Advantages of 17in wheel on 5 lug?

[Kingb]

I'm building mine right now. This thread is going to end up with exactly what I need. The sway bar to M3 struts and control arms. graphikgf. Your in the right path. Look around for some used spindles and CA. It'll save you some money

[MR 325]

I found out that:

Front LTW Wheels: 17x7.5 - 225/45/17 tires
Rear LTW Wheels: 17x8.5 - 245/40/17 tires

I am hoping they wil fit...

I literally told you in my last post that they won't fit.

As said you need M3 spindles and control arms. You can buy a set of worn out M3 arms and have new ball joints pressed in to them. You can also mount the swap bar to the control arm if you don't want to buy adjustable links.

[IronFreak]

You guys can flame me all you want. I bought the wrong things. I think I'm just gonna fix my GE coil over stuff and stick with 4 lug. :/

No flame man, just don't want you to buy the wrong stuff. It's not cheap, there are varying levels you can build your setup too, I'm probably more towards the top.

I found all my m3 bits on forums, got used control arms, bought new ball joints and had them pressed in.

And check this out

http://store.bimmerworld.com/invento...les-p1066.aspx

Still need hubs but you'd have brand new spindles.

Many places sell the links you need for the upper strut mount, a few guys even built their own.

Keep doing research.

[graphikg]

Ya - I dont think I expressed myself properly... I said the flame thing because research is extremely important and necessary and I did not do enough of it. So I deserved some flaming - I give you all permission.

But I think I get it now. I have a non-M e36 setup, so I need 96+ M3 arms, spindle/kingpin, rotors and camipers, with the adjustable sway links. But even if I do that, I am going to have to either change the rear to Z3 to get rid of the ugly brake bias or get a bias valve for the rear Ti setup.

I think I get it.

So, what I am planning now is just to do the best with what I have, and figure out how to go wider on a 4-lug.

[Kingb]

You can run non M brakes. Don't get that wrong. M
Brakes are out there. I have a lead in 3 different sets right now. I'll probably run
Non M brakes for the winter and run 15" then in the spring run
The M brakes and 17"