you have to shave your oem calipers to fit BBS LM reps???

[whitevdub]

i'm totally confused now, you would have to shave your calipers and put spacers on the car to make 18 inch BBS LM replicas fit?...any input on this, if you have to do this then im not going to get them

[chrislane31]

or 3mm spacers

[Phrost]

No, but you do have to run a very small spacer, as with many aftermarket wheels.

[Auditude2.0T]

Matt check out those VMR Reps in the other thread, they would look bad ass on your car.

[whitevdub]

so a 5mm spacer would do the job? who's got the cheapest spacers..i wasnt making this into a whole project..damn!

I checked out those VMR reps pete, if they came out with a gunmetal look then i'd be down to get them and they would look ridiculous on ibis white. i really want the LM's, but i may have to lean toward a ck or ch bbs.

[Auditude2.0T]

i just ordered spacers from ecs there a pretty good deal from them.

[whitevdub]

for all 4, how much did they charge?

[Auditude2.0T]

I got 20mm in the rear 15mm in the front and 20 bolts and paid 200 bucks, but thats because the 20mm spacers were like 95 a pair.

[womensecks]

I would go with the 5mms from Ichiba.

Here is the link I purchased from. I ran these on my Subaru for years and I currently have them on my avant as well.


http://www.optionsauto.com/prodinfo....r=ICH-AU-50505


You will also need to purchase the extended studs as well, which you can find here.

http://www.optionsauto.com/prodinfo....=ICH-ST-145301

You will need a total of 10 for the front.

Your total is $55 bucks, and they ship super fast.


Happy motoring

[whitevdub]

thats not a terrible price at all pete....but im assuming if i get the 5mm then it would be cheaper. this is goin to turn into a whole project haha.

thanks for the link womensecks

[chrislane31]

get hubcentric

[Auditude2.0T]

matt u mind posting some pics of those bumper reflectors you were telling me about on the phone the other night. thanks

[womensecks]

not a problem glad I can help.

[LAS]

get hubcentric

hubcentric starts at 8mm (for H&Rs). 5mm usually don't have it lip but will expose enough of the cars hub to hold on to the wheel.

*just fyi note...H&R 8mm have both non-hubcentric and hubcentric models. that's why they list 2 8mm parts.

[davis449]

My BBS CO's were 44 offset and I had to shave my calipers a bit to clear. I ended up running that for a while and then switch to 10mm spacers (hub-centric) from H&R.

[whitevdub]

thanks alot LAS, i'll probably go with 5mm. right now i'm unsure about the LM's because of all this, but if i decide to go with them then i'm getting the 5mm's. if i just use spacers though will it be fine?

here you go pete:

[Phrost]

I would go with the 5mms from Ichiba.

Here is the link I purchased from. I ran these on my Subaru for years and I currently have them on my avant as well.


http://www.optionsauto.com/prodinfo....r=ICH-AU-50505


You will also need to purchase the extended studs as well, which you can find here.

http://www.optionsauto.com/prodinfo....=ICH-ST-145301

You will need a total of 10 for the front.

Your total is $55 bucks, and they ship super fast.


Happy motoring

Wow, those are very inexpensive. Most of us go with H&R ($10 more for the 5mm pair) since they are guaranteed by hundreds of us, and we have also seen cheaper brands crack and fail right away. I have no experience with the Ichiba brand though.

Also, this is an Audi not a Subaru. We use lug bolts instead of studs/lug nuts, so he will need to purchase extended lug bolts with 5mm (or whatever width he buys) spacers. OEM lug bolt size is 14x1.5x28mm, so he will need a set of 14x1.5x33 lug bolts, or 1-2mm longer if they don't have the exact size.

Thirdly, your LM replicas will require conical seat lug bolts. Any decent manufacturer should include new lug bolts with your purchase, but remember you are buying spacers... so those 10 extended lug bolts you are buying need to be conical seat, not ball seat like your oem bolts.

hubcentric starts at 8mm (for H&Rs). 5mm usually don't have it lip but will expose enough of the cars hub to hold on to the wheel.

*just fyi note...H&R 8mm have both non-hubcentric and hubcentric models. that's why they list 2 8mm parts.

This is true. Having a small spacer that is not hubcentric won't cause any problems though, as long as you know how to install wheels correctly. They won't vibrate or shake as long as you center it on there and torque your bolts correctly.

[4RingRook]

where did you get that lip from that its peeling? Is that the OEM cf wing?

[whitevdub]

where did you get that lip from that its peeling? Is that the OEM cf wing?

yeah that is the oem cf wing...the cf isnt peeling, the adhesive 3m tape is peeling on the bottom so i just took it off. i may re-tape it or i may just sell it. i was thinking about taking it off during the summer anyway

[Auditude2.0T]

the reflectors look awesome!! thanks

[A4addict]

so a 5mm spacer would do the job? who's got the cheapest spacers..

Dude, just cut some cardboard boxes and use 'em as spacers to push your wheels out a little bit.

[whitevdub]

no problem man


haha thanks for that pm on the red/gold center caps...i think i'm definitely going to go with the LM reps and ill get some 8mm hubcentric spacers from h and r. no cardboard boxes for me haha

[4RingRook]

yeah that is the oem cf wing...the cf isnt peeling, the adhesive 3m tape is peeling on the bottom so i just took it off. i may re-tape it or i may just sell it. i was thinking about taking it off during the summer anyway

Reason I was asking if that I'm having this put on in the next week or so. I'll have them use some mounting adhesive in addition to the tape. Thanks

[whitevdub]

hey Phrost thanks for all the info. just one problem, where can i get these conical seat lug bolts for cheap? i see theyre all mad expensive

[Phrost]

I don't know who sells the cheapest bolts.

But you can get the lug bolts you need at a place like ECS Tuning for example. H&R bolts (in 14x1.5x35mm, 2mm longer than what you need but that is fine) are $2.95/bolt.

ECS makes their own bolts that are only $2.49/bolt, but are backordered until June 17th.

[SEXICÄN]

or 3mm spacers

yep

[whitevdub]

i think im going to go with h and r spacers and h and r bolts

so the spacers are goin to run me like 120
the bolts are running me around 78
red/gold bbs center caps 70
rims plus tires 1500 probably

why couldnt it just be simple haha


just a thought: if i went 19's for the bbs LM reps, how would they look on the oem sport suspension. i know they would clear the front calipers too so i wouldnt need spacers and all this

[womensecks]

My bolts were 2 bucks a pop at the link I sent you.

But whatever floats your boat!

[whitevdub]

yea i know i know, the thing is i needed 33 thread length. the link you sent me was 30 thread length. do you guys even think the bbs LM reps are worth all this work or should i just go with hyperblack/gunmetal/hypersilver rs4 reps

[Phrost]

Do whatever you really want to. Tons of options to make your car look different, and tons of vendors that all sell the same stuff for different prices.

[womensecks]

Don't let us decide what your car will look like.

You ask questions, we give answers. Don't let our opinions shape your decision in the end.