Part 40: BMW E30 "Clipz Motorsport" 5 lug Hub Calculations, Evaluations, Installation, and Review!!

[@AntonioSantos-yh2tq]

Came for the BMW parts - stayed for the calculus! Great video

[@Garageaholic]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@deandefrancesch613]

That calculus lesson was better than anyone I’ve ever had I school. Even better was those fingernails!!! Your style is getting better every video!! Keep up the great work Frank!!

[@Garageaholic]

Haha I have an artistic daughter and I’m so proud of it!!!

[@deandefrancesch613]

I kinda figured that was the source for the color. 👍 for being a kick ass dad!

[@DadBodGarage]

It makes it much easier when the calculus is applied and represent real world measurements!

[@Nico_335i_DCT]

Very nice solution! The front wheel bearing sets of the e30,e36 and e46 most of the time include a new dust shield. And in countries where there is a lot of salt on the roads during winter, the rear bearing replacement is a very big pain in the backside! Don't ask me how I know🤣. Great update Frank. Have a nice weekend, Nico.

[@nkosanamabena3484]

That looks like a great product, giving us e30 owners more wheel options without the hustle of sourcing part's that are expensive lol... Thanks Frank & AK :)

[@jaredbrown1162]

re watching this 8 months later and wow man gotta say once again channel is super underrated you’re beyond a master tech seriously you really look in depth when it comes to your tried products and customers cars im sure you’ve built a very good reputation amongst you’re customers

[@Garageaholic]

Wow. That’s something. Thank you very much!!

[@davidhall5572]

Never in my life have I seen any E30 wheel bearing come out as easy as those... Even using special tools when I worked at a dealer...dammmmmnnnnnnnn. slide/sledge hammerless jealousy to the max!

[@jaredbrown1162]

technician professionalism at its finest fr

[@hevendranarayansamy2793]

Wow nice work Frank. And the math explanation.... I never knew

[@mikeross720]

Awesome review well done.👍

[@BimmerHausPerformance]

ChrisFix + EngineeringExplained = Frank with a whiteboard!! Love it, keep up the great educational material!!!

[@Garageaholic]

Thanks Buddy! Yeah, need just a few more subs before I can work with at that level!

[@drayescobar9469]

They have a supplier in the states?

[@ronnieelbers7430]

Clipz ships worldwide

[@terrymarsh8094]

Thanks for sharing. I love 💕 this car so rear! Don’t see too many of them anymore.

[@kimoh.4659]

Hey i was just wondering where did you get the sleeves from to make the bearings fit, i never received one.

[@MRNYCALIVE]

Can we get a 3 month update on this product? Has AK mounted 5lug wheels to test the product yet? Thanks Frank. Keep up the good work.

[@Garageaholic]

Absolutely! I’ll have AK comment on the hubs. I don’t believe he’s found a good set of wheels to throw on yet but he is looking for applicable rotors. Standby for more info as I don’t think he’s driven the car much this winter!

[@MRNYCALIVE]

@@Garageaholic thank you Frank.

[@medo4ril]

Hey man the car has been in storage because of winter I haven't really had time to go up to 5 lug yet. However it will get 5 lug swap in a couple of weeks or so. Also the hubs has been fantastic so far no problems 😊

[@MRNYCALIVE]

@@medo4ril ok. I look forward to your update. Thank you for the response.

[@MRNYCALIVE]

@medo4ril did you get a chance to put on a 5 lug wheel and drive the car around? Any updates?

[@kamilsw3972]

I'm having trouble finding hubs for my swingarms. I see in the video that you are pressing the sleeve. Do you know its exact size? There is a big problem with the availability of the hub in the version for the ABS disc (42mm)..

[@Garageaholic]

5x120 rear hubs? Not sure your question

[@Heavenly.modified]

What rotors do are compatible with these?

[@nkosanamabena3484]

Hi @Garageaholic , I'm thinking buying this set up. My question is, does this set up work with the bmw e38 wheels (style 5; style 4 &. style 15)?

[@Garageaholic]

See my latest video for Clipz installation. It answers that direct quesrion

[@ian.M440]

Very interesting 👍

[@quickvictor]

Detailed video. Thanks

[@kirilchuk]

Gr8t video.👍

[@dylanvisser7484]

What if you want to say use a bigger brake setup? Is that possible? And if yes what setup? Like e46 or something

[@Garageaholic]

I have a video on 2 ways to do that!!

[@yaseengaffoor]

Hi, still back to ask about the brake disks. I really want to buy the kit but I’m still concerned about the break disks. Has there been an update on the route the owner took

[@jb325i]

Found any bsolutions ? As I'm concerned too what fits

[@jb325i]

What rotors are compatible with this set up ?

[@je30325i]

That was a great explanation 👍 I will definitely be watching more of your vids 🙂 The only issue I have with these hubs is the rear hubs where the holes for the 5x120 are drilled through the bevelled edge - there can only be 2 or 3 threads max on that part of the hole?

[@Garageaholic]

That chamfer is such a small percentage of the circumference of the drilled hole that the thread engagement is virtually unaffected by the chamfer. I should have provided better pictures, but the thread loss from the chamfer is almost non-existent.

[@Mr.Walker994]

You sir, just earned a subscriber. Thank you, very informative.

[@Garageaholic]

You sir, are a valued customer. Thank you for watching with an open mind 😎

[@michaelperez8223]

Is there a follow up video to this?

[@Garageaholic]

Yes there is - 2 in fact. Has to do with what brakes work here. and it’s In this series and another for a jet black 325is. 2 different ways to do bbk

[@michaelperez8223]

@Garageaholic thanks just watched them. Is there a stock/non-big brake rotor and caliper set that can be used? Can an e36 rotor/caliper work or are big brakes the only option when using the 5x120 option?

[@Garageaholic]

@michaelperez8223 nope e36 won’t work. Offsets of the rotor and the e30 caliper bracket location won’t work

[@Nico_335i_DCT]

Btw Frank. If available for e30 a 'Dickase'😅 big brake kit could be a nice option for this car👍.Regards, Nico.

[@Garageaholic]

True! Good call there! Just need to get the 5x120 rotors to match

[@sp4nrs]

I’m an engineer. Your calcs may be about right for a static or rotating load, but the individual lug loading oscillates massively during cornering, and the cyclic nature of this means that there are many other things at play, which your calculations don’t take into account. The localised stresses fluctuate constantly, which induces fatigue cracking and deformation. Will they fail on a normal car? Probably not. But BMW didn’t add the extra steel as ballast, and there’s a reason that there is empirical guidance on edge and hole to hole distances. This video is a bit like chat GPT - convincing to the layman but more confident than accurate. FEA is a better way to do this, and I would hope that the manufactures have done that themselves.

[@Garageaholic]

Great comment. And after 3 years of relatively heavy use by the customer (no track), there are no signs of wear or cracking this far.

[@ijt540]

Under rated big time

[@Garageaholic]

Thanks man!

[@TimeisMoney22]

Cool

[@polloloci21]

Very smart.

[@yaseengaffoor]

Hi brother. I wanted to know if it is possible to just drill the brake discs to expose the 5x120 holes. I see clips offers brake discs on their website but it makes the kit relatively expensive Update: bought the kit and it has arrived with the brake disks. Can’t wait to fit

[@Garageaholic]

Yup, if you think you can drill 5x of the holes in the right spot, go for it!

[@rasjgo2]

You freaking rock 🎸 bro Awesome works Please don't stop the great bmw and especially e30 content 🙏 👌

[@Garageaholic]

You're the first to know, but I have a VERY cool build coming next year I just signed - And it's E30 Related....

[@rasjgo2]

@@Garageaholic I am greatly honored, I am interested in all you content Looking forward to it

[@poching0521]

I checked out their 5 log conversion hubs few months back. It looks like well manufactured products. However, it really worries me that how you are going to service front wheel bearings once the warranty expires? It does not look like that you can press a bearing in and out of the custom designed hub. Plus Clipz is based in Netherlands. How are they going to support the product in the future is really my concern.

[@Garageaholic]

I think I said in the video that they will stand behind their products. I asked them that same question for the front hubs specifically. If you have an issue or require a front bearing change for any reason, they will take care of you as a customer. The impression I get is that They feel that confident in the design.

[@ronnieelbers7430]

It's possible to change the bearing

[@UWSRacer]

Binghamton University grad using his degree!

[@kirilchuk]

Sir ,how high is your garage ceiling

[@Garageaholic]

I think 15-16'? Enough to have 2 cars full height on lifts.

[@V8bgt]

Seeing these calculations it seems that 4 lugs are already strong enough. So why 5 lugs? Only to have more wheel options?

[@Garageaholic]

That’s about it! There are tons of big brake options for 4x100 so that isn’t quite it. It’s all about wheels

[@BubbleboyJ]

All I heard was 2 pies and now I want pie😢