1986 BMW 528e

[volkswagger84]

have you tried to dissassemble the plastic peice that covers your ignition and stuff then slide your hub adapter on the spline then try and reassemble the plastic peice around the hub. that might work its worth a try if it can come apart. ususally there are 2 phillips heads screws underneath. im not sure because i have never molested a e28 but maybe just my thought.

[Robitussin]

Ive cut my springs and the car rides almost factory . Stock 200k mile 30+year old struts too haha . Still stiff and it doesn't look like a granny car . Do it , you wont be mad.

As for the Momo adapter , I honestly have never heard of that issue . Is it a true momo adapter ? are you putting it on backwards ? Throw some pics up so I can see what your talking about . The Part # should work . However it may be for "airbag " equipped cars . Are you sure its a genuine momo hub ?

Hopefully i can explain this with the photos i have, but if you look at the spline in the adapter, it is receded into the adapter, and the spline on the steering column is receded behind the plastic around the column, and because of this the outer ring of the adapter hits the plastic way before it even comes close to sliding onto the spline.












And i know i am 16, but i think i am smart enough to know the way it goes on And it was ordered on amazon here [ame="http://www.amazon.com/MOMO-Steering-Wheel-Adapter-84-91/dp/B006HKMLHC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422750639&sr=8-1&keywords=momo+e30+adapter+hub&pebp=1422750650158&peasin=B006HKMLHC"]Amazon.com: MOMO Steering Wheel Hub Adapter BMW 325e/es/I/is 84-91 E30 - Part # 2006-1: Automotive[/ame] according to amazon, the seller is momo.

[12vsex]

Ive cut my springs and the car rides almost factory . Stock 200k mile 30+year old struts too haha . Still stiff and it doesn't look like a granny car . Do it , you wont be mad.

As for the Momo adapter , I honestly have never heard of that issue . Is it a true momo adapter ? are you putting it on backwards ? Throw some pics up so I can see what your talking about . The Part # should work . However it may be for "airbag " equipped cars . Are you sure its a genuine momo hub ?

[volkswagger84]

Hey guys, today me and my dad got the new hubs on, and after going for a little drive the brakes are waaaay better. And after that refreshing moment, we took the steering wheel off and attempted to put the Momo adapter hub on only to find that it didn't fit After searching on the internet every site i found claimed that the correct part number for a Momo adapter for my car is 2006, and the adapter i have has k 2006 stamped into the side of it The reason it doesn't fit is because the outer part of it is hitting the plastic around the steering column before it even gets near fitting over the spline. Will i have to do some trimming in order to get it to fit? It just seems odd to me because i see nobody else having issues with this.

I wouldn't know exactly what it looks like just because ive never seen the underside of a steering wheel on the e28. Maybe post a pic of exactly what it is. Probablly give people a better idea of exactly whats going on. I am actually interested in seeing hahaha.

Love the car though. It makes me want one so bad

[Robitussin]

Hey guys, today me and my dad got the new hubs on, and after going for a little drive the brakes are waaaay better. And after that refreshing moment, we took the steering wheel off and attempted to put the Momo adapter hub on only to find that it didn't fit After searching on the internet every site i found claimed that the correct part number for a Momo adapter for my car is 2006, and the adapter i have has k 2006 stamped into the side of it The reason it doesn't fit is because the outer part of it is hitting the plastic around the steering column before it even gets near fitting over the spline. Will i have to do some trimming in order to get it to fit? It just seems odd to me because i see nobody else having issues with this.

[Robitussin]

dope car. very clean. i wish my first car was this clean. i recently bought a very heavy car. i cut the springs and it rides decent. just as sam said you may have to get new struts. i plan on ordering bilstein ones for my car. just because they are 65 dollars for a pair lol. gotta love rock auto. keep up the good work

Thanks man. I am pretty sure the passenger front strut is blown, considering the housing is coated in a liquid which must be none other than shock fluid, and when you push down on that side of the car it makes a funny noise. Thankfully the car takes strut inserts rather then a full strut so it can't be too expensive.

[volkswagger84]

dope car. very clean. i wish my first car was this clean. i recently bought a very heavy car. i cut the springs and it rides decent. just as sam said you may have to get new struts. i plan on ordering bilstein ones for my car. just because they are 65 dollars for a pair lol. gotta love rock auto. keep up the good work

[Robitussin]

This isn't bad so far, and for a first car this is cool as hell. Keep at it!

Thanks, hopefully i can get it fixed soon so i can move on to the good stuff

[VanDamage]

This isn't bad so far, and for a first car this is cool as hell. Keep at it!

[Robitussin]

The hubs came in today and we should hopefully get them installed this weekend. Hopefully the Momo adapter will be here soon also. Should have pics up soon!

[Robitussin]

Good stuff dude.

Thanks man


We decided that since hubs with bearings pre-installed were only 25$ a pop, it would be a good idea to just buy them rather than worrying about pulling the other bearing. Should have them soon. Also gonna order a momo adapter hub for the grip royal wheel too. I wish i could get a quick release but i just can't justify buying something almost twice as much as the wheel just to install it

[oprahhwinfreyy]

Good stuff dude.

[Robitussin]

If I do end up cutting my springs it will definitely be temporary, but i am not quite sure if i should build or buy coilovers. My dad hasn't had any experience with coilovers except the ones he had on his s10 with ladder bars, much less me, so i have no idea if we should just take the safer route and buy full coilovers or build them to save money. But the car needs to be fixed so i need to worry about that first.

[theitchybeard]

ive cut the springs on mine. i agree with sam^^^. it sits really nice, but after almost a year of me having cut springs, the ride is starting to get kind of mushy feeling. i cut 3 from the front and 3 from the back. i wouldnt recommend cutting 3 form the front, but thats just me.

i did it as a temporary low option while i saved up for bags. i finally have the bags, just gotta get around to installing them

[Oh Damn, it's Sam]

If you're going to cut springs (and I have no problem with it if it's done right), you're going to absolutely need stiffer shocks to control them, like a set of Bilstein Sports or similar. At that point, you might be nudging up on cheap coilover territory. Just something to think about.