15 vs 16" rims now with offset issues :( FML

[e30leigh]

so i sold my alpina reps.

they were nice wheels. but being reps i just couldnt look at them the same.

kinda felt wrong. like some kind of identity crisis.

so they are gone. and ive got enough to get some rota grid-v's
which i will run untill i save up to get some bbs rs wheels one day.



but im not sure if i want to drop to a 15" or stay at 16.

either way they will be 8" wide at about a et20 with 225/45 tyres and they can will be sitting on GC coilovers.

whats people opinions.

thanks, leigh

[Dirtsquirt]

So you sold your Alpina reps....because they were reps.

And now you want to buy Volk TE37 reps.

[e30leigh]

thats one way to look at it. haha

the way i see it though, at lest they are there own wheel. they are not badged as a volk te37.

sure they are based on the te37 but they arent an exact copy pretending to be something else and just not pulling it off.

lets not poke holes. im looking for opinions on size not style.

[MonkeyMan]

15" euroweaves ftw

[e30leigh]

they are getting hard to find these days. but the odd set does pop up from time to time. i did plan to get a set if they come up cheep as spare wheels for track days.

has anyone run these with 225s on them with success? we run 205s on them with the company race car. but rules limit us to that size. as well as the diameter, width and offset which the weaves full into perfectly.

[wakdog]

I ran a set of the Grid-V in 15x8 +0 and had brake caliper clearance on the front, had to grind the edge of the caliper and also run an 8mm spacer to clear.... Im not sure if the +20 offset version of the wheel has more brake clearance but i ended up selling mine because 15x8 -8 on the front was kinda ridiculous...

[e30leigh]

i was told by the wheel guys that the et20s fit. of course ill test fit them before i buy them.

[CHIF8008]

if your car is dope and dropped. then run the 16's. if not get 15's

[e30leigh]

its pretty tidy in condition. one small ding from the old owner i need to get fixed. although its not a major and the paint is still intact. so its not needing to be rushed.

im also fitting an mtech 2 kit. its partly done. the rest needs painting and to be fitted.

and like i said i have the GC coilovers sitting ready to go. and bone this thing on its ass.

so thanks. i guess i will go with the 16's. they seem to have been fitting options too.
most 15s i find are 0 offsets atm for some reason. and i want full sized tyres so the offset needs to be more practical.

[CHIF8008]

sounds like a good plan

[e30leigh]

cheers, fingers crossed it comes together like i imagine it.

[MR 325]

I'd like to see those in 16" on an E30, post pics once you get them!

[e30leigh]

will do for sure.

[Jim Lepage]

For comparaison

15''



16''

[e30leigh]

yea. 16 sure does fill the gaurds up that much better