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Old 04-08-14 | 05:28 AM
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Nice find and you did a good job cleaning them up!
Old 04-08-14 | 02:33 PM
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Good luck on the fitment. I bought a set of 22" Avus Forged wheels meant for the 6/7-series from the Bimmerforums also, but luck wasn't on my side. The wheels were not only too aggressive for fender clearance, but they did not clear the LS460 brake calipers at all! Mine were 22x9 and 22x11 I think. Unknown offsets, but they were too much for the LS460.

Luckily I was able to sell it, and use the money towards a deposit for custom built forged wheels.
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Originally Posted by Tee
Nice find and you did a good job cleaning them up!
Thanks! These will help me determine if I want to go 22's or smaller.

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Good luck on the fitment. I bought a set of 22" Avus Forged wheels meant for the 6/7-series from the Bimmerforums also, but luck wasn't on my side. The wheels were not only too aggressive for fender clearance, but they did not clear the LS460 brake calipers at all! Mine were 22x9 and 22x11 I think. Unknown offsets, but they were too much for the LS460.

Luckily I was able to sell it, and use the money towards a deposit for custom built forged wheels.
Sorry to hear your wheels didn't fit. The wheels I got actually fit quite well. I'll post pictures of them mounted soon!
Old 04-08-14 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by tonytangsj
Thanks! These will help me determine if I want to go 22's or smaller.



Sorry to hear your wheels didn't fit. The wheels I got actually fit quite well. I'll post pictures of them mounted soon!
Ahh, it was a good excuse to buy new wheels anyways . Glad yours worked out for you! Can't wait to see the updates!
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Time to test fit the wheels and check for clearance.

Front and Rear test fit. Rears look flush and will fit no problem. Fronts look like they might poke a few mm's.



Rear side check



Front side check


Front caliper clearance. Although the wheel spins freely. Fitment is too close for comfort. A few mm's will be shaved off the front caliper.



The Final results, front calipers shaved a bit and tires mounted.







Good enough for now. Next up, more waiting on parts to arrive from Japan.

Tony

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Old 04-08-14 | 08:35 PM
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They look good!

How much poke on the fronts now that the tires are mounted?

Rears look perfect from test fit.

Can you post side pics with drop?

I want see how flush everything looks withe the tires on.
Old 04-08-14 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Tee
They look good!

How much poke on the fronts now that the tires are mounted?

Rears look perfect from test fit.

Can you post side pics with drop?

I want see how flush everything looks withe the tires on.
Thanks Tee! This is the only picture I could find that kind of shows the side view.



The wheels actually don't poke. With the drop, the tires and wheel sit pretty flush with the front fenders.
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Awesome! looking good!
Old 04-08-14 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by tonytangsj
Thanks Tee! This is the only picture I could find that kind of shows the side view. The wheels actually don't poke. With the drop, the tires and wheel sit pretty flush with the front fenders.
Ok so no poke with drop, again looking good and you lucked out on the fitment.
Old 04-08-14 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by peteybabes
Awesome! looking good!
Thanks! It's coming along. Next changes are going to be drastic.

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Ok so no poke with drop, again looking good and you lucked out on the fitment.
Yep, got lucky. I also did do some research before hand and made sure the wheels were within spec of what others were running. I'm kind of a wheel ***** so I needed to be sure the fitment was on point.
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Dude they look great! Awesome job!
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wow lots of nor cal ls460s popping up. looks good!
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Originally Posted by tnbigdawg
Dude they look great! Awesome job!
Thanks tnbigdawg.

Originally Posted by brianlin87
wow lots of nor cal ls460s popping up. looks good!
Thanks Brian. Norcal is definitely stepping it up this year.
Old 04-09-14 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by tonytangsj
Thanks Brian. Norcal is definitely stepping it up this year.
Old 04-09-14 | 04:17 PM
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Lookin good bro!



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