E34 Wheel Fitting Question?

[Dtripp3]

My E34 is bone stock besides the wheels but I am getting a super deal on some Boss Motorsport wheels that are these dimensions...

I just wanna know what I will need to fit them if I need anything at all? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[evandael]

with that offset and width, probably a lot of fender rolling.

or seeing as how they are chrome, you may want to go this route:

[Dtripp3]

Eww I hate hoodrat cars

But really how much rolling cause I really love these wheels?

I don't have a picture of their current state but this is what I found on the internet...

[CrusherCurtis]

You don't have a muscle car. Those are not for e34's. -4 offset + 9.5" width = massive poke. Use this to see just how much http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

[JinormusJ]

Swag

Specs on these wheels? Are you running spacers or adapters? Could I obtain that much lift by putting two shock inserts into the strut towers instead of one? I would love to duplicate this look on an e28, except I would gold chrome the entire car and make sure there's grilles on my grilles

[evandael]

jinormous, what I did was put 3" spacers on top of the shock mounts and subframes. make sure to use some stainless grade 8 hardware from the home depot for that extra bling. boom instant lift, then I resdrilled the hubs for the rims and threw em on. baseball bat and bondo fixed up the fenders real nice an I then i had my boy hit it with that candy paint. swagswagswag.

[JinormusJ]

Can I use my wheel spacers or do I have to fabricate mount spacers? Would I be an
E to run a double strut insert before like I mentioned? I don't trust spacers as I had a wheel fall off when I was driving one time, but IDK.

Redrilling your hub is genius; it'll save me the trouble of redrilling the wheels and doing it right and dropping $600 for a 5-lug swap even though my car is already 5-lugged

I have a baseball bat too, so that will come in handy for the fenders! Did you use a wooden bat or a metal one? I was thinking of steel wooling my fenders before though; I want them to be fully prepped and don't want to chip the paint when I pull them..

[evandael]

For the spacers you can stack wheel spacers, and use washers to fine-tune the right height. And yeah scotch-brite them, then use an aluminum bat (metal-to-metal for less friction and it won't mess up the paint). Do it really quick too so the paint doesn't have time to react to the pressure.

Also don't forget to stretch the tires and slot the strut mounts with a dremel so you can camber it out for that hella tyte fitment.

[Dtripp3]

You don't have a muscle car. Those are not for e34's. -4 offset + 9.5" width = massive poke. Use this to see just how much http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

In the front I still have 13mm fender clearance and 25mm in the back
...So im pretty sure this will work very nicely :D:D:D

[JinormusJ]

Also don't forget to stretch the tires and slot the strut mounts with a dremel so you can camber it out for that hella tyte fitment.

Mad Tyte HerraFrush Dawg!


My only question is... Why? Chrome? Muscle Car Look?
I'd like to know the reasoning behind it.. Maybe even see shots soon of them mounted before I make a decision on your taste in this circumstance..

[Dtripp3]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=250409

because I got this crazy :loco: idea. ^^^ and I really want to see it through to completion and because this car is now my red headed step child and I fully intend to beat the shit out of it!

Crazy thought I had about combining my two favorite car companies (BMW & Chevy), I'm interested to know how difficult it would be to get a something like this:
454 Big Block

In to this?:
E34

[JinormusJ]

Hmm.. I would ditch the chrome though. Honestly though, I'm actually really excited to see this pan out...
I'd love a link to the build thread when/if you make one :-D


Seriously though.. No chrome :x

[Dtripp3]

Well I think the chrome would look really good with my car (it's flat black) and I already have chrome racing dynamic rgp's that look like this. (not as clean)


the only other finish I'd even consider for these wheels is this...

[klavender1]

Something like my buddy's sweet ass truck?

[Dtripp3]

Something like my buddy's sweet ass truck?

OMG that truck is bad ass those wheels will look badass on my 34 :pimp: !!!