5-lug wheel hubs fro e30's....

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[trackjunkie21]

Definitely down for this, I say E36 M brakes, E39's are slightly wider and would cause more wheel fitment issues.

[Killacortes]

I hope this works out! I would be down for a set

[JiXer]

You can always use a spacer for higher offset wheels but you cant make it work the other way round. 16" style 5's fit very well with stock e30 offset hubs, that is what i would run.

What are you thinking for non hokey shiz brakes?

Again, the appeal of this is to keep things minimal with stock reliability etc. Adding spacers may be necessary for some applications, but I would like to reduce the potential need for that as much as possible.

As for brakes, I am most concerned with using the stock mounting of the calipers without adapter bars and keeping the ebrake functional.

I honestly dont have enough intimate knowledge with fitting either wheels or brakes from other cars. But these are the kind of questions I need to answer, so Im glad this is going the way that it is so far.

[schtozo]

I vote for stock e30 brake calipers and discs and 57.1 or 72.5 centerbore with a 25mm offset setup for wheels.

[nrubenstein]

Why would you not want a 72.56 hub bore? What wheels do you get access to with less than that? It seems utterly stupid to force everybody to get hubcentric rings to accommodate unlikely wheels.

As for brakes, I strongly suggest anything but E30 M3. Given that some, if not all of the parts are NLA and highly prized, it seems nuts to build a kit for that. Is there a good E39 fitment to keep the stockish offset?

[LJ851]

The point of this whole thing is to not have any hokey shiz on your car. I would never re-drill a rotor, but thats just me. And I believe most wheels are going to have higher offset, so I imagine we would want to push it out at least 10mm. But thats why Im asking.

You can always use a spacer for higher offset wheels but you cant make it work the other way round. 16" style 5's fit very well with stock e30 offset hubs, that is what i would run.

What are you thinking for non hokey shiz brakes?

[tk-421]

Subbed. I may not have to sell my Style 5s after all

[JiXer]

I will say stock e30 offset and centerbore. For maximum cost effectiveness it would be sweet if the new 5 lug hubs would fit inside the stock e30 rotor bells so you could just redrill the stock rotors and upgrade later if desired. I would buy a set like that or with e30 offset and a bolt on oem brake conversion.

The point of this whole thing is to not have any hokey shiz on your car. I would never re-drill a rotor, but thats just me. And I believe most wheels are going to have higher offset, so I imagine we would want to push it out at least 10mm. But thats why Im asking.

[JiXer]

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^^^ I've heard that before but honestly don't know what it means??

EDIT: oh, wait. I get it. Subscribed to post to watch progress, Im guessing?

[LJ851]

I will say stock e30 offset and centerbore. For maximum cost effectiveness it would be sweet if the new 5 lug hubs would fit inside the stock e30 rotor bells so you could just redrill the stock rotors and upgrade later if desired. I would buy a set like that or with e30 offset and a bolt on oem brake conversion.

[poopin04]

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[FSUJBP]

As already stated, I suggest keeping the narrow center bore to accommodate a greater selection of wheels. Running hub centric rings is much easier than boring out a center bore.

[JiXer]

I'm sure you are aware that the rear hubs are splined? Are you thinking e30 wheel bearings and a place for e30 ABS rings?

It would be an exact duplicate of the e30 hub with the exception of the 5-lug flange. At this price you would supply your own rear wheel bearing though I could always include those in a higher priced kit.

[Axxe]

I'll take a set at that price.