Hey guys, long time reader, 1st time poster!!
As the title suggests, i need help with a 5 lug conversion!! I have been reading through 5 lug conversions for weeks now and can't seem to find the right thing that suits my situation.
The car is a 1989 318i coupe. I have decided to do it the proper way by replacing everything with e30 m3 suspension etc. However instead of replacing ALL the suspension & brake components with e30 m3, i only want to swap what is necessary for the 5 lug conversion to work perfectly with camber, caster etc. as I will also be upgrading some of those components anyway and don't want to double up.
- Planning to go bigger brakes (probably 6 & 4 pot wilwoods with 310ish discs)
- suspension would also need to be upgraded further, i like the look of the ground control coilovers OR the H&R sport/Bilstein HD combo (which ever way will work better/easier with the lug swap - can't find an ideal coilover replacing the m3 strut housing with spindle etc attached)
- wheels are the last piece of the puzzle and will work around the above firat... main reason for this swap is to handle extra power. Currently have my built LSX sitting in car and working everything around that!
i will be doing probably 70% street / 30% track.
So the question stands, for this to be done properly, what e30 m3 components will be a must to work with upgrading the above?
I like the list made at http://www.strictlyeta.net/technical/5lug.html but alot of it won't be necessary for me. Strut assemblies/mounts? Sway bars? Control arms? Trailing arms? Where do i draw the line?? The rears seem easy.
Any help/ideas would be greatly appriciated.
I hope i got everything, go easy on me haha Thanks in advance peeps!!
As the title suggests, i need help with a 5 lug conversion!! I have been reading through 5 lug conversions for weeks now and can't seem to find the right thing that suits my situation.
The car is a 1989 318i coupe. I have decided to do it the proper way by replacing everything with e30 m3 suspension etc. However instead of replacing ALL the suspension & brake components with e30 m3, i only want to swap what is necessary for the 5 lug conversion to work perfectly with camber, caster etc. as I will also be upgrading some of those components anyway and don't want to double up.
- Planning to go bigger brakes (probably 6 & 4 pot wilwoods with 310ish discs)
- suspension would also need to be upgraded further, i like the look of the ground control coilovers OR the H&R sport/Bilstein HD combo (which ever way will work better/easier with the lug swap - can't find an ideal coilover replacing the m3 strut housing with spindle etc attached)
- wheels are the last piece of the puzzle and will work around the above firat... main reason for this swap is to handle extra power. Currently have my built LSX sitting in car and working everything around that!
i will be doing probably 70% street / 30% track.
So the question stands, for this to be done properly, what e30 m3 components will be a must to work with upgrading the above?
I like the list made at http://www.strictlyeta.net/technical/5lug.html but alot of it won't be necessary for me. Strut assemblies/mounts? Sway bars? Control arms? Trailing arms? Where do i draw the line?? The rears seem easy.
Any help/ideas would be greatly appriciated.
I hope i got everything, go easy on me haha Thanks in advance peeps!!
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