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Originally posted by OOMPH!Alex I am going to be running a 17x8.5 wheel in the rear with a 215/40/17 tire. Am car is also lowered a bit. Are the wheels going to work or will I have to roll out the fenders like in the previous pic?
Thanks, George
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Originally posted by Bill 84 318iOriginally posted by OOMPH!Alex I am going to be running a 17x8.5 wheel in the rear with a 215/40/17 tire. Am car is also lowered a bit. Are the wheels going to work or will I have to roll out the fenders like in the previous pic?
Thanks, George
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The best bet would be to just see how it is once you get everything installed. It's hard to tell without knowing your offset, tire brand (as the widths differ between different manufactures), whether you have older or newer body style, and how much your car is lowered.
Bill, I had more problems in the rear than in the front. There's more space in front and front is very easy to roll, whereas rear fenders have two sheet of metal and are pretty stiff.
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Originally posted by alexBill, I had more problems in the rear than in the front. There's more space in front and front is very easy to roll, whereas rear fenders have two sheet of metal and are pretty stiff.
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Originally posted by Nick325isAlex, How much did it cost you to get the rears rolled like that?
See that rubber strip on the fender?
It is gone here:
And here you can see where the paint is gone:
(the lip is bend out on the top is one of the effects of landing)
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Originally posted by Bill 84 318iOriginally posted by alexBill, I had more problems in the rear than in the front. There's more space in front and front is very easy to roll, whereas rear fenders have two sheet of metal and are pretty stiff.
What I meant was that I had more problems with the tire rubbing on the fender, as the clearance issue on the strut or shock is easily corrected by spacers. Which in turn cause the tire to come out farther out and closer to the fender. :-) Hence my problem with rubbing on the fender...
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I'm looking at some Borbet Type C's, 15" x 7" rims. The offset is ET35. I wanted to make sure I could run 225/50-15's on these just fine, as that's what I'd like to run on these rims.
Would the Et35 offset work arlight?
Thanks a lot! :D
I'm thinkin of gettin these and some Yokahoma AVS ES 100's.- Sean Hayes
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Would the Et35 offset work arlight?'91 318is
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I'm confused. Is it the higher the offset, the further in it is?
He says they are ET35's, but I'll have him double check. So, these 15x7's wouldn't even fit on my car even if I got 205/55-15's?
Would I use spacers then? I don't really want to have to use them, but would they make a very big difference? The Bortbet's should fit my car though, that's what I don't understand.
Who is it on the forums that has Borbet Type C's on their car right now? is it Stu?
Thanks for the reply.- Sean Hayes
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