Another wheel fitment question - BBS LM

Nov 6, 2011 | 01:11 AM

Ken311

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Another wheel fitment question - BBS LM

Looking at some BBS LM wheels that measure

Front - 18 X 8 +35
Rear - 18 X 9.5 +38

For reference stock C32 wheels are

Front - 17 X 7.5 +37
Rear - 17 X 8.5 +32

Any help from the wheel gurus on here would be great. Thanks

Nov 6, 2011 | 02:54 AM

pww

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I would go with a spacer in the front definitely (might not be needed, depends mostly on brake clearance and suspension clearance if you have any aftermarket suspension) and a spacer in the rear would be entirely optional, it will sit fine in the back.

Nov 6, 2011 | 02:33 PM

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Can I ask where you guys are sourcing the LMs? Are they genuine 5x112? I know they show up for VWVortex's classifieds once in a while, but there are a lot of replicas out there. I was thinking that the most cost effective source would be a set from vrwheels.com, redrilled from 5x114.3. VRWheels tells me that the redrilling is done with steel inserts and there is no effect on the aesthetics, no harm to the paint. The other option I suppose is using 'wobble bolts', but I wouldn't be comfortable doing so.

Nov 6, 2011 | 03:12 PM

Ken311

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The set I am looking at is a 5x114.3 pattern, so I am planning on running wobble bolts. I may redrill if I can't find the correct wobble bolts though. problem with that is it kills resale value of the wheels .

The shank length of the stock bolts seems much longer than that of the wobble bolts, but I should know more tomorrow.

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