LF: Wide Steelies 4x100

[tatertots]

Hey guys I was just looking for some wide steelies for my E30

But I cant find a shop near me who does them, so if anyone is selling a set let me know,

thanks

[e30polak]

look up diamond racing wheels on google. They make custom sizes, and they're about 90-100 per wheel.

[e30nub]

make sure you get a size to clear the brakes. search e30this, he had some, but modified his brakes to accommodate them

[Number dude]

make sure you get a size to clear the brakes. search e30this, he had some, but modified his brakes to accommodate them

I had to grind my caliper and run a wheel spacer.

I highly recommend you don't buy wide steelies, mine were so off balance it was ridiculous, the holes were off center for the lug bolts. I tried hubcentric rings and they cracked trying to hold the wheel straight on the hub while i tightened the off lug bolts.

You might have better luck, mine were from mrw/mrt-wheels.com

[e30this]

I bought mine from Diamond racing. Im on my second set.
My first was 16x8 and I had no issues other then the modified caliper bracket.
I have 15x8 now and the same thing.
I didnt even have the wheels balanced after the tires was put on and I have not one vibration at all.
Theres a sticker on the back of the diamond wheels that tells you what to tightin them too.
I found out if you dont follow this it will cause trouble with the wheels and a lot of vibration.
All mine are at 90 ft lbs.

BTW number dude. your not suppose to run spacers at all. diamond recomends this when selling the wheels because it causes issues with the way they are mounted.
Also the wheels are lug centric and not hub so they have a specific way they need to be balanced.
Im 100% happy with my wheels and I have nothing to bitch about towards the company that made them.

The price of the wheels alone new just for the 15's was about 550 shipped. Reason was I got the chrome and that cost about 20-30 extra per wheel. You can get the 16x8's for around 475-500 shipped

[Number dude]

I bought mine from Diamond racing. Im on my second set.
My first was 16x8 and I had no issues other then the modified caliper bracket.
I have 15x8 now and the same thing.
I didnt even have the wheels balanced after the tires was put on and I have not one vibration at all.
Theres a sticker on the back of the diamond wheels that tells you what to tightin them too.
I found out if you dont follow this it will cause trouble with the wheels and a lot of vibration.
All mine are at 90 ft lbs.

BTW number dude. your not suppose to run spacers at all. diamond recomends this when selling the wheels because it causes issues with the way they are mounted.
Also the wheels are lug centric and not hub so they have a specific way they need to be balanced.
Im 100% happy with my wheels and I have nothing to bitch about towards the company that made them.

The price of the wheels alone new just for the 15's was about 550 shipped. Reason was I got the chrome and that cost about 20-30 extra per wheel. You can get the 16x8's for around 475-500 shipped

That's why i posted the company i got mine from. If you have a good review like that about diamond racing, i'll try a set from them sometime. I balanced the ones i had the right way. From the centerbore they balanced awesome, from the lugs, they wouldn't balance. The holes were literally drilled horribly off. I've heard similar problems of the steelies having balancing issues because they're meant for track, not street.

Which set did you buy from diamond? I bought the entry level set of mrt/mrw and that could've been my issue.

[e30this]

I got the D seris ones.

Pics of old and new.







new set








They are the pro series, Chrome center raw finish. Was 135 shipped per wheel.

[Number dude]

I dig 'em, yeah, you got the higher priced ones that diamond offers. I paid i think $350 shipped for all four of mine (and it looks like diamond offers similar prices in the stock car serious ones) and i would've rather paid what you did for your diamonds because of how terrible mine were.

Mine didn't even look good.



The finish was like primer and the metal was horribly pitted.

[Number dude]

Cliff notes, go through diamond racing if you want steelies. Through my experience stay away from the entry level wheels and expect caliper issues

There's also another company called bassett that offers some really nice looking steelies, but i don't know anything about them (they might clear your calipers though).

[e30this]

You still have to cut the caliper bracket.
Here is a pic.