E30 Zone

I was wondering if anyone had any pics of e30s with these 5 spokes:

I'm not sure I've ever seen them on a BMW let alone an E30, usually the sort of wheel seen on Mantas, Novas and Fords. They are Revolution RFXs aren't they?

These are Revolution 5 spokes (which are pretty similar to the RFXs) but used mainly on RWD stuff like mk2 Escorts, etc.

I believe that Revolution do a 9x16 RFX that fits an e30 and IMO looks

Sorry, no pic though

With revolution you generally have to call the factory, they will make them in any pcd/width/et but I think they only do the 5'er in 15" which is a shame because I would prefer 16".

Some people can do packages cheaper than the factory though...

SteMarsden wrote:These are Revolution 5 spokes (which are pretty similar to the RFXs) but used mainly on RWD stuff like mk2 Escorts, etc.

I believe that Revolution do a 9x16 RFX that fits an e30 and IMO looks

Sorry, no pic though

Wasn't a bad guess? Not seen them for a long time.

ive got some 15's on my car you can see it on the pistonheads classifieds its a red sport.

you not got a link to it for the lazy people brettski

You will need et+10 on the front if running these with 4 pots, They also dont come in an e30 centre bore so need spigot rings.

What about these as old school 5 spokes and they are 16's an' all

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=163229

martinpallot wrote:You will need et+10 on the front if running these with 4 pots, They also dont come in an e30 centre bore so need spigot rings.

I rang rev and the chap I spoke to said he would make them from blanks to my spec so the centre bore would match

What width/ET are you running?

+ thanks for posting pics!

B7 wrote:What about these as old school 5 spokes and they are 16's an' all

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=163229

Thanks for the offer but they're not my cup of tea!

It is possible but the time it would have taken to get blanks machined wasn't worth it, have had loads of wheels made by revolution and they always take longer than they claim, I agreed to take a set which were already drilled for a Manta but hadnt had the offset machined yet. Fronts are et00 and rears are et20 8*15 all round.
The front needed a 10mm spacer to clear the brakes but would probably be OK with standard calipers, notice that the front arches have been heavily modded to get an extra inch to make up for the very low offset.

I had a set of these on my first E30... I'll try and dig up a pic.

Conan wrote:

Revolution are too "70's" for an e30 IMO. Even though Griffin motorsport used them, they have to be one of the wrongest rims for an e30.

Leave them for the Mk2 Escorts.

da4x4turbo wrote:I had a set of these on my first E30... I'll try and dig up a pic.

Nice one!

martinpallot wrote:You will need et+10 on the front if running these with 4 pots, They also dont come in an e30 centre bore so need spigot rings.

what have you done to your rear bumper? looks shorter or something.

Front and rear bumpers are just the tech 2 skins, trimmed down to fit closer to the body

looking really smart now it doesnt have the m3 wings on.

did you make em yourself or go for something like the abs motorsport ones?

As promised:

Those are RFX's

Ross - No the wings are standard ones with the lip pulled out and a round bar welded on the edge to keep it strong

martinpallot wrote:Front and rear bumpers are just the tech 2 skins, trimmed down to fit closer to the body

ok, might try that myself.

Schmidt make a very similar wheels - they're called modern line, come in one and three piece.

Quite a few VW boys use them, have a look on edition38.com