

    #1

    Wilwood Superlites - feeler

    I have a set of Wilwood Superlites caliper and pads I am thinking of selling. They are used but only for a couple of months. I purchased them from Massive Brakes along with the complete E30 kit.

    The problem is that the calipers are too wide to fit behind my rims without a spacer. When I mount them with a spacer, I cannot mount my rims properly as it no longer hub centric. Without being hub centric, my car steering wobbles at high speeds above 80 KM/hr. So I am downgrading to Wilwood NDL's which will fit my car with the rims and without spacers and I will be hubcentric again.

    They are black, with pads, brand new but they do have scratches where they rubbed the rims.

    I am only changing the calipers and pads, I am not selling the hats, rotors or mounting kit.

    Anyone interested?

    I was thinking in the range of $240 USD plus shipping.
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  • RyanZ06
    Wrencher
    • Apr 2007
    • 226

    #2
    sounds like you just need to convert to wheel studs, and buy some spacers and some hub centric rings.... No big deal.

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    • passdanachos
      Member
      • Dec 2006
      • 86

      #3
      That is why this is a feeler! But right now I can't find a hubcentric ring that will fit in my wheel.
      There is 7mm of hub exposed after the spacer installed as in the pic. Unfortunately my wheels also have a bevel on the back which is also 7mm deep. Therefore the rims just barely miss the hubs. So without the 3mm spacer the rims would seat on the hubs.

      So I really have two options, if I go with replacing the Superlites with the NDL's I will have the hub seating I need to eliminate the wobble. Alternately I can also try to get custom rings machined so that it fits within my wheel bevel and seat on the hub. But because of the bevel, I don't know if it will seat the rims on the hub properly.

      Or is there hubcentric ring out there that will solve this?
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      • Jesse30
        No R3VLimiter
        • Jan 2007
        • 3936

        #4
        if these would fit under my wheels i would jump on them. but i know for a fact they wont :(

        my stock ones barely clear it.. haha

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        • pussy
          Noobie
          • Aug 2005
          • 34

          #5
          sorry to hear that it can't fit.. Lee had the cut-outs that i used to my Borbets A rims and it cleared about 1mm.. using the NDL calipers too..
          it does a good job of stopping..

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          • E30-323ti
            Grease Monkey
            • Feb 2004
            • 328

            #6
            Originally posted by passdanachos
            That is why this is a feeler! But right now I can't find a hubcentric ring that will fit in my wheel.
            There is 7mm of hub exposed after the spacer installed as in the pic. Unfortunately my wheels also have a bevel on the back which is also 7mm deep. Therefore the rims just barely miss the hubs. So without the 3mm spacer the rims would seat on the hubs.

            So I really have two options, if I go with replacing the Superlites with the NDL's I will have the hub seating I need to eliminate the wobble. Alternately I can also try to get custom rings machined so that it fits within my wheel bevel and seat on the hub. But because of the bevel, I don't know if it will seat the rims on the hub properly.

            Or is there hubcentric ring out there that will solve this?
            3. Make a pair of hub extenders.

            These are for E36's but pretty simple to make.
            292rwhp E30 :D

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            • Jason89i
              E30 Modder
              • Sep 2004
              • 875

              #7
              active autowerks also sells hub extneders for 70. they are ment for the e36/46 but i bet they would work for the e30's. worth a call.

              Active Autowerke has over 40 years of expertise developing & offering custom BMW performance parts, BMW tuning, and BMW accessories online! We are also South Florida's #1 BMW Repair Specialists Shop! We specialize in high performance tuning as well as standard service and repair. We can fix anything BMW!

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              • passdanachos
                Member
                • Dec 2006
                • 86

                #8
                Actually, that is what I am thinking but I can't find hub extenders specific for the E30. The Turner ones are for everything BUT E30's!!!!

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                • browntown
                  No R3VLimiter
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 3524

                  #9
                  http://www.1010tires.com/hubrings.as...FReyhgodFAzv9Q

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                  • ebelements
                    PBMW Feature Car
                    • Oct 2005
                    • 403

                    #10
                    My car acts the same way, as I'm running 10mm spacers, which aren't made hubcentric. It's pretty awesome.

                    So my braking sucks and I vibrate anyways, if I were to pick these up from you, what else would I need to install these? Also, how big are the rotors?
                    . . .
                    Erik

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                    • JRKOUPE
                      No R3VLimiter
                      • Dec 2004
                      • 3159

                      #11
                      Originally posted by passdanachos
                      Actually, that is what I am thinking but I can't find hub extenders specific for the E30. The Turner ones are for everything BUT E30's!!!!
                      Email sent......

                      Lets talk!
                      I love sitting down and just driving!

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                      • ebelements
                        PBMW Feature Car
                        • Oct 2005
                        • 403

                        #12
                        ^^^ if you make or can find hub extenders, please let me know, it would be awesome to not have this thing trying to shake itself to bits on the freeway.
                        . . .
                        Erik

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                        • Eric
                          R3V Elite
                          • Feb 2004
                          • 5138

                          #13
                          i'll buy those calipers...
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