BBS LM - reverse mounting the centers
06-17-2014, 11:51 AM
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09-30-2016, 11:03 PM
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Old thread - I know...
Nurburgring - you mentioned you were going to clear the lips. Did you?
Needless to say, they look incredible!
Nurburgring - you mentioned you were going to clear the lips. Did you?
Needless to say, they look incredible!
10-01-2016, 12:16 PM
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ymmv and I don't want to be negative, but fyi, I did this and promoted doing so but found I could not get the reverse mounted wheels to balance very well. It may be that I did not get the wheel centers to be centered properly when reverse mounted (the centers do seem to fit better when put together as intended). At regular speeds it was acceptable but at 120-140+ km/h speeds it was very noticeable and did put the wheels back to regular configuration and used spacers. In regular configuration the wheels balanced no problem.
10-01-2016, 04:41 PM
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ymmv and I don't want to be negative, but fyi, I did this and promoted doing so but found I could not get the reverse mounted wheels to balance very well. It may be that I did not get the wheel centers to be centered properly when reverse mounted (the centers do seem to fit better when put together as intended). At regular speeds it was acceptable but at 120-140+ km/h speeds it was very noticeable and did put the wheels back to regular configuration and used spacers. In regular configuration the wheels balanced no problem.
I had a shop properly reverse mount my LMs (Nubrite) from the beginning, they recommended this was not something you would do at home, I recall something along the lines of the bolt sequence, equipment etc.
So far I've had 2 different set of tires mounted on them, no issues at all to date including speeds much above 140km/hr. I know TripleG had his former set done at Panthers, no complaints too. Maybe something to consider if you want to try again next time.
10-01-2016, 05:56 PM
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10-01-2016, 10:57 PM
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I wouldn't be too concerned about this. There are many 3pc wheels that are set up like reverse-mount LM's. BBS RS's for instance are this way from the factory.
10-01-2016, 11:29 PM
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I reverse mounted my LM's myself using the diagonal torquing method and haven't had any issues in the 4 years since. No vibrations at any speed that I've had the car at so far.
10-02-2016, 12:08 AM
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I can't use these (or my 4 other sets of 18" wheels), but have decided to keep them as I may get another car in the future - the LMs are particularly a good keeper as I could use them on a narrow or wide body (with spacers).
