16x8 Style 5's on Adapters vs Fill and Drill

[Staszek]

I'll check him out. Only thing is I'll still have to get spacers to clear the brakes (if my memory serves me correctly).

After talking to someone with 18mm's all around running 205's, I might just go with some solid adapters like he has and put my extra money toward getting my suspension overhauled. He said the rear fenders needed a slight roll, but everything else was perfect and his picture looked great with Bilstein and H&R Sports plus some slight drop hats up front.

Would like to keep the wheels unmodified for potential 5 lug swap in the future the more I think about it.

Yea if you are running the stop M20 205 will be fine.

[TAC]

I know Ewheelworks charged $100-$150 per wheel so within your budget and he is really good.

You can ship to him. He can also clean up and paint the wheels if you wanted.

http://ewheelworks.us/

I'll check him out. Only thing is I'll still have to get spacers to clear the brakes (if my memory serves me correctly).

After talking to someone with 18mm's all around running 205's, I might just go with some solid adapters like he has and put my extra money toward getting my suspension overhauled. He said the rear fenders needed a slight roll, but everything else was perfect and his picture looked great with Bilstein and H&R Sports plus some slight drop hats up front.

Would like to keep the wheels unmodified for potential 5 lug swap in the future the more I think about it.

[Staszek]

Wonderful info - Much appreciated! I’m going to get some quotes for fill and drill because having the extra tire options is always nice. If it’s too much for my budget ($600+), I’ll probably order some hubcentric 15mm’s front and 18mm rears with 205 tires. That way I can eventually 5-lug swap and keep the wheels if I ever want some cooler tires.

Another important bit is that my car currently sits at stock height. It’s a late model, so I’m going to do some slight drop hats up front but I won’t be able to install better shocks and spring (Billy/H&R Sports) for some time.

I know Ewheelworks charged $100-$150 per wheel so within your budget and he is really good.

You can ship to him. He can also clean up and paint the wheels if you wanted.

http://ewheelworks.us/

[TAC]

Wonderful info - Much appreciated! I’m going to get some quotes for fill and drill because having the extra tire options is always nice. If it’s too much for my budget ($600+), I’ll probably order some hubcentric 15mm’s front and 18mm rears with 205 tires. That way I can eventually 5-lug swap and keep the wheels if I ever want some cooler tires.

Another important bit is that my car currently sits at stock height. It’s a late model, so I’m going to do some slight drop hats up front but I won’t be able to install better shocks and spring (Billy/H&R Sports) for some time.

[cspec]

I have the same setup using adapters and I think it's fine. Just need 205/45/16 tires and a small roll. The idea of filling and drilling bugs me which is why I went with adapters.

[jdt10768]

I bought some Style5 16x8s - drilled/filled/refinished from Paul E. Very happy with the fit and quality. Have to use hubcentric rings, but no big deal. He actually milled the inner face slightly to get the correct offset, perfect. No issues whatsoever, but a bit $$$

[Staszek]

If it’s a daily, a proper fill n drill will arguably be as safe as adapters.
However, each have pro’s and cons.

Adapters:
Pros: more robust, plug and play (no hubcentric rings, studs, lugs, spacers),
can make your car stance hot boi
Cons: way too high of et, thus tire size drops a ton, you can only fit a 205/45
with a good amount of camber in the front on a 18mm adapter. but if
you’re into stance and tons of low to make it look good, go for it.

Fill n Drill:
Pros: can fit proper tires, looks meaty af and you don’t have to be slammed to
to pull off proper figment, less rotational mass
Cons: can be very risky if you go to a trash shop, requires hubcentric rings,
extended studs, lugs, spacers to clear brake calipers in the front, wheel
may not be appealing to the eye after fill n drill, may not be able to
balance the wheel 100% (again if the shop is trash)

Overall, I had adapters, didn’t like little tires, so I sold my adapters, got a proper fill n drill, nice sized tires (225/45 Direzza ZIII’s) and I’m a happy camper. I drive on super nice and clean SoCal roads so take that into account also.

Hope this helped, cheers

Agree with all of this. I filled and drilled because I didn’t want to roll or run 205’s.

Since I am running the IE Willwood kit mine fit perfect with no spacers needed running 225/45. If you go for I t, make sure you go to a good shop. It’s not cheap to fill and drill done right. Ewheelworks does a great job.


Don’t mind the front stance I had not changed the springs yet.

[Jokester]

If it’s a daily, a proper fill n drill will arguably be as safe as adapters.
However, each have pro’s and cons.

Adapters:
Pros: more robust, plug and play (no hubcentric rings, studs, lugs, spacers),
can make your car stance hot boi
Cons: way too high of et, thus tire size drops a ton, you can only fit a 205/45
with a good amount of camber in the front on a 18mm adapter. but if
you’re into stance and tons of low to make it look good, go for it.

Fill n Drill:
Pros: can fit proper tires, looks meaty af and you don’t have to be slammed to
to pull off proper figment, less rotational mass
Cons: can be very risky if you go to a trash shop, requires hubcentric rings,
extended studs, lugs, spacers to clear brake calipers in the front, wheel
may not be appealing to the eye after fill n drill, may not be able to
balance the wheel 100% (again if the shop is trash)

Overall, I had adapters, didn’t like little tires, so I sold my adapters, got a proper fill n drill, nice sized tires (225/45 Direzza ZIII’s) and I’m a happy camper. I drive on super nice and clean SoCal roads so take that into account also.

Hope this helped, cheers

[TAC]

Picked up some nice 16x8 style 5's a little while ago with plans to fill and redrill them in the future for my late model e30.

However, I've been seeing a few cars with the same wheels that actually look quite good with 18mm adapters, 205 tires, and a minor fender roll in some cases.

Anyway, I found some interesting 15mm 4x100-5x120 e30 adapters on eBay that are pretty tempting. I'm almost certain I could run these with 205 tires (or maybe even larger?). I was just wondering if anyone else knows about these adapters or has thoughts on my situation as a whole. Other solutions? Or should I just stick with paying extra for a thorough fill and drill?

Adapters are definitely cheaper (and perhaps safer?) so if I can go with them without too much compromise I'd definitely like to.