Re: Beautiful car..but you're right ditch those wh (archive)

sorry, but the lamo that owned it previous to me claimed it was an M6, as soon as I bought it, I ripped off the badge.. It's just a 633Csi, but I still love it. Do the tolerances you refer to still apply? thanks for taking the time to respond

The offset for a M6 is 19mm. Your car uses the same chassis; therefore your offset is the same. I have heard of people using any where from 15mm-22mm. However, I would stay between 15mm-20mm.
There have been reports of excessive wobble with wheels outside of these parameters.

The foremost consideration (after offset) is to get the lightest wheel possible(less than 20 lbs). While some of the less expensive wheels are popular (Mille Miglia, etc.) they are heavy which increases the unsprung weight. This will adversely affect the handling as well as ride. Wobble will increase also. Stay away from heavy cheap wheels!!!!

You will notice a HUGE difference in driveability after dumping those heavy wheels you are currently using.

IMO the best looking, lightest, and strongest wheels are BBS. I would recommend finding a set of factory 540 sport wheels!!! These are new wheels made by BBS and look similar to the factory M6 wheels. They are 17x8. This allows you to run a 235/45 tire. 17 inch wheels with low profile tires look and handle great.

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I hope you didnt PAY for a M6 that was really 633! Adam (77/630CSi) 20:17 10/08/2000 (2)
- Re: I hope you didnt PAY for a M6 that was really mg 20:37 10/08/2000 (1)
  - Link to HRE wheels... others... Adam (77/630CSi) 20:48 10/08/2000 (0)

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