e30, 5 hole hup convertion

[kennytey]

Originally posted by Tom@Oct 12 2005, 10:22 PM
guys, you don't need 250bhp to do 5 lugs....
i've only got 245 and i'm doing fine with 5 lugs haha

anyway,
5 lugs are great for wheel choices, if you have the chance and resources, DO IT!

Kenny,
your term "naker" should be the knuckles

if you hack your hubs to gain 5 lugs, then it'd be best to do it right.

but if you were to go the E36 way,
you have to make sure you find the rears first which is the Z3 or the E36. i'm sure you can find some in Singapore or JB.

fronts are easy with E36 complete struts. Rears are direct fit

but 2 things

-Camber
you have to have custom camber plate or anyway you can correct the camber angle which is drastically or insanely positive when the E36 front struts are in

-Lower arm problem
with the E36 struts in, wheels will not be center to the arch. it will sit dangerously back. mod the lower arm bush lollipop to correct it. or get E36 M3 lower arms

some articles here:
i used the E36' parts
http://bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/index.ph...topic=2636&st=0

chriscab used the E30 M3 parts
http://bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1788

good luck

Thanks bro. Thanks alot for your value opinion and information. I think I will prefer to keep the money and time for some other modificatiion first. sure one day will do that in the future. Hope to see you on next TT and have a look at your car.