wheel offset help

[jonn]

i am using a vectra b subframe in the back of my rwd nova but the wheels are about 10mm to wide, they are 15" with offset of 49. what wheels could i use that would fit bmw?
THANKS

[bazil]

BMW wheels are lower ET so it'll make it wider

[jonn]

ok so i will need a higher offset of 49 then, just need to find out now what car uses a higher offset

[Novasport]

BMW wheels are lower ET so it'll make it wider

A lot of the newer BMW's have quite a high offset similar to Vauxhall now but are all 5 stud. If you need 4 stud, new Mini wheels are ET45

[Prey]

afaik there's not much about with a higher offset than et49 - might be able to get some wellers or similar as they were custom made in all sorts of weird combinations

[Connor]

Cant you gain the clearence from machining the wheel or modifying the arches more?

[mowgli]

agreed et49 is pretty high. can you fiddle with the camber at all?

[jonn]

i will try and move out the arches and run slight camber

[Nova_Tek]

Old Porsche rims are normally higher than 49. Some IIRC in the 60's but 5 stud of course