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This off topic a little bit, but I've followed the thread and I like to run BMW wheels on my Volvos. Can you make an adapter that is 5x108(hub) to 5x120(wheel) in a 15mm thickness? -
recently posted this up somewhere else and thought it would be good to have here too - a good explanation of why you should be buying these adapters:
OEM 5-lug style 5's are the most popular example of a wide range of stock BMW (and other manufacturers') wheels that people like to run on 4-lug e30s.
as i see it, there are several factors that must be taken into account when considering a modification like running 5-lug wheels on a 4-lug car:
1) what are the available options?
- full 5-lug suspension swap, redrill or adapters
2) are you planning on driving the car on the track or the street?
- i would not recommend adapters or a redrill for track applications
3) what is your budget?
- if we're talking about running a set of wheels for purely aesthetic purposes on a street car, only two of these options make sense from a budget/effort standpoint, and that would be a redrill or adapters.
4) which option will fit the best?
- let's say you were hell bent on a 5-lug swap. unless you're planning on purchasing a $1,500+ e30 m3 setup, a hacked together e36/z3/whatever setup is going to totally bugger the geometry (especially the front castor) those german engineers worked so hard to perfect. an e36/etc 5-lug swap also widens the track significantly, so your 5-lug wheels now bolt up directly, but fit the same way as they would with $400 adapters - except you spent way more money and effort to get there. also, if you want to change wheels it's much harder to reverse a 5-lug swap.
- fill and drill will allow you to retain the stock offsets, but you'll need to buy spacers to get the wheels to sit properly in the fenders - there's another $200+ on top of the $300+ you spent on the redrill...if you can find a place who will touch that project.
- we've sold quite a few sets of 18mm 4x100 > 5x120 adapters to e30 guys running style 5s and other 5-lug wheels - there are a bunch of pics and reviews in this thread...people are realizing the degree to which this 4-to-5-lug design has opened up their wheel options.
5) which option is the safest?
- if you've ever seen a 4x100 redrilled style 5 wheel, you'll know that to do that they must machine into the centerbore of the wheels. i personally wouldn't want to run those on my car, and it's the same reason many machinists will refuse to do the work. i know there are people out there who have run redrilled wheels safely, but if there's a price-competitive option that's more readily available and less of a safety gamble, i'd go that route, personally.
- a considerable amount of time was put into the research and development of this product line, and the result is a 4-to-5 lug adapter design that is revolutionary. i've been using adapters in some form or another for about 8 years now, and these are the best i've ever seen.
- from the modular hubcentric rings, to the use of studs (which makes installs much easier) and the design of the kidney-shaped adapter plate, which means no moving parts (compared to all other 4-to-5-lug adapter designs) - these are by far the best designed/built and safest adapters on the market, and the best choice if you want to quickly/easily/cheaply/safely run 5-lug wheels on your 4-lug car.
let me know if you have any questions, thanks.Last edited by 8380 Labs; 01-31-2013, 08:38 AM.Leave a comment:
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yup, that's not a problem.
available widths are 15/18/20/25/30/35 - email me at info@8380labs.com and i'll get you set up, thanks!Leave a comment:
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Do you make an adapter that's 4x100 to 4.114.3 (4x4.5)? If so, what widths do you offer with this configuration? thanksLeave a comment:
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