BMW rims

[ss1cars]

Hey everybody,second time on here.I notice some people put BMW wheels on thier car, I have a 72 Chevelle,will they fit?Any info is appreciated.

[Grngoat]

I've never done it, but they are a different bolt pattern, so technically they won't work. Now reality is that they are a 5 on 120mm circle which works out to about 4.724 inches. So the people that use them have decided that the .026 inch difference doesn't matter.

[TonyL]

get a hubcentric ring adapter. The BMW wheels hub wont mate up to the hub ring on your rotors. So the load is supported fully on the lug nuts.

That's bad.

Your local machine shop should be able to make you a set for cheap. Or you can find them online.

[Grngoat]

That's an even better answer.

[TonyL]

Thanks. A quick google search of "hubcentric ring BMW chevy" yields many returns and most are about 20 bucks shipped to your door.

Now, you can run the wheels without them, but i've heard horror stories of them working loose and stuff. So use loctite, use a proper torque wrench, and check them often. Especially after hard driving, and heat cycling.

[ss1cars]

Thanks alot

[derekf]

Keep in mind that there are two different hub diameters for the BMW wheels depending on what they came from - so measure before ordering.

[TnBlkC230WZ]

Here is a pick of 17*8 6.29 inches of backspace from a Z3 I needed 1.25 inch spacers on the front and 1 inch on the back. Some 5 and 7 series wheels may not need spacers. All 3 and Z series will. There is a site on ebay that sells the 1.25 inch BMW hub centric spacers that work better than the Chevy spacers.

I don't have the rear spacers on in these pics so it looks funny.






Pics without any spacer to show stud centering

[Apogee]

There was a good FEA thread a few weeks ago regarding this topic...seems to push people's buttons. Good information nonetheless.
https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=50804

Tobin
KORE3

[streetk14]

Personally, I don't think the lug pattern is a problem at all if you get a hub centric centering ring. That way the lugs aren't supporting the car, they are just holding the wheel on.

Here's a pic I took of my car with some 18" M3 wheels on it. I had them on there when I aligned my car so I could use our special wheel adapters. Actually didn't look too bad but would have needed spacers on the rear to look right.

[TnBlkC230WZ]

For those on a budget, you can get some really nice wheels for cheap. I bought mine to have something to roll the car around with as my old 14 inch wheels couldn't clear the disk brakes. They worked much better than I expect and I have left them on. I will be replacing them soon with Boze wheels though.

[dhutton]

5 and 7 series wheels will often fit without spacers. These are a better choice.

Don

[FirstGenZq8]

^^^

true. search ebay for "m parallel". the staggered set up of that, 18X8 w/ 13mm offset and 18X?? w/ 25mm offset will bolt up to many GM cars w/o spacers. a 1" or so spacer would make them fit perfectly/look better though.

[CamaroJesse]

Personally, I don't think the lug pattern is a problem at all if you get a hub centric centering ring. That way the lugs aren't supporting the car, they are just holding the wheel on.

Here's a pic I took of my car with some 18" M3 wheels on it. I had them on there when I aligned my car so I could use our special wheel adapters. Actually didn't look too bad but would have needed spacers on the rear to look right.

That looks really nice. Do you know if these will fit over c5 brakes? Are you using any spacers? is that a lip out back i see? and what year are these off of?

thanks
Jesse

[streetk14]

That looks really nice. Do you know if these will fit over c5 brakes? Are you using any spacers? is that a lip out back i see? and what year are these off of?

thanks
Jesse

Jesse,
here's the link to the original thread from last year when I took these pics. Should have all the info you need. Oh, and in the pics I only have the M3 wheels on the front. https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/sh...ght=bmw+wheels