Interest: 5 bolt hubs

[SamE30e]

Hey guys,

I was just wondering how many people would be interested in 5 bolt hubs that fit on the 325 that would use e36 rotors. And caliper adapters for e36 calipers.

Basically a 5 bolt swap without swapping trailing arms or strut tubes.

Sam

[fretburnr]

hell of an idea.

[SamE30e]

Well, it's do able, just need to see if anyone would be interested, or if they would rather just get the 318ti and e30 m3 parts.

[FredK]

How much.

That's what everything boils down to, really.

Ti rear parts cost very little, and E36 front parts don't cost a whole lot either. If there were a cost effective way of getting the correct geometry up front with custom E36 front strut housings, I think you'd have a real chance at selling something. The beauty of the E36 strut housing is that the tie rod and control arms bolt to a kingpin, so the strut housing itself isn't a terribly complicated thing to manufacture.

[SamE30e]

I was thinking of just basically 5x100 (or whatever e36 pattern is) version of E30 hubs that accept a E36 rotor and a caliper adapter. I have no idea on price. I assume a full 5 bolt conversion is somewhere in the 500$ range + misc parts, so it would be somewhere around there and would retain the stock E30 suspension geometry.

[Jand3rson]

I think it's a great idea. But E36 wheels and bolt patterns are 5x120. You want to try to make a 5 lug conversion kit, and you don't even know what the bolt pattern is?

[einstein57]

how about some 5x120 hubs and some re drilled e30 brembo blanks. I'm down if you can do it for lets say 2-250.

[atomic]

I was thinking of just basically 5x100 (or whatever e36 pattern is) version of E30 hubs that accept a E36 rotor and a caliper adapter. I have no idea on price. I assume a full 5 bolt conversion is somewhere in the 500$ range + misc parts, so it would be somewhere around there and would retain the stock E30 suspension geometry.

might want to research some more before getting all antsy...

good idea if you can make it work!




:mrgreen:

[SamE30e]

I think it's a great idea. But E36 wheels and bolt patterns are 5x120. You want to try to make a 5 lug conversion kit, and you don't even know what the bolt pattern is?

Thats a small detail. It's a simple question, I haven't looked into it too deeply, just gauging interest.

You guys are getting upset over small things.

[Jand3rson]

Ummmm, I would probably venture to say...

IT'S THE LARGEST FUCKING DETAIL INVOLVED IN THE SWAP.

[SamE30e]

The big details are.

E30 hubs..
E36 bolt pattern...

Have I drawn or designed the things yet!? I'm pretty sure that if I was going to design them I might double check the bolt pattern. It was off the top of my head.

Like I said, it's simply gauging interest. It wouldn't have made a difference if I stated the bolt pattern or not.

[e30s52]

Would this even be safe?

[Jand3rson]

Based on what I've read so far, no.

[FredK]

Well, the hub is a precision machined part. I'm not sure it'd be worth your while to machine 5 - 10 sets for ca$hlimited members.

[SamE30e]

Why wouldn't it?

They wouldn't be re drilled stock hubs, they'd be CNC'd from scratch.