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14" e30 BBS Alloys
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:37 pm
by Red Mist
Hello, I'm a newbie here so excuse me if I ask some stupid questions!
Picking up an 1981 320 this weekend and want to get some new wheels on it.
Have found a ridiculously cheap set of 14" e30 BBS alloys and am wondering what I'll have to do to make them fit on my e21?
Thanks,
Neil
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:45 pm
by e-einundzwanzig
you will need spacers, don't really know what size cause I don't know how much offset the wheels have!
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:21 pm
by Peter V.
Most of the standard E30 BBS wheels have an offset of ET 25.
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:04 pm
by rob0r
14" BBS are around ET30, 20mm spacers would be a safe bet
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:46 pm
by pistonheader
wiz0r wrote:14" BBS are around ET30, 20mm spacers would be a safe bet
my 15's are ET24, but i find running 5mm spacers the best. i'd have thought 10-15mm for the OP, i know it wouldn't be "perfect" offset, but the larger the spacer, does it not cause excess wear to wheel bearings?
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:19 pm
by Red Mist
Thanks guys. 2nd part of the question then - is there a supplier that makes particularly good spacers?
Cheers
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 7:36 am
by pistonheader
http://www.fk-automotive.de/websale7/Wh ... 2Aod-xbiYw
seem quite good. i don't even have hubcentric ones on mine and there is no wheel wobble, but i'm only running 5mm.