bbs, worth grabbing?

[threlevenguy]

Did you get those at CAP?

[Wh33lhop]

That sucks, those would look amazing on an E30. Dunno if it's worth doing a 5 lug swap for if you didn't want to before though.

[VicSkimmr]

I personally think you would greatly increase the worth of those wheels by re-drilling them to 4x100. 16" will be too small for the majority of cars with 5x120, going to 4x100 will greatly increase the potential market for them.

[McGyver]

Did you get those at CAP?

Yup, they had just set the car out.

That sucks, those would look amazing on an E30. Dunno if it's worth doing a 5 lug swap for if you didn't want to before though.

Well I had considered a 5 lug swap before but really didn't see a reason to since it would cost alot for the swap and really nice wheels to make the swap worth it. Now that I have the wheels that just need to be refinished, I have alot of incentive.


And since im not hip with the lingo and haven't searched yet, wouldn't et11+15mm spacers put me at roughly et25? (Im under the impression that that's the e30 offset)

[Jaxx_]

Yup, they had just set the car out.




Well I had considered a 5 lug swap before but really didn't see a reason to since it would cost alot for the swap and really nice wheels to make the swap worth it. Now that I have the wheels that just need to be refinished, I have alot of incentive.


And since im not hip with the lingo and haven't searched yet, wouldn't et11+15mm spacers put me at roughly et25? (Im under the impression that that's the e30 offset)

you lose offset with spacers.

et11 + 15mm = -4ET final

you'd have to machine the hub to get a higher offset. that's risky business if you want to take off a significant amount.(I'd say more than 2-4mm, but i don't know much about machining wheels)

[Raxe]

Dunno why everyone is freaking out over these, with a proper refinish they'll probably end up around $1500 for the set and they'll still be 5x120. Add another 2k on to go 5-lug and it's not a great deal at all. You can buy a set of nice bolt on 4x100 for around $2000..

Maybe I'm just bitter about buying junkyard-find wheels in the past and they turn out to be a serious headache and pile of regret later, but that's just my experience.

Haters gonna hate.

[Jaxx_]

you lose offset with spacers.

et11 + 15mm = -4ET final

you'd have to machine the hub to get a higher offset. that's risky business if you want to take off a significant amount.(I'd say more than 2-4mm, but i don't know much about machining wheels)

also, offset is related to the wheel as well. look at an offset calculator and you'll begin to understand.

example:
8" wheel with 0 offset is 4" on each side of the hub.

6" wheel with 0 offset is 3" on each side of the hub. from there you push in or out with your offset, and back-spacing becomes more important.

example: I had 16x6 wheels and I moved to 17x7.5, although the ET was lower on the 7.5" wide wheels, they rubbed on the inside.

You should use spacers to correct issues with calipers, rubbing, etc. Or to get a wider track.

ET11 on an 8" wide wheel -- I don't have to use a calculator to check, but I'm pretty sure that's gonna poke.

[IminDiegoTriick]

lucky!! thats like finding a pot of gold at the junk yard.

[McGyver]

also, offset is related to the wheel as well. look at an offset calculator and you'll begin to understand.

example:
8" wheel with 0 offset is 4" on each side of the hub.

6" wheel with 0 offset is 3" on each side of the hub. from there you push in or out with your offset, and back-spacing becomes more important.

example: I had 16x6 wheels and I moved to 17x7.5, although the ET was lower on the 7.5" wide wheels, they rubbed on the inside.

You should use spacers to correct issues with calipers, rubbing, etc. Or to get a wider track.

ET11 on an 8" wide wheel -- I don't have to use a calculator to check, but I'm pretty sure that's gonna poke.

So according to stock caps (width=6 et=35):
Inner: 1mm less
outer: extends 49mm

According to weaves (width=6.5 et=30):
inner: same
Outer: extend 38mm

So wouldn't rolling the fenders roughly 2-3cm fix it?

[mr.vang]

i just want to kill you right now..

[McGyver]

i just want to kill you right now..

Good thing you're 3k miles away! Was my math really that bad though?

[mr.vang]

one lucky bastard.....

[Jaxx_]

So according to stock caps (width=6 et=35):
Inner: 1mm less
outer: extends 49mm

According to weaves (width=6.5 et=30):
inner: same
Outer: extend 38mm

So wouldn't rolling the fenders roughly 2-3cm fix it?

sounds about right. You'll have to see if you need to roll them that hard. I don't really know about fitment with these cars. The other question is if you're low enough to even need to roll.

[F34R]

The price of professionally refurbishing, balancing, and refinishing 3-piece wheels will be closer to $250 per wheel if done properly. On top of that, these are the wrong bolt pattern AND the wrong offset for your car (surely the wrong center bore diameter as well).

Personally, I would take Levent up on his offer: trade them in.

L is a great guy and I agree 100% with that^ L has some SICK wheels.

[McGyver]

sounds about right. You'll have to see if you need to roll them that hard. I don't really know about fitment with these cars. The other question is if you're low enough to even need to roll.

thats a good point, if i use them it'll be on my comfortable cruiser. i've got H&R Sports for it, but im not sure if i can use them if i go with a 5-lug setup. but no matter what i put on it, its not going to be very low.

L is a great guy and I agree 100% with that^ L has some SICK wheels.

well i looked through his picsa album and nothing really jumped out at me that wasnt 5 lug. i think it'd just be really cool to have legit 3-piece wheel.