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Old Dec 13, 2002 | 06:11 PM
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Justout of curiousity,would these fit ok??

Ive read that as long as the backspacing and wheel width are right, bmw wheels will fit camaros. I found these wheels on ebay, and I think the would look awesome on camaros. With an 8.5" wide wheel, is +18mm backspacing ok or no??
Old Dec 13, 2002 | 06:29 PM
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$2000 for replicas!! They do look good, but that is alot.


Oh yeah, I am not sure if they would fit.
Old Dec 13, 2002 | 06:38 PM
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They're only 1200. Besides, even though they are replicas, they are 2 piece wheels, which are more expensive than 1 pc.
Old Dec 13, 2002 | 10:36 PM
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Re: Justout of curiousity,would these fit ok??

Originally posted by White30th
...is +18mm backspacing ok or no??
Probably not...you need around 50mm of backspacing on a 4th gen car to be in the ballpark.

You need to just buy my wheels....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1874824621
Old Dec 13, 2002 | 11:56 PM
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Those are sweet rims...
Old Dec 14, 2002 | 12:29 AM
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Originally posted by pu12en12g
Those are sweet rims...
I know, and someone posted this pic of a formula with wheels that look exactly like those. If anyone knows where I could get these wheels in the correct spacing let me know.

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Old Dec 14, 2002 | 12:52 AM
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Originally posted by White30th
I know, and someone posted this pic of a formula with wheels that look exactly like those. If anyone knows where I could get these wheels in the correct spacing let me know.
I cropped the rear wheel in that pic and enlarged it...
http://www.ayresweb.com/wheelclose.jpg

It appears to me they are using a wheel spacer/adapter like you can get at http://www.skulte.com/adapters.html

That looks like the exact wheel you are talking about. They just used a bolt on spacer to make the backspacing correct. I did the exact same thing by using some FWD rims on a 96 GMC pickup.

-Shawn
Old Dec 14, 2002 | 01:03 AM
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Yeah, I see the spacers. What size spacers would be needed and would the be needed for the front to?
Old Dec 14, 2002 | 01:16 AM
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Originally posted by White30th
Yeah, I see the spacers. What size spacers would be needed and would the be needed for the front to?
You need to email the person auctioning off the wheels and ask the for the exact backspacing, not the offset. That way the correct spacer can be put in.

If I were guessing though, I would guess a 1.5" spacer would do it. That would put you at 55mm offset. BUT, you still need to ask for the backspacing to get the exact thickness spacer you would need. And yes, you would need spacers on all four wheels.

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Old Dec 14, 2002 | 04:37 PM
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Originally posted by TA25th
I cropped the rear wheel in that pic and enlarged it...
http://www.ayresweb.com/wheelclose.jpg

It appears to me they are using a wheel spacer/adapter like you can get at http://www.skulte.com/adapters.html

That looks like the exact wheel you are talking about. They just used a bolt on spacer to make the backspacing correct. I did the exact same thing by using some FWD rims on a 96 GMC pickup.

-Shawn
I believe ROH makes a wheel similar to that.
Old Dec 14, 2002 | 06:18 PM
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Originally posted by 89irocz23
I believe ROH makes a wheel similar to that.
They might, but you can tell they are hamann wheels. If you look at one of the spokes, you can see some text on there that hamann uses on their PG2 wheels.
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