bmw m parallels - Lateral-g Forums

surewhynot · #1 03-22-2014, 11:51 PM

I saw a thread concerning the m parallel wheels on a g body (which is what drew me to this forum) but never saw an answer whether or not they fit on a g body. 1985 oldsmobile cutlass salon to be exact. thanks in advance for any responses.

surewhynot · #2 03-23-2014, 12:03 AM

They are 18x8 and 18x 9.5.

**214Chevy** · #3 03-23-2014, 07:59 AM

BMW wheels will fit old school Chevy bolt patterns, but the off sets are really high on them. Depending on the look and fit you want, they may or may not sit right, but all in all....they will bolt on and fit. Also, the hub bore size is different, but you can hub rings to fix that.

**WSSix** · #4 03-25-2014, 10:07 PM

They are ugly, horrible rims. Don't use them. If you don't want to listen to me though, Marcus/214 has the right info. Just use washes to figure out the adapters you'll need.

intocarss · #5 03-26-2014, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by WSSix

They are ugly, horrible rims. Don't use them. If you don't want to listen to me though, Marcus/214 has the right info. Just use washes to figure out the adapters you'll need.

surewhynot · #6 03-26-2014, 08:41 PM

i guess i will stick with my current 17's then,, i definitely do not want to run spacers. just out of curiousity what is so bad about them?

Rod P · #7 03-26-2014, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by surewhynot

i guess i will stick with my current 17's then,, i definitely do not want to run spacers. just out of curiousity what is so bad about them?

I would like to hear this also....

**WSSix** · #8 03-27-2014, 10:12 PM

Guys, look at my sig line and the pictures of my car. Jerry/intocarss, also had M-parallels on his camaro. Personally, I think they are fantastic rims to use on a budget build. They are light weight, high quality forged aluminum rims that aren't expensive. BTW, Jerry's old 68 Camaro is actually for sale by its new owner, redefined, in the for sale section.

Adapters are not spacers. Adapters have studs screwed or pressed into them and then the adapters are bolted to your existing hub. There's nothing wrong with using quality adapters. They are more than strong enough. Spacers use the studs on your existing hub and simply slip over spacing out the wheel from the hub. This causes tremendous strain on your studs which is not good.

intocarss · #9 03-27-2014, 10:47 PM

^^^ What he said^^^

http://www.wheeladapter.com/contact.php

surewhynot · #10 03-28-2014, 08:00 AM

Now you guys have me confused. I thought they looked good and being light and forged made me buy them thinking for the price i paid what could go wrong? plus they are 18" which would allow me the brake option i wanted.