Anyone running 18" wheels?

[Matto]

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The interweb is full of stupid people

[Beej '86 325es]

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Less sidewall = less sidewall flex
Less sidewall = less sidewall rollover
Larger diameter and mass with less sidewall = Enhanced turn-in

That about sums it up. Although they're not the most practical wheel if you live with rough roads, they're really fun to drive on if you're on a nice patch of pavement. I've run 16s as well, and while the 18s are more fun, the 16s are more practical.

[E30 Racer]

forget looking bad, they will handle bad.

We'll see about that...

[nefarious7907]

its not impossible to run 18's on an E30 because I have seen 24" wheels on a CRX an it wasnt a monster truck either but it didnt have any fenderwells and was missing a lot of metal to make them fit. I used to have picts of it but I dont anymore.

[DEV0 E30]

...meh.

Too big imo.

[E30 Racer]

...meh.

Too big imo.

How else do you propose to get 285s on an E30?

[nando]

there are legitimate reasons to using an 18" wheel, like if you wanted a BBK (not going to work with bottlecaps). also, if you are able to run a wider tire that helps with both cornering and braking.

[Digitalwave]

its not impossible to run 18's on an E30 because I have seen 24" wheels on a CRX an it wasnt a monster truck either but it didnt have any fenderwells and was missing a lot of metal to make them fit. I used to have picts of it but I dont anymore.

You can run 18's without increasing the overall diameter of the wheel past stock.

[808BMW]

its not impossible to run 18's on an E30 because I have seen 24" wheels on a CRX an it wasnt a monster truck either but it didnt have any fenderwells and was missing a lot of metal to make them fit. I used to have picts of it but I dont anymore.

You can run 18's without increasing the overall diameter of the wheel past stock.

215/35 - 18 is actually a TINY bit smaller than stock.

Dan pinder has 19's.

[BMW BMXER]

This guy on maxbimmer has 19s too. 19s look funny.

24's on a crx? what what?

[sweetride01]

I know you don't want opinions like this, but what happened to our friend the 17"???

And I don't want to kill the thread, but does anyone know the maximum width wheel you can put on a standard E30 w/o adding fender flares?
I've always wondered.

[Brew]

Most have probably already seen this, but 18x10s w/ 285s all around, stock fenders rolled A LOT.

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[Jb325is]

285's are a little overkill, s50/52 or not

[newyork07]

bump

[alex]

We'll see about that...

Your pic doesn't work Mr. "I Know Internet" Forkenheimer...

Oh yeah, by the way, 18s don't handle at all. Everyone knows that. Come on ppl!

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