clavinZERO's 5-lug swap with *PICS* and details galore!

[e30 gangsta]

awesome!

[clavinZERO]

Can you just switch to stock bushings? Or something softer?

I'd hate squeeking to.

The whole point of me going through so much trouble in this swap (other than just bolting the Z3 stuff on the rear as-is) is that I also really wanted to try these bushings. I like them way too much to go back to stock. These are only the "street" compound which is harder than stock but not FUH RAZE.

[JPStrniste]

sick write up....that will help me when i start my conversion

[clavinZERO]

I just bought tyhe same rims for my e30 - still doing the swap.
I got some E39 rears tho for deep dish.

Your car looks hot dude

No camber plates for strut mounts?

E39 dish is sexy, nice choice. But, damnit, I though I was the only one rockin style 32s!!!! grrrr. :P

[clavinZERO]

That car looks baller with the dish on it.

Good luck with your swap man!

I am not running camber plates at the moment. When I replace my steering rack (soon) I may add the BMW E30 plates that add or subtract .75 degrees of camber to the front (obviously to add more in my case). The other option I have in mind is to go with the Vorschlag (spelling?) camber plates. Rave reviews are all I see. I think having both the front and rears around -2 degress should be just fine for mostly street. I am not sure on which way I will go just yet.

[golde30]

vorschlag owns your face. they really are a nice quality product. i love mine, i just stared at them for like an hour when i first got them. make the stock strut mounts look like big rubber turds.

[E30_pilot]

i saw ur car at costco in santa rosa a day or two ago...shit is CLEAN!!!

good work!

let me get them Kosei's ;)

[clavinZERO]

i saw ur car at costco in santa rosa a day or two ago...shit is CLEAN!!!

good work!

let me get them Kosei's ;)

Do you work there or just passing by? I was there from RP to help with inventory, yay.

My Kosei wheels went to NorCal325 (John) earlier this month, as seen on his car in:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=91361

Thanks for the compliments guys.

[aarturovargas]

need help with my 5 lug convertion

I converted my car to 5-lug in June/July of 2007. I had access to a shop, which made things a lot easier. I also had some help from some R3V members. Cahomey (Aaron), JustinB (Justin) and my uncle were instrumental in completing this project. Oh and my girlfriend helped me bleed the brakes so I could actually drive, hehe. After much research and weighing my options, I took the plunge. About $4500 later, she is a rolling beauty! I went with E36 M3 front and Z3 rear setups.

The following is a complete list of the parts I acquired for my swap. I am listing most of these items with their part numbers. If I have forgotten anything, I will add it later, and please don’t hesitate to ask anything if you feel I have left it out or if you just need more information. Items that were NOT NEW are listed as “USED” or are included in the “OTHER” section.

WHEELS:
-BMW wheels, Radial Spoke Style 32, 17x7.5 et41(36111091869)
-BMW center caps (36131095361)
-215/40/ZR17 BFGoodrich G-Force Sport tires

SUSPENSION:
-’97 E36 M3 complete strut/brake aseemblies, from brakes to wires to bearing caps (USED)
-’97 Z3 complete trailing arm assemblies, from calipers to discs to brake lines (USED)
-Ireland Engineering E30/Z3 rear camber/toe adjustments kits (02adjrt + e30adjsf)
-I.E. E30/Z3 rear trailing arm bushings (black), soft (street) urethane (e30rearbush)
-I.E. E30 rear sub-frame bushings (green), urethane (e30urethanerear)
-’97 E36 M3 struts, Bilstein Sport (VE3-A585-H0 + VE3-A586-H0)
-’97 E36 M3 control arms with ball joints (31122228461 + 31122228462)
-’90 E30 Cabriolet rear shock mounts (33521128819)
-’90 E30 rear axle nut lock plates (33411124945)

BRAKES:
-’97 E36 M3 front brake discs, Brembo (34112227171 + 34112227172)
-’97 E36 M3 front brake pads, Hawk HPS
-’97 E36 M3 front brake anti-rattle springs (34112227670)
-‘97 E36 M3 right front brake backing plate
-’97 Z3 rear brake discs (USED) (34211164399)
-’97 Z3 rear brake pads, Pagid OEM pads (34216761239)
-’90 E30 parking brake cables (34411158421)

OTHER: items I already had on the car that are relevant to the swap
-E30 offset control arm bushings, urethane
-E30 strut bearing caps/mounts
-E30 Eibach sway-bar kit, 22mm front + 19mm rear, stock links
-E30 I.E. urethane sway-bar bushings
-E30 I.E. rear sway-bar reinforcement kit, bolts through trunk floor
-triangular-style rear sway-bar mount reinforcements, welded to trailing arms

SPECIAL:
-22mm Craftsman socket, ground down to hell to fit into front bearing cap to tighten top strut nut.

I will appreciate your help with my car, i did the convertion but my wheel is not center and rubs when i turn, but i used an 1996 front m3 any pointers thanks....

[clavinZERO]

aarturovargas: you need the 97 or later control arms (late 96 might work too, but 97 for sure) AND offset control arm bushings. You can get the OEM E30 M3 offset bushings or any aftermarket E30 offset ones.

[aarturovargas]

Thanks

Could You Please Send Some Pictures I Think I Got Confused I Will Apreciate It And Do You Know Where Can I Buy Them Thanks.......

[clavinZERO]

Could You Please Send Some Pictures I Think I Got Confused I Will Apreciate It And Do You Know Where Can I Buy Them Thanks.......

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=88938 is a good place to start looking for parts. This is a list of "E30" sites, but most of them have all BMW stuff on there too, like www.bavauto.com

You need:

E30 offset control arm bushings
and
1997 E36 M3 control arms.

[E30_pilot]

Do you work there or just passing by? I was there from RP to help with inventory, yay.

My Kosei wheels went to NorCal325 (John) earlier this month, as seen on his car in:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=91361

Thanks for the compliments guys.

oh inventory..sounds fun..;) lol

but i live by target and was jus passin by...

mayb after my m50 swap ill be seein ur guys for a meet.

[clavinZERO]

oh inventory..sounds fun..;) lol

but i live by target and was jus passin by...

mayb after my m50 swap ill be seein ur guys for a meet.

indeed. indeed.

[tonytony]

my favorite silver e30!!! schweet!!!