tires and wheels I Love These Wheels...opinions On Will They Fit

[Fretish]

Well I've exhausted myself on the stance thread, and I'm only more confused after going through it....sooo many set ups!!! Well I found these rims on ebay and man I really have a thing for them.

 

They are a staggered 16x7 and 16x8 with an adapter for 4x100 wheels et10 and et30

 

I dont think they are actual BBS wheels but they seem to have the center caps

 

Super pricey but I really like them, anyone know more about the brand?

 

I plan on having the vw rabbit flares done on my car so i think it will handle it in terms of clearance, plus I have some suspension ideas as well.

 

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/SSR-Formula-7-8J-x-16-Wheels-4x100-114-Motorsport-Racing-Rims-BBS-E50-BMW-E30-/221353812363?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET&hash=item3389b7218b&_uhb=1

 

 

Let me know what you think!!

 

Marco

[FB73tii]

I looked into SSR 3-piece rims at one point. Why not buy direct from the source rather than used on e-bay? Price is about the same, they list many different offsets for the rims. And why would someone put BBS stickers on SSR rims...tacky.

http://www.ssr-wheels.com/wheels/fm.asp

 

SSR Wheels
Owned and Operated by Tanabe USA, Inc.
1849 Western Way
Torrance, California 90501

 

I put this history together some time ago. Their website now says founded in 1971.
1982:     Founded in Ikeda-city, Osaka-prefecture, Japan
2003:     Tanabe USA Inc. established in Torrance, California
2005:     Acquired Speed Star Racing Wheel Co.

Edited February 1, 2014 by FB73tii

[Fretish]

And how long did that take? Like 2 minutes......God I love this place!!!

 

ThanksFB7....I will look into them there

[dlmrun2002]

BBS RZ rims are one choice that would fit an o2. They can be found in the usual spots,forums. 

ESM ( NM/NA)  has a nice choice of rims too. And very affordable. It's not a BBS but it looks good and gets decent reviews.

http://esmwheels.com/access/15-c-21_34_61.html

 

HTH

dlm ny country

[Fretish]

BBS RZ rims are one choice that would fit an o2. They can be found in the usual spots,forums. 

ESM ( NM/NA)  has a nice choice of rims too. And very affordable. It's not a BBS but it looks good and gets decent reviews.

http://esmwheels.com/access/15-c-21_34_61.html

 

HTH

dlm ny country

Thanks Dlmrun,  I was hoping this thread would open up into a bit of a discussion about good options and places to buy. BBS wheels are delicious of course, just need to dig to find the right ones. I'm not set on 16's, 15's would be just fine. The replica type wheels are a great option to allow me to stick to a better budget, but the goal would certainly be to get into some bbs wheels.

[Conway]

Another good place to look is vwvortex.com. get on there and find the 4x100 classifieds. It'll be under the vw classifieds section. There are bbs 3 piece wheels on there regularly.

[Koblenz]

BBS RZ rims are one choice that would fit an o2. They can be found in the usual spots,forums. 

ESM ( NM/NA)  has a nice choice of rims too. And very affordable. It's not a BBS but it looks good and gets decent reviews.

http://esmwheels.com/access/15-c-21_34_61.html

 

HTH

dlm ny country

dim,

 

I like the ESM 002R, 15x7.  That being said I thought our sought after ET was 20.  What ET options will work when using ESM 15x7?  The black is first choice but they only come in 15x9.

Edited February 2, 2014 by Koblenz

[dlmrun2002]

I really am not that familiar with tire sizes that fit the o2. I always thought 15 x 7 et25  would work depending on tire size. I bet Mlylte or others here would have more info on that stuff that should be searchable here.

hth

dlm ny country

[eurotrash]

15x7 et 25 with 195/50/15s are a proven set up.  snug up to the fender front, a little more comfortable in the back, but as a square set up its the right choice.  This way you can rotate your tires.

[M3M3]

+1

 

and a simple search on "wheel size" finds the wheel and tire fitment threads..

 

read this.

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/topic/142446-tires-and-wheelrims-fitment-guide/?hl=wheel%20size

[Koblenz]

Yeah.  I saw the ESM selection and hoped that mystically I was missing "an option."  Plus I just did a 12 hour shift and had a beer. "My name is Forrest..."

[GoFaSSter]

So to get the ram wheels in a 15x7 with the et15 to work you need a 10 to 12 mm spacer?

Edited February 3, 2014 by GoFaSSter

[M3M3]

So to get the ram wheels in a 15x7 with the et15 to work you need a 10 to 12 mm spacer?

if you have huge flares.  et 15 is too far OUT for stock fenders already.  spacer makes it worse.

[GoFaSSter]

Thanks Marshall. I probably should have dug that info up myself. I know it is in one of the threads. I will go and study up on offset and back spacing this week. Thanks again!

[albone]

search on the interwebz for axis og.  almost identical wheel