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Old 11-09-2011, 12:11 AM
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hub question

hello guys,

I recently bought a set of 214 wheels for my x5 from an x6.. I had trouble with the rears, so I made the opening on the wheels larger, removing the small ring on the hole.. I did that my self, my question is, was this a bad thing instead of getting some spacers adapters? the wheels are installed fine, but I am just a little concerned that something bad can happend or maybe vibrations, till now everything is fine, any opinions?

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Old 11-09-2011, 09:04 AM
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I have a similar situation

I bought some 19" E53 wheels (72.5mm hub) for my E70 (74.1mm hub) back in April 2011. The seller is a racer and directed me to a machine shop that bored out the wheels to fit. I thought of doing it myself, but am glad I spent the money to have it done correctly. The ride, balance and alignment are perfect and I have had no problems.

There are some other threads on this topic and someone suggested that the step down spacers are not as safe due to sheer forces.
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Old 11-09-2011, 10:28 AM
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I bought some 19" E53 wheels (72.5mm hub) for my E70 (74.1mm hub) back in April 2011. The seller is a racer and directed me to a machine shop that bored out the wheels to fit. I thought of doing it myself, but am glad I spent the money to have it done correctly. The ride, balance and alignment are perfect and I have had no problems.

There are some other threads on this topic and someone suggested that the step down spacers are not as safe due to sheer forces.
so you had all four wheels, I did it my self the two rears the feel fine, but since they are on the back is hard to tell ..
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