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Old 10-02-2012, 10:14 PM
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Anyone ever put BBS wheels on a 4th gen? I heard rumors a few years ago that the BMW bolt pattern was close enough but never saw proof that it could be done. BBS makes a nice killer looking wheel. Something in a gunmetal or titanium color wide mesh would look sick on a white T/A.
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car in my sig has a "bmw" bolt pattern. there are quite a few recent threads about this.
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BMW is 5x120 and fbody converts to like 5x120.3? Its close enough to fit. I have put bmw wheels on my car for fun, the offset for bimmers is usually way different and that usually causes fitment issues not the bolt pattern.
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damn thats nasty... very original
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a set of F1 or CH-R in titanium would look sich on a white car. there is a shot of a white BMW there with F1's and it looks really good.

67 goatman, you mentioned yours has a bmw bolt pattern. was this a conversion or you just used BMW wheels?

Bo jangles,
thats what im talking about, they apear to stick out past the fender though. is that the case or just the picture angle? What size and offsets are they?
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Nice ride BOJANGLES!
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Just the angle, car needs to go about an inch lower...
The rims are vette offset 17x9 and 18x10.5
Fronts 275/40/17 and 315/35/18 rears
Last time I talked to bbs about the they aren't in
production anymore at least in this size...

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Originally Posted by bojangles
Just the angle, car needs to go about an inch lower...
The rims are vette offset 17x9 and 18x10.5
Fronts 275/40/17 and 315/35/18 rears
Last time I talked to bbs about the they aren't in
production anymore at least in this size...
If you're talking about the "Corvette specific" BBS LM wheels, yes, you're correct, they haven't been "in production" for about 7-8 years. In fact, I think I managed to snag the last set that was available, back in '05
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I thought they were pretty pricey,then nice wheels but i think the forgestars look better on4th gens
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I have a set of the BBS LM wheels intended for C5s. Mine are 17x9 and 18x10 though. I have 25mm wheel spacers in all four corners to move the wheels outward.



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^^^ badass nice to see some more lms on a 4th gen!
I reverse mounted the centers to avoid using a spacer,
wich didn't really help all that much since I still had to
relocate the bumpstops to get the 315s to fit...
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If I can help anyone find a certain offset or with pricing please hit me up.



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