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What 15" steelies are good for an E30
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 7:05 pm
by E30BeemerLad
Thinking of a possible alternative to the usual BBS etc and am thinking about some 15" steelies.
What other cars do you know of will have the correct 4x100 PCD but also near enough the right size centre bore? Also very important, the wheels would need to be 7" wide or wider, which is where I believe a lot of the issues will be as the french scrap will only have 6J wheels
Any ideas folks?
Re: What 15" steelies are good for an E30
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 7:10 pm
by stonesie
I think some early vectras had 15" steelies, not sure on how wide though.
Re: What 15" steelies are good for an E30
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 7:21 pm
by E30BeemerLad
Are vauxhall 4x100 or 4x108?
Is it Ford that is 4x108?
Re: What 15" steelies are good for an E30
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 7:21 pm
by maxfield
Ford is 4 x 108.
Re: What 15" steelies are good for an E30
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 7:23 pm
by gcs325i
4 stud vauxhall are 4x100
Re: What 15" steelies are good for an E30
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 7:54 pm
by Mark-W
What about g60 steelies, pretty sure there 7j, an £150 brand new for a set

I was going to buy a set an get them banded (
www.wide-wheels.co.uk )
Re: What 15" steelies are good for an E30
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 1:47 am
by gareth
lagunas sometumes had 16" steelies in 4x100
otherwise it's 15" vauxhall or vw
do a search, it's been discussed a few times recently

Re: What 15" steelies are good for an E30
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 1:54 am
by xavier
Holden gemini (and therefore, i think the, old vaux chevette) have a 100x4 stud pattern and also a low offset. A lot of the 4x 100 stud pattern wheels have a big offset of 40ish ET. You want something closer to 25(or less).
Re: What 15" steelies are good for an E30
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 2:00 am
by xavier
If i remeber correctly the honda 4 stud steels are 4x 100. The offset is too big as standard , but spacers can be used
Re: What 15" steelies are good for an E30
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 2:01 am
by gareth
that's where banding will come in useful, adding width to the outer rim on a vw wheel will get the width up nicely and set the ET where you want it
Re: What 15" steelies are good for an E30
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 9:03 pm
by engine_ear
BMW MINI
Been meaning to get hold of one to try out. No idea what the width or offset is tho...
Do know the centre-bore is a mm smaller than E30 so will need machining out.