Mikey's BBS RS build

[Wh33lhop]

I am going to hate the stretch and camber you're going to have to run to make those work, but god DAMN do they look good.

[e30 gangsta]

awesome in for pics!

[penneroyal]

PICTURES! FINALLY! (excuse the quality.. iphone)

But wait! More talk.. haha

Bolted up the wheels last night, all 4 wheels in one sitting. That's 268 nuts and bolts... :p

Used Locktite Thread Locker Gel on all threads. The gel makes it much easier to apply, and less messy.

Used my 12pt 8mm socket on the bolts and a 10mm 8pt on the nuts.

Let me tell ya, by the end of the bolt up process i was beat.. but to see the finished product was 100% worth it.

Test fit pics first:


Front is good to go.




Rears will take a little love to work. but remember, this is with the suspension fully extended, no negative camber.


Up front i have these:


so camber is easy to come by.


Finished product:



Look for some much better pictures tomorrow.

[penneroyal]

But studs are so much easier... :D

Haven't made up my mind yet.. hmmmm

Very nice!

Thanks!

[cbouchez]

Very nice!

[MR 325]

But studs are so much easier... :D

[penneroyal]

No need to convert to studs, they make tuner lug bolts too

YES! Thanks!!!

[formula driver]

sub'd

[E30SPDFRK]

No need to convert to studs, they make tuner lug bolts too

[penneroyal]

You need tuner lugs, they're a smaller diameter. Try autozone or the likes for now.

Mike, you'll need to convert from bolts to studs and get tuner lugs as mentioned above.

Thanks for the fast replys! i was thinking that. Whats a good length of stud? Just dont want ti poking so far that i cant put on the BBS caps.

[MR 325]

Mike, you'll need to convert from bolts to studs and get tuner lugs as mentioned above.

[E30SPDFRK]

You need tuner lugs, they're a smaller diameter. Try autozone or the likes for now.

[penneroyal]

Aliight, I did a test fit lastnight, went well but ran into a problem. The upper part of my lug studs (the cone shaped part of the lug stud, upper region) is too fat to fit properly in the redrilled holes. the studs are the stock BMW studs. Does anyone have information on a slim lug stud? Help would be greatly appreciated!!

Pics up tonight!! been super busy with the cars and work everything.. HELP PLEASE!!

[pandaboo911]

nice work on these wheels, though i fear like some others you may hit strife in the rear. That said, if you want big lip, do big lip. This is the Japanese VIP way, make the car fit the wheels.
if you end up too wide but dont want to do widebody or overfenders, your next option is to buy narrower barrels for the wheels. This will let you keep your 4" lip but gain you some inner clearance and lower your offset and width. Sure you won't have 10" wide rims but you'll have like 4" dish on a 9.5" wheel or so haha

Smaller inner barrels will do nothing to reduce the poke.

[drulle]

any update?