5 Lug/BBK Kits

[JIMBOkye]

I will photo document my install and offer any help I can!

Yeah if people posted pics of their install and of the wheels they use in this thread, that'd be awesome! I will certainly do it when I get the time to do the conversion probably in the summer or fall...

[elcoy]

I have a track day April 26 and unfortunately (good problem I suppose) I have to prep the other cars between now and then. I have all the parts and plan to dive head first into this after the track day! I do have kits I can ship before that without the information if someone is hot for one. Feel free to ask me questions as well!

[JIMBOkye]

Does anyone know if e46 m3 rear calipers and caliper brackets work?

[acolella76]

If you want to wait a couple of months I could tell your for sure lol but I've read that the E46 M3 rotor is a bit too far inboard and will rub on the caliper bracket. But you can just shim the bracket to fix that. I've also read that the Z4 bracket is 2.5mm more outboard than the E30 M3 hub, so maybe Z4 hubs and E46 M3 brakes will work without modification. Idk lol but I'm going to make it work. Rongineer, the guy who designed the kit, says he is using E46 M3 brakes front and rear.

[Matt-B]

Im down for next group buy

[JIMBOkye]

If you want to wait a couple of months I could tell your for sure lol but I've read that the E46 M3 rotor is a bit too far inboard and will rub on the caliper bracket. But you can just shim the bracket to fix that. I've also read that the Z4 bracket is 2.5mm more outboard than the E30 M3 hub, so maybe Z4 hubs and E46 M3 brakes will work without modification. Idk lol but I'm going to make it work. Rongineer, the guy who designed the kit, says he is using E46 M3 brakes front and rear.

This is interesting. I bought front e46 m3 calipers and they came with rears. Maybe I'll try this too...

[rongineer13]

Glad to see everyone is enjoying my kit so emensely...even though no one was ever authorized to produce my product after the initial run a few years ago.

Way to go guys! Now I remember why I got tired of being a college student, working full time, and trying to do this...

[acolella76]

Tell us how you made rear E46 M3 brakes work

[rongineer13]

If you or anyone else here is truly interested in how I did it, you're all more than welcome to purchase the real kit from me. Otherwise, I have absolutely NO interest in contributing anymore than the 2 years and several thousands of dollars than I already have spent creating, developing and testing what I did, to this extremely disappointing and frustrating situation.

[Djmack]

Then just leave. Unless you can provide undeniable proof that this is your design, then there is no reason for you to be here. If you have read the whole thread, you'd realize that the person who made the product hasn't made a single post here. We're just a group of people that are interested in a form of 5lug conversion.

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[rongineer13]

Then just leave. Unless you can provide undeniable proof that this is your design, then there is no reason for you to be here....

I implore you to look at the picture in my sig, or read my two threads also linked in my sig. In addition to that, I have indeed read the entire thread, and found that myself quoted or referenced as "the original designer" on numerous occasions. I shouldn't need to provide any more proof than that.

[Djmack]

What were you expecting to happen coming in here?

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[rongineer13]

Only to express my disappointment in what is happening here; as is my right. But having read everyone's response, including yours, and to quote you actually,

"I think this would be great idea and a fantastic selling strategy would be required parts list, instructions and of coarse, some 5 lug wheel/bbk porn(example pictures)."

I feel I should point out that this is exactly what I provide to my customers. A complete parts list, both of what is provided and required, with part numbers, a full color install manual complete with torque specs, and well pretty much everything that would dispel all of the questions that seems to be floating around here.

[Djmack]

I remember briefly reading through your threads. I saw a stack of parts in an image and vague shots of the installed product. [s] Nowhere did I see a manual or mention of one. [/S] (edit: i found the sentence for the install instructions) quite honestly the price tag of $2500 is very discouraging.

Now, nasieg makes a mention of making these kits for a fellow member and the deal falling through and immediately after posts links to your threads. I don't know the story behind this, but he never mentioned that this was someone else's product.

[rongineer13]

I mentioned the manual in my group buy thread, first post. And yes well, while there is a difference with what is being offered here as I sold my kits with all factory hubs, bearings, hardware, brake lines, etc, $2,500 was an initial price (and admittedly the wrong place to start) and no one ever actually paid that. I tried to market a complete kit, and obviously didn't get very far. This is my kit, a la carte.

And yes, nasieg did indeed machine the custom components for me, and that deal did fall through; that part will remain between him and I. The new deal was that the remaining product be sold off via him and that's the end of it. No more kits will be produced. I fully agreed to this and had absolutely no issue with it. But I honestly struggle greatly with now stumbling across this thread last night where I read that another production run of MY is being produced?? And in addition to this, my product is suddenly permanently for sale by someone else and marketed as their own??? If this isn't a regular damn comedy, I truly don't know what is.