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General Topics / Tires & Rims -- 5-Lug Conversion
« on: November 29, 2011, 05:59:49 PM »
My vehicle is a 1992 BMW 318ic cabriolet (with a 5-lug complete conversion from a BMW E30 M3) with billstein sport shocks, H&R sport lowering springs and a 410 LSD. It is for street use only. The stock bottle cap wheels are an offset of 35mm and the sport basket weaves are 25mm.
My question is: What size rims and tires can I use on this 5-lug conversion, and in particular, what offset parameters can I use? Would like to stay with 17" x 7" because of the low horse power motor, and not go 8" wide.
BBS LM replicas (or real LM's) and style 42's are the looks I like, but am open to all suggestions of what will fit. What brand of BBS LM replicas are the best – esm's, tre's . . .? Also, I am attracted to the BMW Z3 style 42, 16" x 7” wheels, the offset being 46mm. With that offset, are wheel spacers a must, an option, or are they a joke?
Any information and/or suggestions that can be provided would be greatly apprecited.
Thanks, Craig
My question is: What size rims and tires can I use on this 5-lug conversion, and in particular, what offset parameters can I use? Would like to stay with 17" x 7" because of the low horse power motor, and not go 8" wide.
BBS LM replicas (or real LM's) and style 42's are the looks I like, but am open to all suggestions of what will fit. What brand of BBS LM replicas are the best – esm's, tre's . . .? Also, I am attracted to the BMW Z3 style 42, 16" x 7” wheels, the offset being 46mm. With that offset, are wheel spacers a must, an option, or are they a joke?
Any information and/or suggestions that can be provided would be greatly apprecited.
Thanks, Craig