Front tires dangerously worn on my '88 745Ti, I decided to swap on a pair of tires mounted to a pair of rims off the long-gone 242Ti. Glad I checked for rotation after mounting the SECOND wheel. That oh-so-close fitment I saw through the rim was actually serious binding where I wasn't looking, at the top of the Bendix ABS caliper. Dammit.

So, I swapped the 242 rims to the rear axle after checking fit- worked great. The rear 740 turbo (all 15" rims) went up front so the car would actually roll once done. That said-

There's no good way to fit the older Turbo wheels to the front of this car, is there? I was really hoping to mount the set of winter tires supplied with the car to the Turbo rims, but it looks like I can't use them. Anyone know of some way around this?

Thanks-

Speed stores usually have spacers that can addapt incorrect off sets safely. P>S> Me I don't like the idea of grinding metal off my calipers, but then I drive hard. Thats why I drive volvos.

I've heard of some people grinding down the caliper a little where it's in the way of the wheel. You could also try some small spacers, like 5mm, because they should be thin enough that you won't need longer studs, and hopefully the wheel will be out far enough so that it won't hit the caliper. Test the spacing using washers, but don't drive it like that. Due to being hub centric, I think the wheel would move around on the studs and cause major problems including but not limited to damage to the wheel, damage to the studs, bad vibration, uneven tire wear, etc.

Good luck.