I finally bought myself some NEW wheels! (quick question)

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Old Nov 9, 2021 | 01:51 PM
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I finally bought myself some NEW wheels! (quick question)

throughout my entire life of car ownership, whenever I wanted wheels, I'd comb through used sets looking for a *good* deal on a set of wheels that had as little rash as possible. Most times it sucked, a few times I'd hit pay dirt (18" Advan TCii in gold for $400!!).

However, I finally bit the bullet and ordered EXACTLY what I wanted!
I bought the Rotiform LAS-R 19"!
Now, my question is this: Will the stupid OEM lug bolts work for this? Or will I need to do a lug conversion? If I do a lug conversion, what size bolts do I need?
FCPEuro is selling 75mm & 90mm bolts, but I need to ensure that they're not TOO long as to keep the bolt cover off the wheel.

What do I do?




 
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Old Nov 10, 2021 | 08:42 AM
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Nice looking wheels! My JCW wheels had 51 mm offset, these are 35. So, they would stick out on my car an extra 16 mm or 0.63 inches. Then, my width was 7.5 inches, these are 8.5 inches, so, this wheel would stick out 1.63 inches further than my stock wheels. BUT, none of this affects lug bolt length...that's still the standard M14 x1.25 inches if I'm remembering correctly. The thing you have to know is: is this a conical or ball-seat lug bolt? Stock is conical. One other thing I noticed, the bore on these wheels is significantly larger than on the OEM...which are 66.6 mm. So, you may find use in a hub insert, or, at least get a "hanger" to help you get the wheel in place, or you're likely to need help putting these on since you won't just be able to rest them on the hub during installation.
 

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