tires and wheels 14 inch NK steelies clear volvo BBK?

[AceAndrew]

Hoping someone might know this off hand (have searched ad nauseum), if not I'll find out shortly.

I have the IE volvo-based front BBK and the rear E21 250mm drums. Looking to put the 14x5.5" 1800Ti wheels on and am wondering if these will clear.

[eastsidebimmer]

If they don't fit, would you like to sell them to me?

I have 13x5 rear opel wheels on my car with the E21 drums and they fit. You'll have to find someone else to answer for the fronts but I suspect they will clear OK.

-=Ben

[AceAndrew]

Hey Ben,

Thanks for the feedback on the rear, am a bit more worried there than the front clearance actually.

I'm pretty determined to make them fit.

[M3M3]

what is the offset? 13x5.5 et 18 320i steelies fit over the volvo brakes. i used one as a spare....well.....until you made me buy all that wilwood stuff!! :-)

do they look like these?

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,50/page,viewtopic/t,380452/highlight,/

those have a pretty severe "wrap" near the center and may not work.

[AceAndrew]

Haha, we are all enablers it seems.

I think you're right on the backside wrap, pretty similar to the standard wheels. I guess we'll see when it comes time. Maybe some spacing will make it work.

[Lorin]

I had early Tii steelies over my volvo setup, needed small spacers ( i used 6mm) to clear.

[AceAndrew]

For posterity. It was close but the 14x5.5" NK 1800ti wheels will clear the volvo-based IE bbk!

Cannot thank "the collector" enough for these. I'm torn between running them now or waiting a few years when the bodywork is done.

[Mike_B]

Run them now!!! Those will look awesome on a car with some patina as well as freshly painted.

[Conway]

Run them now!!! Those will look awesome on a car with some patina as well as freshly painted.

^ this!

[AceAndrew]

Alrighty then, will put my existing wheels up for sale soon then!

[M3M3]

agree, run those steelies!

and thanks for updating your original thread with the answer. i am sure that will help someone in the future.

[nbristow01]

I had a set if 14" NKs. I sent them to CA and had them turned into 15x7 ET25 Basically they cut out the center piece of the 14" NK and weld it into a 15x7 barrel. I could not get the rear disc setup to fit. But yes the front BBK will fit. Those wheels look sweet

[FunElan]

It's gonna look sweet Andrew! It's a nice setup to run, ask me how I know

14x5.5 2000cs steelies and caps.

-Matt