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Can you fit 5 series alloys on a zed?
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Can you fit 5 series alloys on a zed?
Hi all-as above really,ive been trawling through fleabay,and some nice alloys (17 inch) that have come off various 5 sreies have been cropping up,but will there be any probs using them?-thanks
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Re: Can you fit 5 series alloys on a zed?
I think the offsets will be all wrong andy, look at 3 series E46 and you can't go wrong.
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Re: Can you fit 5 series alloys on a zed?
The E60 17" wheels have an off set of 20 and the Z4 46 I think that's quite a difference. Maybe someone who understands offset configs could help.
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Re: Can you fit 5 series alloys on a zed?
-Thanks matesrhutch wrote:I think the offsets will be all wrong andy, look at 3 series E46 and you can't go wrong.
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Re: Can you fit 5 series alloys on a zed?
I have 17" winter wheels from a E46, perfect fit.andysat wrote:-Thanks matesrhutch wrote:I think the offsets will be all wrong andy, look at 3 series E46 and you can't go wrong.
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Re: Can you fit 5 series alloys on a zed?
-Thanks i will look down that routebat1959 wrote:I have 17" winter wheels from a E46, perfect fit.andysat wrote:-Thanks matesrhutch wrote:I think the offsets will be all wrong andy, look at 3 series E46 and you can't go wrong.
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Re: Can you fit 5 series alloys on a zed?
also, the centre bore is def larger on the e39, not sure of e60, so you would need rings to go in the wheel centre if you could find some with the correct offset. think theyre 74mm centres........
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Can you fit 5 series alloys on a zed?
Fitting a 26mm spacer would do the trick. However 26mm is an odd size!bat1959 wrote:The E60 17" wheels have an off set of 20 and the Z4 46 I think that's quite a difference. Maybe someone who understands offset configs could help.
With the majority of vehicles you can add spacers to effectively increase offset. But it's not possible the other way round.
Certain offsets work the other way, but it's long time since I've had to explain it
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Re: Can you fit 5 series alloys on a zed?
Thanks for the input chaps-i may wait it out on here to see if someone has an excellent set of 17's with excellent tyres delivered free for £300
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