Question on M5 brakes
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So can somebody confirm that the M5 E60 front and rear brake rotors, calipers, discs and the whole deal....fits my 545 with no issues? I have on the 167's. 
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Take a look on this: http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic= This is a DIY with OEM M5 brakes on non-M5
I hope it helps.
I hope it helps.
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Originally Posted by miguex' post='594019' date='Jun 2 2008, 07:23 PM
Take a look on this: http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic= This is a DIY with OEM M5 brakes on non-M5
I hope it helps.
I hope it helps.
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Originally Posted by khooger' post='594014' date='Jun 3 2008, 03:10 AM
So can somebody confirm that the M5 E60 front and rear brake rotors, calipers, discs and the whole deal....fits my 545 with no issues? I have on the 167's.
If you have one, Nick and I did some research and calculations and deducted you will also need a 30mm spacer if you wanna keep and use the reserve wheel in case of need.
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Originally Posted by khooger' post='594014' date='Jun 3 2008, 04:10 AM
fits my 545 with no issues?
Yes, no fear khooger: your 545i is fast enough to tire those brakes .
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Originally Posted by AlexFW' post='594284' date='Jun 3 2008, 11:57 AM
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How many mm in your experience clears both front and rear M5 calipers with the reserve wheel ?
We actually tried it in real life with 31mm (16+15mm - we had those handy) and just cleared the calipers...what did you try then ?
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Originally Posted by andy545' post='594312' date='Jun 3 2008, 02:50 PM
This kind of reply does not offer any substance Alex.
How many mm in your experience clears both front and rear M5 calipers with the reserve wheel ?
We actually tried it in real life with 31mm (16+15mm - we had those handy) and just cleared the calipers...what did you try then ?
How many mm in your experience clears both front and rear M5 calipers with the reserve wheel ?
We actually tried it in real life with 31mm (16+15mm - we had those handy) and just cleared the calipers...what did you try then ?
b) With my tyre vendor we tried to screw the reserve wheel to the car and we saw we couldn't, but it didn't seem the wheel need three centimetres.
So do you think 30mm is the minimum ?
PS:
I am talking about *front*, nobody would get rear brakes to brake better .
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Originally Posted by andy545' post='594312' date='Jun 3 2008, 03:50 PM
This kind of reply does not offer any substance Alex.
How many mm in your experience clears both front and rear M5 calipers with the reserve wheel ?
We actually tried it in real life with 31mm (16+15mm - we had those handy) and just cleared the calipers...what did you try then ?
How many mm in your experience clears both front and rear M5 calipers with the reserve wheel ?
We actually tried it in real life with 31mm (16+15mm - we had those handy) and just cleared the calipers...what did you try then ?