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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 09:51 AM
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BBS RX-R rims?

Hey guys, Just for S*****, & Gigg's, Ive been looking into the rims Id eventually like to Throw on the GTA. I stumbled across a set of BBS rims I REALLLLLYYYY like. They remind me of a cross between the Original GTA/Yearone Snowflake/Z06 Skinny spokes. I Know the offset for the GTA wheels is 0mm Front and 16mm Rear. These 19x9 have an offset of 32 & the 19x10 rims have an offset of 35. and they both have a 5x120 bolt pattern

Now I see that the Z06 Replica rims offsets vary from 54-65 in the 19" So Im wondering would it be possible to make these BBS rims work? maybe a smaller adapter for the rims?

Heres the link to the rims. https://www.gmpperformance.com/index...eel&PID=265002

any info is appreciated! Thanks in advance
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Old Feb 14, 2014 | 08:50 AM
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Re: BBS RX-R rims?

You would need to run spacers for two reasons. One to change the bolt pattern from BMW to Chevy and the other to get the right offset. 1 1/4" spacer should work at both ends assuming you don't have a 4th gen rear
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Old Feb 14, 2014 | 09:40 AM
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Re: BBS RX-R rims?

ET 35 will bolt on but the wheels will be tucked in a little. Get something with ETs from 20-25, much better fitment.
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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 02:39 PM
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Re: BBS RX-R rims?

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ET 35 will bolt on but the wheels will be tucked in a little. Get something with ETs from 20-25, much better fitment.
i disagree, an offset of 0 would be ideal IMO. 35 or 20-25 wouldnt even clear the control arms. that offset brings the wheels inside the fenders about an 1 inch... so you would need at least a 1 inch spacer.
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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 03:22 PM
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Re: BBS RX-R rims?

You can disagree all you want but I have had ET35s on my car so I KNOW they fit and I'm running 15/22 now and have had 20/25 on there, they fit also. The lower ET move the wheel OUTBOARD, not in.

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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 04:16 PM
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Re: BBS RX-R rims?

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You can disagree all you want but I have had ET35s on my car so I KNOW they fit and I'm running 15/22 now and have had 20/25 on there, they fit also. The lower ET move the wheel OUTBOARD, not in.
i disagree again. a POSITIVE offset will allow the rim to sit further inside the fender, tucking. a NEGATIVE offset will allow the rim to come out of the fender, flush or poke.

a C4 zr1 rim has a offset of ~35mm everyone know they need at least a 1in spacer. a 4th gen 10 spoke has a offset of 56mm and you would need a 2in spacer.

on your rims you may have a negative 35mm offset but they would poke more than they do. think a car with a 4th gen rear in it and third gen rims.

this is my car with a 0 offset rim

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