Gus 5 Report post Posted September 27, 2006 has anyone done this? after doing the brakes on my mums 7 i observed they are very similar to andy's wilwoods. alloy body, 4 piston. good in other words now say i could get hold of a set...making adaptors to fit them to an e3o would be similar to the wilwood ones? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cainchapman 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2006 Why don't you just change the struts over to 5 series ones? A very fast 2002 has this as it's front end, I believe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petone 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2006 (edited) I thought about using E32? ones but pretty heavy and poor pad selection. Instead I have some E28 535 calipers at home which I plane to mate with A3 discs. Should so do the job nicely. Just so you know a disc height of somewhere between 35-40mm would be ideal. Edited September 27, 2006 by petone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spargo Report post Posted September 27, 2006 The 8 series brembos bolt right up to E30 M3 hubs, but its difficult to find a disc that will fit. Reason I mention this, is that E28 hubs = E30 M3 hubs, so why not try something along those lines? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smokenbaby 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2006 The 8 series brembos bolt right up to E30 M3 hubs, but its difficult to find a disc that will fit. Reason I mention this, is that E28 hubs = E30 M3 hubs, so why not try something along those lines? Are the bearings the same as standard E30 ones. If so this will make it somewhat easier to do a 5 lug front conversion. No mods need in respect to changing struts and so on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petone 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2006 (edited) no, the spindles are bigger on E28 and M3 Gus, another problem is finding wheels with spokes that will clear the calipers, reason why people use single or double pot calipers when upgrading brakes Edited September 27, 2006 by petone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted September 27, 2006 e28 struts dont work...the bolt pattern at the bottom is different. even if you did use them you would have to buy the e30 m3 part to connect the strut to the control arm and tie rod end. sounds easy but they retail at ~$500 each. have had much conversation with glenn about this! 15" Weaves fit fine over andys wilwoods. could always use a wilwood disc but one of the attraction of the e38 caliper is that it will have dust seals unlike the wilwoods. they are really light...lighter than stock e30 stuff. not heavy like e28 etc stuff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
