a bit of advise pls on alloys......

[danmox]

ive found a set of alloys i like
but the only problem is they are 5 stud. is their such a thing as a 4 to 5 stud adapter??????

[yeah_mick]

there are pcd adapters available, all depends what the new wheels are.

[danmox]

oh whoops.
they are beyern mesh 8 by 17

[mrLEE30]

not the best way of doing it, best way is to convert hubs to 5 stud using E36 compact or E30 M3 parts you also need to be carefull the front tyres done foul the suspension parts is the off set is wrong.

Best bet is look for some other alloys!!

mrlee

[harry_p]

what offset are the wheels you're looking at?

an adapter is likely to be a minimum of 20mm thick, effectively a big spacer pushing the wheel out of the arches an extra 20mm. you might get away with it if the wheels youre looking at are high offset e36 / e46 fitment wheels, but it's not going to work without serious arch work on 5-series offset wheels.

same problems with conversion, e36 based conversions are cheaper, but need messing with to get the geometry back to somewhere where it should be, and limits you to e36 type high offset wheels. An m3 based conversion will be more expensive but allows lower offset wheels, deeper dish wheels.

[danmox]

ive just found out the availaible ET'S are 15,30 or 40
thank's for the advice. i just need to figure out wot size tyres now

[kam325itouring]

look at concept-wheels website they do 20mm adaptors for the e30 to e36 pattern with the right centre bores. you need an et of 40 to get the off set right, so it will bring it down to et 20. but on 8x17 you prob get scrubbage on the front. Ive got a set of bbs 328 sport rims i want to put on my car, but mine are 7.5 and 8.5 wide.

kam

[kam325itouring]

tyres you can go for a 215/40/17, or a 205/40/17 if you want a stretch.