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21 " e70 alloys

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21 " e70 alloys

Post by syg9m » Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:34 pm

will they fit my car ? I have the eibach 20mm spacers what else will i need & will they be legal if they stick out of the arches ?

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Re: 21 " e70 alloys

Post by shadrack » Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:35 pm

what fit the x1!!!
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Re: 21 " e70 alloys

Post by sapphireblack » Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:09 pm

Wheels extending beyond the wheel arches are of course illegal, wouldn't you expect that :roll:
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Re: 21 " e70 alloys

Post by syg9m » Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:32 pm

as i expland the other day my wife has an X1 & me an E53 , the offset are nearly identical to the E53 wheels with the 20mm spacers , the only difference is the wheel arch extention kits that are available for the E53 & the E70 fitted to the m sport models & occassionally come up for sale . I have looked into all angles but was wanting advise on the camber of the wheels as this will be affected due to the spacers on the hubs .

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Re: 21 " e70 alloys

Post by Sanj » Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:59 pm

Fella,

Not all of us remember what u posted a few days ago, hence a signature with what u own, helps.

X6 alloys will not fit your E53 even with your spacers.
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Re: 21 " e70 alloys

Post by Raj » Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:56 pm

[quote=""Sanj""]Fella,

Not all of us remember what u posted a few days ago, hence a signature with what u own, helps.

X6 alloys will not fit your E53 even with your spacers.[/quote]

E70/71 wheels will fit an E53 no probs. I'm running X6 20's no probs. For E70 rimmage you will need spigot rings all round but with E71 you only need spigot rings on the front.
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Re: 21 " e70 alloys

Post by Sanj » Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:58 pm

Cheers Raj,

I got them the wrong way round.... :roll:
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Re: 21 " e70 alloys

Post by Raj » Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:02 pm

[quote=""Sanj""]Cheers Raj,

I got them the wrong way round.... :roll:[/quote]

Ahh, then you'd be right to an extent.....lol.

The guy I bought my oe X6 20's off was running a set of E53 21" Alpina Dynamics. He had the entree bored just a touch to fit.

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Re: 21 " e70 alloys

Post by shadrack » Wed Jan 11, 2012 7:22 pm

http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp
that will tell you how the arches will be affected!
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