5-lug Setup

[e30guydownunder]

Hey Ian, did that just bolt on?

[bmwmech1]

E32 7 series front rotors and E28 5 series front callipers fit....

What about the parking brake? This looks good, but a lot of guys are running their's on the street, so this may not work for a street application, correct? I see the remnants of the parking brake assembly laying on the floor...

Still good info, though...

Garey

[IanS_in_Oz]

Is there a way to fit e36 m3 rear calipers and rotors on an e30 five lug converssion i have plenty horse power and need to stop

E32 7 series front rotors and E28 5 series front callipers fit....

[yanal]

Down again ?

[BigD]

Why is this still not a sticky? It's like the Bible not being a sticky on a Christianity forum.

[BusyMrE30]

Is there a way to fit e36 m3 rear calipers and rotors on an e30 five lug converssion i have plenty horse power and need to stop

[Aptyp]

there's also another update I need to add to the side.

European 323ti uses a larger rear wheel bearing, but the same rotor as the 318ti. This is a way to keep the standard proven bearing and to get extra 5mm space in the rear.

Cool addition by an Indonesian member.

[hotballs]

No reason this isn't a sticky. Great writeup. Let's keep it at the top. I also have a pdf copy of your website front page in case it ever goes down.

[Aptyp]

by popular demand, it's back

[greggp]

Any chance you could re-post your write up?

[greggp]

Link to doc

Saved the link but noticed the site is down. Anyone have this great doc posted.

Thanks,

[samiam3356]

I'm going to re-post some info because I think it's valuable:

318ti calipers have a 2mm smaller piston than 325 calipers.

The current state of the art is that in order to use the e36 non-318ti calipers you need to mount them on the opposite side in order to use the stock hose. The bleed nipple is on the bottom and I need to stand on my head whenever I want to bleed the brakes....




Option two. Go to local hydraulic shop and fabricate a couple of hoses for $40 that let me mount the calipers in the proper position so that bleeding doesn't become a hassle. The brake line *may* need to be removed to remove the caliper, but that's it.


Parts used:

(2) BQ4511 Tube Nut 10x1mm x 3/16
(2) HF02 Fitting-universal ext 3/16 bundy tube
(2) HFMF05 Fitting- Female 10x1mm European (DPS)
12" 1/8" brake hose

$40, assembled and pressure tested to 3000psi

So stock
e36 m3 front piston 60mm;
e36 m3 rear piston 40mm;
e36 318ti rear piston 34mm;
e36 325 rear piston 36mm;

At least it's a move in the right direction and I would imagine it being fairly cheap to do as well.

[Aptyp]

my fluid stayed as clear as the day I poured it in a year and a half ago, so that means I didn't leave any air in there, but I see what you're saying.

Yeah, I replaced a trailing arm before, because parking brake cable was rusted/fused in place. Such a stupid problem to have.

[hoveringuy]

interesting... I actually had no issues bleeding brakes. I don't even take wheels off, nor lift the car. I put 7mm wrench on it and a brake bleeder over the nipple.

The bubbles could stay at the top. Just sayin...

PS: Push your barking brake cable in.

The spring pushes it out until they're installed. I was glad the new ones were plastic.. the old metal ones were a BITCH to remove!

[Aptyp]

interesting... I actually had no issues bleeding brakes. I don't even take wheels off, nor lift the car. I put 7mm wrench on it and a brake bleeder over the nipple.

When I had 17's I bled brakes through spokes, hehe.

PS: Push your barking brake cable in.