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Friday, Aug 11th 8:04pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 661
Arizona, USA
1981 BMW 320i |
I'm happy as a pig in ____ Well you know.
I need hardware, center caps and possible design ideas. Paint, etc.
Check b-forums for the thread and pictures.
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=579387 |
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Friday, Aug 11th 8:39pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 662
Arizona, USA
1981 BMW 320i |
I'll just add the pics here. Total price with shipping to my door was a whopping 350 bucks.
Pretty rare wheels in the states. |
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| imaradiostar |
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Friday, Aug 11th 9:12pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 846
Nashville, TN
81 323i, 82 525i, 85 524td, 90 535i |
I saw your bimmerforums post, sounds like you've got it figured out!
7x15 front and 8x15 rear would be my ideal setup!
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| redmist |
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Friday, Aug 11th 11:36pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 930
NY USA
357i , 325i e30 turbo |
What a score you bastard  Those are my track wheels!!!!
Anyway you can of course get shells from Kodiak for about $300.
I run 8" rears with a 6.5" back space and 225-50's and 7.5" front on a 5.5 back space and 215-50's. They fit within the OEM fenders. If you want to go larger you can figure the math (9" rear would be 5.5" backspace)
Pete. |
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Friday, Aug 11th 11:45pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 663
Arizona, USA
1981 BMW 320i |
Pete,
Are all 30 bolt centers created equal? I mean to say are all RS 30 bolt 15" centers the same? So if I copy backspacing and front spacing that someone uses on my centers, I should end up with the exact same offset. right?
How close is the 5.5" front backspacing to the steering arm on the front strut? |
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| redmist |
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Saturday, Aug 12th 12:26am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 931
NY USA
357i , 325i e30 turbo |
Hey Nic the fronts are a fingers width away (1/4 to 3/8ths) and just allow the wilwoods to fit. The rears are the same distance away from the rear trailing arm. I designed them that way getting shells from Kodiak.
Yep pretty much. The only variance maybe the thickness of the center from where the shells are mounted to the back face of the center section. If you measure yours I'll compare them to mine and you should be able to duplicate the set up.
The backspacing works out to about a 66 positive offset in the rear and a 38 positive in the front |
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| MayanArch |
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Saturday, Aug 12th 4:21am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 1118
Florida, USA
Baur E21 2.7 1982, Baur E30 318i 1985, 323i 1978 |
| redmist wrote: | Anyway you can of course get shells from Kodiak for about $300.
I run 8" rears with a 6.5" back space and 225-50's and 7.5" front on a 5.5 back space and 215-50's. They fit within the OEM fenders. If you want to go larger you can figure the math (9" rear would be 5.5" backspace)
Pete. |
Powder coat both the shell and center "black chrome". I like that in wheels......whereas I hate any other color including chrome.
Where is this? is that $300 for each shell or for all of them? Where can I find Kodiak?
Who else makes shells and sells them separetly? |
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| redmist |
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Saturday, Aug 12th 4:34am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 932
NY USA
357i , 325i e30 turbo |
I bought two 6" for $300 and two 1.5" for $200 |
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| HarryPR |
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Saturday, Aug 12th 6:15am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 19
Puerto Rico
1982 320i, 1983 320i,1976 2002, 1997 528i |
Here's a link to Kodiak's site :
http://www.kodiakracingwheels.com/ |
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| MayanArch |
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Saturday, Aug 12th 9:02pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 1121
Florida, USA
Baur E21 2.7 1982, Baur E30 318i 1985, 323i 1978 |
Does anyone make a 2 piece where the center is also the outside rim/shell......so the 32 bolts arent visible?
Will these mess up the offset of the wheel if you mess around with the sizes of the shells?
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Saturday, Aug 12th 9:39pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 664
Arizona, USA
1981 BMW 320i |
| MayanArch wrote: | | redmist wrote: | Anyway you can of course get shells from Kodiak for about $300.
I run 8" rears with a 6.5" back space and 225-50's and 7.5" front on a 5.5 back space and 215-50's. They fit within the OEM fenders. If you want to go larger you can figure the math (9" rear would be 5.5" backspace)
Pete. |
Powder coat both the shell and center "black chrome". I like that in wheels......whereas I hate any other color including chrome.
Where is this? is that $300 for each shell or for all of them? Where can I find Kodiak?
Who else makes shells and sells them separetly? |
I like the polished look. It's not chrome but polished aluminum. |
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| redmist |
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Sunday, Aug 13th 5:40am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 933
NY USA
357i , 325i e30 turbo |
Looking at these for track wheels now that Nic got the last of the BBS deals
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** Price is Per Rim, Place 2 in your Cart for the Complete Pair **
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| melloh |
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Sunday, Aug 13th 2:17pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 402
California, USA (San Jose)
1980 320is, 1991 318is |
bling bling!!!!
Sorry... couldn't resist. Put those 15x9 or 10 on my e21 and it'll take 2 minutes to accelerate to 60mph, but never lose traction (unless someone spits on the road).
But your e21 w/ the frankenstien motor will undoubtedly benefit from the monster shoes. Should be a lot easier to clean than BBS style wheels, too. LOVE BBS style, but a SUPER PITA TO CLEAN!!!!!!! |
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| imaradiostar |
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Monday, Aug 14th 6:33am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 850
Nashville, TN
81 323i, 82 525i, 85 524td, 90 535i |
Of course...where are you going to find tires that fit a 15x10 wheel and have a low enough profile for an E21?
Didn't the group 5 cars use 16's in the front and 17's in the back or something? That might make it easier to utilize some huge wheels and find usable tires.
jamie |
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| bmw_m_320i |
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Monday, Aug 14th 11:17pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 707
Helena, Montana
none right now :( |
they used 19's in the rear originally, but most of the ones around now have 17's because the tires are NLA |
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Friday, Aug 25th 7:32pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 670
Arizona, USA
1981 BMW 320i |
Got a package 2 days ago:
I took all these pics with my phone.
So now I'm looking for some parts. Center caps, maybe some different rim halves. Pipe up if you have some stuff. |
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