Huuuge wheel poke. Is it too much?

[mother_russia]

I've been looking around craigslist for a few months until I finally found the perfect wheels. They're BBS RS', 16x7 et12 and 16x8 et13, and I paid $700 for them.. Very good condition, just needed a little bit of polishing. Went from making this a small polishing job, into a full restoration project. They used to be fitted on a Porsche(5x130), but the guy got rid of it and kept the wheels. My car is not running yet(no spark issue), so I just wanted to see how these would fit. I knew I was going to poke, but I had no idea how much exactly. I also had to buy some 4x100 to 5x130 wheel adapters, measuring at 20mm each.

So, I want you guys' opinion on the fitment.
Here are the pictures....

What the rims looked like before I started working on them.

[IRON-E]

You need to jack up your wheel base, and maybe put a tire on to figure out fitment. Natural camber will set in and you'll have a better chance of seeing the results. So far, it look like you'll be way out.

[euronotworthy]

If 12 & 13 are your "final" ets then you'll be fine. If you're adding 20mm adapters to that you'll be putting yourself at -8 & -7. At that point you should be considering a fill & redrill.

[mother_russia]

You need to jack up your wheel base, and maybe put a tire on to figure out fitment. Natural camber will set in and you'll have a better chance of seeing the results. So far, it look like you'll be way out.

Actually, you're right. I should raise up the wheel base and get a more accurate result.

If 12 & 13 are your "final" ets then you'll be fine. If you're adding 20mm adapters to that you'll be putting yourself at -8 & -7. At that point you should be considering a fill & redrill.

Those pictures are with the adapters already installed. I can't find anyone around here that fills and redrills...

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[wakdog]

With a 20mm adapter and them being an effective 16x8 -7, this would put the outer edge of the wheel 9mm further out than my Borbet A 16x9s :



Im running a 225/45 tire in that shot too, so i reckon you could get away with it if you run a 205 tire....

[mother_russia]

With a 20mm adapter and them being an effective 16x8 -7, this would put the outer edge of the wheel 9mm further out than my Borbet A 16x9s :



Im running a 225/45 tire in that shot too, so i reckon you could get away with it if you run a 205 tire....

I think I'll be running 195/45. If I find someone to drill/fill, I'll go with something wider.

[coreyw]

Here's how my 16x9 et 15's looked just as a sort of comparison:



And they tucked in nicely when 225/45/16s were mounted and car was lowered. A fender roll was required of course. You might need an aggressive roll/pull too, but it's probably doable.

[Robotin]

not at all bawdy!!

purrfec fitment bdro...

ride like new car bdro.. make fast.

[bmwguy325is]

I like tire poke. But then again I have 275s and no flairs yet....

[mother_russia]

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Fixed.

[mother_russia]

Here's how my 16x9 et 15's looked just as a sort of comparison:



And they tucked in nicely when 225/45/16s were mounted and car was lowered. A fender roll was required of course. You might need an aggressive roll/pull too, but it's probably doable.

What was the lug pattern on those rims?

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[E30_fiend]

I think you'll be poked but not too crazy. The issue I think you'll run into before poke will be the fact that you wont be able to stretch a tire on a 7" wide wheel. So the poke will be fine but the lack of stretch will most likely be the problem. Youll probably rub pretty hard.


Taylor

[mother_russia]

I think you'll be poked but not too crazy. The issue I think you'll run into before poke will be the fact that you wont be able to stretch a tire on a 7" wide wheel. So the poke will be fine but the lack of stretch will most likely be the problem. Youll probably rub pretty hard.


Taylor

I think I'll be running like 195/45 on the 16x8(rear) and 185/45 on the 16x7(front)....

[E30SPDFRK]

Those should fit great actually, the front will be almost exactly flush and the rear will poke about 1/4". Go with falken 512's, 205/40 if you're slammed or 205/45 if not

[mother_russia]

Those should fit great actually, the front will be almost exactly flush and the rear will poke about 1/4". Go with falken 512's, 205/40 if you're slammed or 205/45 if not

Why would it matter if I go with the falken 512's or anything else? Fitment should be based on tire specs, no?

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