Do civic rims bolt up to e30 BMW's?

[Rukus]

The bolt patterns of civics are the same as E30's but will the rims bolt up? does anyone know?

 

[xLibelle]

bmw has an offset that is much different than the other cars. it could be taken care of with spacers.
but you might need to find out about the hub bore size.

 

[Custom 3]

Rukus,

I know that our e30s and the Honda Civics share the 4x100 bolt pattern. According to the BBS application guide I have, the center bore is the same and the e30 and Civic wheels share many of the same offsets. So offhand I would venture to yes that yes, they will work.

If you have a friend the has a Civic, I would recommend trying to swap wheels and see how well they fit up. It's free, and could save you some time in searching for wheels.

 

[Rukus]

Thanks for the info! My roomate had a civic up until a month ago i don't know anyone else with one, but its something to look into if i ever want a inexpensive set of rims. (civic parts come a dime a dozen haha)

 

[OreoGaborio]

the e30 and Civic share many of the same offsets. So offhand I would venture to yes that yes, they will work.

mmmm, no.... they don't.... max offset on OEM e30 rims is between 35 & 38 (can't remember which) on the bottlecaps.... and those are only 14x6... any wider & you'll start rubbin the struts/shocks

they'll fit... but you'll have to spend like 150-200 on decent hubcentric spacers & longer lug studs if you don't wanna run into problems

 

[Custom 3]

Pete,

I apologize...the Civic and 325ix offsets are the same for a 7.5 wide wheel. The regular 325i requires the 25mm for the 7.5 . I was reading the columns for the 325s backwards.

 

[ODDferkOUT]

Yeah, from my knowledge the Civic isn't a direct fit. Although I have seen bottecaps on the 89-92 Corolla. So I'm assuming those fit decently.

 

[OreoGaborio]

ah.. that'll explain it... i knew you knew better

 

[Rukus]

Hey Thanks guys for the info.

 

[mikev]

no offence but why would you want to use cheap, low quality parts in your expensive, high quality peice of automotive artwork??

 

[Rukus]

What are you talking about man? Are you saying OZ rims, and whatever either kinds of rims are cheap inecpensive parts? i am noit going to puit stock civic rims on my car, i am going to buy some brandname civic rims that come a dime a dozen off ebay.

Think outside the box.

 

[mikev]

What are you talking about man? Are you saying OZ rims, and whatever either kinds of rims are cheap inecpensive parts? i am noit going to puit stock civic rims on my car, i am going to buy some brandname civic rims that come a dime a dozen off ebay.

Think outside the box.

if your going aftermarket why not get rims that are made for BMW is all i was thinking?

 

[Rukus]

You can find lots of Civic rims on ebay for alot less than you can find BMW rims for on ebay.
Thats all i mean.

 

[OreoGaborio]

yes... but then you have to spend lots & lost on spacers & longer lug studs.... not worth it in my opinion... but then again... that's all it is... an opinion

 

[mikev]

You can find lots of Civic rims on ebay for alot less than you can find BMW rims for on ebay.
Thats all i mean.

true and im not saying there going to fall apart. its just that cheap wheels are bought for cheap cars and are made of lower quality material than a set of light weight racing wheels. if your going for look then go right ahead but for performance always spend the cash and get the best. sorry just how i like to pamper my baby

 

[Rukus]

a rim is a rim if its made by the same company. If its a rim made by company A for a Civic, and a rim made by Company A for a BMW, same shit.
And the idea was if the bolted on perfectly, i would jsut get civic rims to save myself some cah, but i probably need to do some modifications that just aren't worht my while, by the sounds of it.

 

[bignate]

Its a lot less work to get aftermarket E30 wheels and just a little more expensive than aftermarket civic wheels when you have to buy spacers, ect.