bbs, worth grabbing?

[8380 Labs]

it's a lot of work to refurb them, but centering them is not one of the concerns. they only fit together one way, it will be obvious once you take them apart. they don't have gaskets in them, you'll need to strip all the old sealant and apply new sealant...there's a ton of BBS refurb guides online, just search on google.

completely changing your suspension and brakes for a set of wheels is pretty hardcore. especially since the fronts will be bustin out of the fenders bigtime once you get everything on there.

[McGyver]

^well i have 5 lug swap in the mail, but the question is whether or not its a good idea to disassemble the wheels for a refurb? I am mechanically inclined and have all the tools/patience required to do it properly. i just want to know if they bolt together with all 3 pieces centered, or if their is "play" that could would put them out of balance. and would i need new gaskets for them?

[8380 Labs]

the amount of speculation, hearsay and misinformation in this thread is exceptional.

hacking up a set of RSs to redrill them isn't going to help their value at all, in fact i think it will probably harm it.

your best options for retaining the value of the wheels and also getting them on your car would be adapters or 5-lug suspension. it doesn't sound like you are a slammed/stretch type guy, and small tires would be your best hope to get them on there with adapters, and even then it's not going to be ideal at all.

5-lug is expensive, and if you go the more affordable route (e36) you're still going to have issues making these fit, since the track will be so much wider.

if i found a set of $110 RSs in that fitment in the junkyard i would buy them, give them a light refurb without fully disassembling them and flip them on BFC for $700. then i'd put that towards some wheels i had a realistic chance of making fit my car and looking good.

[McGyver]

so i'm thinking about polishing the lips but the guys at the wheel shop advised me to not take the wheel apart. is it difficult to get it back together and centered without any leaks?

[McGyver]

Hell, if you could find a set of RS211's in a junkyard for $110, I'm sure you'll find a brake and suspension setup from an e36 m3, 318ti, or z3.

Thats what i was thinking. they have a few e36 325i's laying around (would they work?) but no 318ti/z3/m3 yet. i figure i'll just wait for a great deal. i mean i dont really have any money right now anyway so waiting isnt a problem for me.

[theox69]

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.

Is this sarcasm?

Why would re-drilled wheels of any kind be worth MORE after?
These wheels are a lot in their current bolt pattern. They just need to be refinished. And I'm sure you could get away with using e36 parts for a 5-lug swap so it doesn't cost $2k.

Hell, if you could find a set of RS211's in a junkyard for $110, I'm sure you'll find a brake and suspension setup from an e36 m3, 318ti, or z3.

[ZM Blue Devil]

well i looked through his picsa album and nothing really jumped out at me that wasnt 5 lug.

look again.:D

[eur04lif3]

^^ I'm sorry but that looks like shit, I wouldn't trust a wheel like that. ( I know there are 3 holes still need to be filled)

this

[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.

[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.

[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.

[mr.vang]

one lucky bastard.....

[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]

i just want to kill you right now..

[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?