Fill/Redrill vs Adapters

[z31maniac]

What are your thoughts?

Fill/redrill is cheaper, but I question the safety since it seems most 4x100 redrills start to every so slightly get into the meat of the hub.

It seems you can get good quality adapters for every bolt pattern -> bolt pattern now, but a pair is going to come in around twice as much as a redrill it seems.

[nando]

you end up with stupid offsets with adapters. if it's just for the street a fill/drill by a pro shop is fine. if you want track wheels there's no reason to care about bolt patterns, there's lots of cheap/light/strong track wheels already that fit E30s.

[z31maniac]

Hahaha, the 318 will not be seeing track time.

[Mystikal]

you end up with stupid offsets with adapters.

I disagree. Most of the automotive world runs a 35-50 offset, and that's exactly what you end up at with 20mm adapters.

[bimma360]

Yeah just off the top of my head, adapters let you run e36 and porsche wheels... that aint bad...

[z31maniac]

If no problem redrilling I'll probably go that route.

Just depends on what wheels I get and what the final ETs will be.

[stinkydriverx]

Well the only wheels that will work with a redrill IMO are something with a centercap(Weaves, Borbet type a).
Anything else unless painted afterwards will look like crap. Im going with adapters personally and like mystikal said, most of the auto world runs 35-50mm offsets. So depending on your bolt pattern you will be golden. With the correct hubsize on the adapter and the right TQ it will be a very safe extension of your hub.

[StereoInstaller1]

Buy the damn beyern wheels, screw all that spacer/adapter nonsense.

[z31maniac]

Won't be doing any of it.

I decided daily driving a car slammed on RS's with some stretch was going to turn my 50 mile round trip commute everyday into a gigantic pain in the ass.

[xwill112x]

lower it slightly, throw some kosei's or some other cheap wheel with meaty tires. win-win situation.

[z31maniac]

lower it slightly, throw some kosei's or some other cheap wheel with meaty tires. win-win situation.

It's funny you should say that.

There is 15x7 set of Kosei K1s with 205/50 RT-615s on them in my garage right now for summer/Auto-X tires.

ALthough I really want to sell them and put 15x8 TRM C1s with 225/45 Hankook RS-3s.

[3bvert]

not intended to be a thread jack, but would the e36 wheels and adapters, make the tires stick out further or would rolling be needed

[z31maniac]

Depends on width, offset of the wheels and size of the adapters.

[xwill112x]

It's funny you should say that.

There is 15x7 set of Kosei K1s with 205/50 RT-615s on them in my garage right now for summer/Auto-X tires.

ALthough I really want to sell them and put 15x8 TRM C1s with 225/45 Hankook RS-3s.

dooo etttt

[OOMPH!]

What's it typically cost to get 4 wheels filled and redrilled? I never track my car but I do a lot of highway driving at high speeds, safe or not so safe with redrilled wheels?