bmw wheels on corvette adapters??

[unstancedeuro]

i have corvette sawblades on my vw right now my question is can i use these adapters for bmw wheels?

[hover]

You might have to used wobble bolts, but it should work fine for you. Assuming you aren't trying to use E30 or 2002 wheels.

[Pablo]

corvette hub bore is smaller than the BMW so it wont be totally hub centric

[Chris.]

Use spigot rings then

[balleur]

most adapters convert to lug centric so it shouldnt matter

[unstancedeuro]

the adapters i have are studded instead of lug bolts does that make a difference thanks for all the info thus far

[balleur]

Nope, you can run any BMW wheel just gotta figure out the right offset

[Steve]

most adapters convert to lug centric so it shouldnt matter

Nope, you can run any BMW wheel just gotta figure out the right offset

he is asking if he can use the current adapters for BMW wheels. which right now he cannot. He will need hubcentric rings to run bmw wheels on a vette adapter.

[Dom_J]

Yea I wondered the same thing when I got my adapters made...

There both 5x120 but I guess that tiny bit of difference(cant remember the exact bolt patterns) will throw the fitment off...

If you got any friends w/bimmers, play around w/one of their wheels to see how far off it is, maybe the holes would be just large enough to suffice. Idk....might not be safe though.

[balleur]

he is asking if he can use the current adapters for BMW wheels. which right now he cannot. He will need hubcentric rings to run bmw wheels on a vette adapter.

no he wont cause he isnt using lug bolts, the adapters have studs which means the wheels dont need to be hubcentric, the adapters make the car lugcentric

seein as how i have first hand experience i think i would know

so as ive said before, numerous times. YES IT WILL WORK

[SeanDub]

no he wont cause he isnt using lug bolts, the adapters have studs which means the wheels dont need to be hubcentric, the adapters make the car lugcentric

seein as how i have first hand experience i think i would know

so as ive said before, numerous times. YES IT WILL WORK

This.


People who flip shit cuz a wheel isnt hub centric crack me up. Most lugs are conical anyway, which means its lug centric, snug em up with the wheel off the ground then torque on the ground, no problem.

[Steve]

Good to know, my apologies for the bad info. I was not aware that the lugs work for that. Thanks for setting my straight.

[SeanDub]

Good to know, my apologies for the bad info. I was not aware that the lugs work for that. Thanks for setting my straight.

Its what we're here for.

[Chris.]

IMO I still wouldnt run them without spigots.
As its putting the weight of the car on the studs rather than directly onto the hub.
If it's worth doing it's worth doing properly.

This obviously doesnt mean its 'wrong' to run the without but for the sake of a few quid why not make double sure?

[Stephen]

Its what we're here for.

Yup. There was a discussion about it on another thread. Im currently running adapters that are not hubcentric ( on the wheel side) and i have some rings so the adapters sit snug on the hub. Studs, conical bolts and a proper torquing with a torque wrench and i drove back and forth to SB for LCL twice on shitty stretches of the 101 without added vibration or problems.