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Old 02-13-09, 07:26 PM
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BBS Vert Wheel Fitment?

Hello there all, I'm in the process of starting my TII 5lug swap, and I had just came across a full set of bbs verts from a friend of mine for free!(yay!). My main question is, will the bbs verts fit a 1st gen without rubbing on the suspension components? Also I plan on rolling the fenders a lot, so fender rubbing is not an issue. Also does anyone have a picture of bbs verts on a 1st gen? That'd be awsome. Thanks in advance!


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You will need 25mm spacers up front to keep them from rubbing on the springs, otherwise they fit and look great. Attached is a pic of my T2 83.
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You will need 25mm spacers up front to keep them from rubbing on the springs, otherwise they fit and look great. Attached is a pic of my T2 83.
82transam that 7 looks sweet
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Thanks!
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hey transam, which springs do you have on that car?
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Eibach in the rear and re-speed coilovers in the front with 200lb springs. Although I'm thinking about changing a few things on this car before spring so its thats not written in stone
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This is my old fb on vert wheels,from what I can remember It had a 25mm spacers up front.
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Them rims look sweet on a 1st gen.
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Yeah they do fit it quite well. A bunch of things have changed on my car since the pic earlier in this thread, one thing you guys might want to consider is spacing the rear's out a bit too. You need 25mm up front to clear the springs and this makes the front noticably wider than the rear. I ended up using a 20mm spacer in the rear with longer studs. So far no issues, although they do rub on some bumps, will need to roll the fender lip a bit.
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what tire sizes were you able to fit on em out of curiosity?
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vert wheels look awesome on FB's!
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They're nice and light too! I'm runing 205/50-15's (which seems to be the typical 15" tire size on a FB) on mine, you can go much wider in the back, but the front is pretty tight. Might be able to get 215's on there, but I can't say 100%
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