<VV> BMW rims (5/120mm) on a Corvair

[JVHRoberts@aol.com]

To do it right, you need to do two things:
1. Remachine the holes in the wheels to match the bolt pattern, or remachine 
the hubs to match the BMW bolt pattern. The offset is so small, just making 
the holes a bit oversize is all you need to do. If it's in the hubs, there are 
lots of studs out there with larger shoulders. 
2. You'll need to make centering rings. If memory serves, BMW wheels have a 
larger bore than Corvair wheels. This is NOT a trivial detail! Otherwise, 
you'll wonder why you can never get the wheels to stop shaking. Centering rings are 
too easy to make or have made to overlook this. 

Most importantly, do NOT just torque down on the nuts do nothing else, and 
hope for the best! Deflecting the studs sideways 0.015" will only weaken them, 
and centering is essentially impossible. 


In a message dated 9/1/2004 5:07:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
emarschn@gmail.com writes:
I have a chance to get some rims from a beemer, and figure they'll
look sharp on my Vair.  These are 5/120mm bolt pattern, which works
out to 5/4.72 inches.  The Corvair needs pattern is 5/4.75 ...  Can I
make this work?  If so, exactly how?