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Hi im looking to get some bbs wheeels.
What id like to know is what is the largest size we can get ie; 8j 9j etc


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Re: wheel size

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hey. I'm running 7j 15's with 195/50 tires and I need to roll the lip on the arch. they just cactch if that helps ya :)
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e21mad wrote:hey. I'm running 7j 15's with 195/50 tires and I need to roll the lip on the arch. they just cactch if that helps ya :)
hi.. ive got 16 inch wheels under my car and extreem lowerd.
7.5j at the front and 9J with 215/35/16 at the rear and i did just a litle bit rol the lip at the arches at the rear.
Why should you do that with 7J.?? :?
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was thinking about these but think they are to wide hence the question
cheers
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BBS-RM-15-SPLIT-R ... 3368648f58
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I've got 8 & 9 x 15's and have to have my rears rolled to get the new 215/50's under.
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Bempie21 wrote:
e21mad wrote:hey. I'm running 7j 15's with 195/50 tires and I need to roll the lip on the arch. they just cactch if that helps ya :)
hi.. ive got 16 inch wheels under my car and extreem lowerd.
7.5j at the front and 9J with 215/35/16 at the rear and i did just a litle bit rol the lip at the arches at the rear.
Why should you do that with 7J.?? :?
I also have the suspension lowered and the arches just catch and cut the side walls at the back. Although saying that they are 7j was just what I got off the wheel, they do have a 1.5 inch deep dish on them :shake
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in the top pick you can just see the tire has been scrapped by the arch. replaced them since this pic with pirelli's
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was thinking about these but think they are to wide hence the question
cheers
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BBS-RM-15-SPLIT-R ... 3368648f58
i know that e21 on Ebay got 9 at the rear and 8 at the front.
10.5 and 9.5 doesnt fit on the e21. belive me.. (then you have to cut out the arches) :D :hammer
i've got 5mm space between the wheel and the rear trailing arm at the rear... :innocent Sooo... it doesnt fit.
9 inch wil also not fit on the front. The steeringarm and the baljoint is too long and gives a problem by these E21.
E30 got smaller steering arm and thats wy e30 fits those wheel sizes.
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sounds like you know what ya need , just need to pick a wheel realy.:)
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Thanks for the replys .
Just need to find the wheel now.
I keep on searching :twisted: Cant wait to find a set now
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