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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 02:05 PM
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bmw,audi wheels on an fd?

hi,
do anyone knows if bmw wheels or audi wheels fit on an fd?
i mighthave a source for that kind of brands and they have some very nice decinhgs.
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 02:39 PM
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BMW's are typically a 5X120 bolt pattern. Most Audi's are 5X112.
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 02:41 PM
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BMWs are 5x120 FDs are 5x114.3 so no, not without a adapter spacer
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 04:02 PM
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I see you're from Greece, you must also be having trouble finding right size and offset wheels for a RX7 like me

This thread may help:
https://www.rx7club.com/suspension-wheels-tires-brakes-20/fitting-5x112s-fd-risky-880446/
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 11:55 AM
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hi,
is there any adaptor i can use with those wheels?
alpsta , i looked at your thread. the bolt does not seems to be a good solution.i saw somewhere a disk with stunds that bolts between the wheel and the hub. but i am not remember where.
the rx8 wheels are smaller so not a good solution either.
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by AchillesGr
hi,
is there any adaptor i can use with those wheels?
http://adaptitusa.com/5x450to5x120wheeladapter.aspx

Keep in mind those are also spacers. Those will reduce the effective offset of the wheels used.
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 12:19 PM
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hi,
the smaller is 1" thick so i must decrease the ofset 1"?
for 18" wheels what ofset do i need?
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by AchillesGr
hi,
the smaller is 1" thick so i must decrease the ofset 1"?
for 18" wheels what ofset do i need?
thanks
I you use a 1" adapter, that's about 25mm. So if you have a wheel which is a +50 offset, using the adapter the wheel will be at +25 offset (50mm - 25mm = 25mm).

With stock fenders, for a decent fitment I wouldn't go more than +35 for a 8" wheel. If you look at my signature, I have pictures of my car with a 17x9 +43 all around. You definitely can do lower offsets, but you'll have to compromise alignment and tire size to make everything fit. The offset can change based on the width of the wheel.

Some wheel fitment pictures and discussion here:

https://www.rx7club.com/suspension-wheels-tires-brakes-20/post-pics-your-fd-wheel-fitment-895289/
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 02:24 PM
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you can also get the wheels machined and have steel inserts put in to change the bolt pattern.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 04:38 PM
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You can buy spacers that'll change the bolt pattern but I don't know how reliable it'll be in terms of allignment and balancing.
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