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Old 09-03-2010, 02:19 PM
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Anyone have BBS Lm's or Re's? I am planning on buying some of the LM's but i also like the RE's so i was just wondering if anyone has any pictures of them.
Old 09-03-2010, 06:03 PM
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Very expensive wheels the LM. In my opinion those wheels look good on imports though like Supras and BMW's. Just my opinion though. I have never seen them on a Vette.
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i have a 96 WS6 lol sorry my names misleading. Created it the day i bought my first Z06. sadly it was also the day it was stolen!!! A month later i finally got insurance, and bought another one, and it was stolen that day!!!! I gave up and went back to WS6's EVEN THOUGH the only reason i bought a Z06 was becuase my WS6 was stolen and burnt!!! LOL!!! But i shop smart and all in alli actually made over $6,000 off those three cars lol

They are expensive new, but not as much as CCW or Fisk or Iforged and look how many of us have those!! Plus theyre the knockoff option.
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How the eff have you had 3 cars stolen?? Yikes.
Anywho, I think they look good on BMWs and ****, but not so much on GMs.
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Originally Posted by IWGF
How the eff have you had 3 cars stolen?? Yikes.
Anywho, I think they look good on BMWs and ****, but not so much on GMs.
How do you know have you ever seen them? LOL i dont know whether or not i like them but if i buy them and i don't like them, ill put them on my BMW. I have an E36 and i KNOW they look great on that!!! So i'm not worried lol.
Old 09-04-2010, 05:09 AM
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just get them for the e36. Get some CCWs for the fbody.
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wow i didnt expect to encounter such haters for a classic racing wheel!!!! I'll prove you all wrong!!!! LMAO!!!!! We'll see what happens, we'll see. But if i dont go this route, im going to get c5 deep dish when the new wider rear becomes available, in gunmetal.
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BBS LM all the way. If you get them I will be jealous. That wheel will look SICK on anything with the right stance and tire choice.
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I just looked at the LM replicas. They look pretty sweet. Where are you finding these wheels for sale? The few I could find were import bolt patterns and low offsets.
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Theres a place locally that sells them, right now the LM replicas are $800 for 19x8.5 front and 19x 9.5 rear. I would then have the rears widened an inch, so $1100 isnt bad, not IMO.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/pts/1934894413.html

As far as stance, im also ordering some coilovers and there is a shop only 25 miles from my house that will custom make any hubcentric spacers and or longer studs etc so all in all, i will have the perfect stance soon!!! Offset on these particular ones are +35


Also EBAY has them a lot, the best replicas are a company called MIRO type 279. type 111 is also a very sweet looking wheel!!!
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Originally Posted by Nastyc4
BBS LM all the way. If you get them I will be jealous. That wheel will look SICK on anything with the right stance and tire choice.
I agree.
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Originally Posted by evilZO6
wow i didnt expect to encounter such haters for a classic racing wheel!!!! I'll prove you all wrong!!!! LMAO!!!!! We'll see what happens, we'll see. But if i dont go this route, im going to get c5 deep dish when the new wider rear becomes available, in gunmetal.
LMAO, won't matter what you do or when you do it....car's gonna get ripped off anyway. Geezus...3 cars? At least take a few pics when/if they get installed. Sounds like you have less than a 24hr window....
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Those wheels are ******* sick!!!
At that price I would have bought them already.
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How is a +35mm offset gona sit in the wheel wells though? Wouldnt it stick out a bit.
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Originally Posted by LPE 403
LMAO, won't matter what you do or when you do it....car's gonna get ripped off anyway. Geezus...3 cars? At least take a few pics when/if they get installed. Sounds like you have less than a 24hr window....
BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Hey don't jymx me ******* i have had this car for nearly 3 years!! LMAO!!! Funny guy here....

Originally Posted by desertLS1
Those wheels are ******* sick!!!
At that price I would have bought them already.
Well, i dont want to spend money until school starts and i get all my supplies taken care of. I got to a private art school and im studying car design it gets EXPENSIVE. Priorities you know? PLus i emailed them and havent heard back LOL!

Originally Posted by mac62989
How is a +35mm offset gona sit in the wheel wells though? Wouldnt it stick out a bit.
Stock fitments:

Front and Rear

7.0" ..... +35 to +40 mm .... 215, 225, 235
7.5" ..... +35 to +45 mm .... 215, 225, 235
8.0" ..... +38 to +55 mm .... 225, 235, 245
8.5" ..... +38 to +45 mm .... 235, 245, 255
9.0" ..... +38 to +56 mm .... 255, 265, 275
9.5" ..... +38 to +56 mm .... 255, 265, 275, 285
10.0" ... +38 to +48 mm .... 265, 275, 285

It may slightly, but it shouldn't. If it does ill just have to go wide body LMAO i was already planning on it. I want to have the rims widened an inch or two or three, who knows, and i want to flare out the fenders. No i didn't just say i was going to slap on some universal fender flares. Flared fenders and fender flares are two very different things. Depending on where the fender's edges end up, i'm going to have the difference filled with width, If it gets crazy, like to 13+, ill just stop and buy spacers/adapters lol.



Anyone have tire suggestions? I have always used BF Goodrich F1 Supercar tires, but im a little sick of the price tag since my car RARELY sees any track time, and if it does i can have my current tires waiting on some 8lb rims lol.
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Yeah thats a good price even for Linea Corse wheels. I need to get some non-DR tires too, I'm liking the Nitto Invos.
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I've been waiting to see a fbody with the LM wheels. Then again with a bird those multispoke styled wheels usually look good.
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Originally Posted by camar0corey
I've been waiting to see a fbody with the LM wheels. Then again with a bird those multispoke styled wheels usually look good.
Yea. I already have BBS lace style rims but i wanted a better looking, wider wheel. I want a super aggressive stance. I want my car look like its going to demand you sacrifice your children to it.
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Originally Posted by evilZO6
Yea. I already have BBS lace style rims but i wanted a better looking, wider wheel. I want a super aggressive stance. I want my car look like its going to demand you sacrifice your children to it.
A huge turbo w/ a nasty frontmount could easily solve that problem

In all seriousness, it should look sick, as long as you've got the suspension to back it.
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Originally Posted by IWGF
A huge turbo w/ a nasty frontmount could easily solve that problem

In all seriousness, it should look sick, as long as you've got the suspension to back it.
How bout two huge turbos sitting under custom air ducts in the hood? I'm going to position them just right so that all you can see through the vents is the "garrett" which will be painted red


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