Has anyone heard of this being done
01-20-2010, 07:42 PM
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Has anyone heard of this being done
Ok so and my boy switched cars for a day he took my S2 to work and i took my boys s2 to the tire shop to get new tires for his BBS LM wheels and the shop guy told me he can flip the face of the BBS LM wheels and that will give the wheels a bigger lip has anyone heard about this it doesnt sound right to me. 
01-20-2010, 11:43 PM
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he means mounting the faces on the backside of the lip that holds the little bolts... it'll give you a little extra lip and yes, some lowering of the offset. Around 10mm I think?
Can't remember on which blog I first saw this though... was done to the LMs on a BMW...
Can't remember on which blog I first saw this though... was done to the LMs on a BMW...
01-21-2010, 11:09 AM
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As posted by S2K-F8:
Yup, that's it. On the LM's it gives you an extra .5" of lip (but changes the offset). Not sure if you can do it on the VS-XX (which I think you have IIRC).
In this pic, the left wheel has been back mounted and right is front mounted
Yup, that's it. On the LM's it gives you an extra .5" of lip (but changes the offset). Not sure if you can do it on the VS-XX (which I think you have IIRC).
In this pic, the left wheel has been back mounted and right is front mounted
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01-22-2010, 10:30 AM
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The wheels look great back-mounted.
Unfortunately I could not leave them that way. When I bought the wheels (used) the rears had a 235/40 mounted on them (kind of streched). I recently had those removed and a nice meaty 265/35 mounted. With the wider tire I could not get the wheels to fit without rubbing (my rears are rolled with tab relocated). I dialed in as much negative camber as I could figure out how to do on my own, but no luck. I had to go back to front-mounted.
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Unfortunately I could not leave them that way. When I bought the wheels (used) the rears had a 235/40 mounted on them (kind of streched). I recently had those removed and a nice meaty 265/35 mounted. With the wider tire I could not get the wheels to fit without rubbing (my rears are rolled with tab relocated). I dialed in as much negative camber as I could figure out how to do on my own, but no luck. I had to go back to front-mounted.
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05-28-2010, 04:57 PM
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Bump for info. Does anyone have a write up of how to do this? I really want to flip the faces on my LM's but i cant find a write up. Specifically torque specs or any critical things to look for. Also i have heard this can be done without removing the tire? I cant see how this is possible but if anyone can chime in i would appreciate it.
05-29-2010, 11:02 AM
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I gotta say, visually there doesn't seem to be much difference. The actual dimension of the straight part of the lip looks to be ~3/4" in both pics. So the face of the wheel has moved, but the lip remains the same? And with less offset, you are more likely to get rubbing.
Personally, I wouldn't bother.
Personally, I wouldn't bother.