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Will they fit? '17' BBS Rims

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:57 pm
by irishandBMWmad
i have seen a set of BBS CH replicas fs

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215/45/17 michelin pilot sports on front
205/40/17 marangonis on rear,
off a mazda 323 but fit anythin 4x100 et 38

Will these fit '87' E30 325i sport?

Re: Will they fit?

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:05 pm
by snoops
should fit depending on centre bore and you will need spacers?

Re: Will they fit?

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:23 pm
by irishandBMWmad
what size spacers would i need? how would i find out about the centre bore?

Re: Will they fit?

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:11 am
by Jonsku
ET around 20 is ok with those. Centre bore is 57,1mn on E30 hub.

Re: Will they fit?

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:08 pm
by irishandBMWmad
So they would fit? you think they would look good>?

Re: Will they fit?

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:18 pm
by irishandBMWmad
Can i get some more posts i am going to look at these wheels and not still sure if they will fit!

Re: Will they fit?

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:17 pm
by Steviec
You may need spacers to make them clear the brake calipers and you need to find out what size the centre bore of the wheel is, this is the part where the bit that sticks out of the wheel hub site in. If the hole in the wheel is too small, the wheel will not fit and if too big, you will need some spigot rings (plastic rings) to fill the difference.

Re: Will they fit?

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:29 pm
by irishandBMWmad
Kool That is what i needed to know. the centre bore on an E30 sport is 57.2 mm?
Would u know how big a spacer i would need?

Anybody got these or samiler on an E30
so i could get an idea what they look like?

Thanks on new to the site and to E30 but really Kool and helpful site!!

Re: Will they fit?

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:38 pm
by BadDave
irishandBMWmad wrote:Kool That is what i needed to know. the centre bore on an E30 sport is 57.2 mm?
Would u know how big a spacer i would need?

Anybody got these or samiler on an E30
so i could get an idea what they look like?

Thanks on new to the site and to E30 but really Kool and helpful site!!
15mm hubcentric spacer should do the trick
Cost about £50 ish

Re: Will they fit?

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:42 pm
by BadDave
Should have added

Centre bore on the E30 is 57.1mm

Little bit of info for you
I run 7" wide rims with a 40 mm offset to clear my Brembos and use a 30mm spacer

They some times catch on the plastic arch liner between 3/4 and full lock

With 15mm spacers you might be ok

Re: Will they fit?

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:44 am
by irishandBMWmad
How would i find out the offset of these wheels??

Re: Will they fit?

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:11 pm
by BadDave
Should be marked on them

Look for the letters ET and a number just after it
the other way is to lay the rim on a flat surface, place a flat edge across the topof the rim and measure the distance from the face to the flat surface then divide by 2
then measure the distance from the mounting face of the wheel to the flat surface
Take this measurement(in mm) and deduct the 1/32 distance from that
This will leave you with the offset

Hard explaining without a diagram unfortunately

Re: Will they fit?

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:31 pm
by oldroydsr4
Where can i get the bbs replicas from (who makes them), i have never seen them in the uk and the originals cost a fortune.

Re: Will they fit?

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:01 am
by irishandBMWmad
i seen these for sell on a local car fourm, not sure were they were got from.