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  • Cyrano
    Advanced Member
    • May 2010
    • 163

    #1

    How not to rub!

    have a 88 325is 2 door, I have BBS RS wheels in with 16x9 et11 in the rear with 205/45/16 wheels mounted. Tony was able to roll the finders but they still rub whenever im going through a turn... The car is sitting on H&R E30 M3 springs and HD shocks. What are my options of fixing the rubbing problem, as it is very irritating. I talked to Tony and we thought that have a 195/45 on the rear would give the wheels more of an angle and they would not rub. Now before I go on and purchase me some new tires, I would like to know the general concesus of the E30 group here.
  • Raxe
    R3V Elite
    • Nov 2006
    • 5346

    #2
    Originally posted by MC Hammered


    >> 1988 3.1 ITB E30 /// 2002 E46 M3 6MT / 2008 335xi 6MT / 1991 S38B36 E30 (sold)

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    • AlarmedBread
      E30 Mastermind
      • Sep 2006
      • 1510

      #3
      Put on wheels and tires that fit.

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      • spanishflea
        Member
        • Feb 2010
        • 85

        #4
        what he said ^ (raxe)
        Last edited by spanishflea; 08-11-2010, 07:09 PM. Reason: ...

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        • jeffw
          E30 Enthusiast
          • Sep 2008
          • 1087

          #5
          Originally posted by AlarmedBread
          Put on wheels and tires that fit.
          this does work its amazing

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          • Cyrano
            Advanced Member
            • May 2010
            • 163

            #6
            Thank you for the wisdom dudes.

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            • Cyrano
              Advanced Member
              • May 2010
              • 163

              #7
              Any other wisdom that would actually help me solve the problem other than changing my wheels?

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              • xwill112x
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                • Jan 2009
                • 4236

                #8
                pics of car on this setup?
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                • BillBrasky
                  E30 Mastermind
                  • Dec 2008
                  • 1641

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Cyrano
                  have a 88 325is 2 door, I have BBS RS wheels in with 16x9 et11 in the rear with 205/45/16 wheels mounted. Tony was able to roll the finders but they still rub whenever im going through a turn... The car is sitting on H&R E30 M3 springs and HD shocks. What are my options of fixing the rubbing problem, as it is very irritating. I talked to Tony and we thought that have a 195/45 on the rear would give the wheels more of an angle and they would not rub. Now before I go on and purchase me some new tires, I would like to know the general concesus of the E30 group here.

                  I'm sure Tony knows what he's talking about. 195/45 on a 9 inch wheel sounds like a great idea.

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                  • ak-
                    R3V OG
                    • May 2009
                    • 12422

                    #10
                    More neg Camber. Gets you hoes too.

                    1991 325iS turbo

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                    • Cyrano
                      Advanced Member
                      • May 2010
                      • 163

                      #11


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                      • TomSuddard
                        Advanced Member
                        • Mar 2010
                        • 179

                        #12
                        You know, a 205/45/16 will fit on a 16x7 wheel perfectly...

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                        • xwill112x
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                          • Jan 2009
                          • 4236

                          #13
                          205/40/16 and i dont think you'll rub. you cant be rubbing that bad as is.
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                          • dnova89
                            E30 Modder
                            • Aug 2009
                            • 851

                            #14
                            Paint the inside of your wheel wells with a bigass bright-colored sharpie or something, take it for a drive. Wherever the ink/paint rubbed off, bang it with a hammer. :)

                            Might sonud like a joke but that's actually what I did with my car, and after I was done I had no rubbing issues. Be careful though because you can make small dents appear on the outside, I was lucky enough to have someone experienced do this for me and my paint/fender suffered no visible damage on the outside.
                            -Darius (aka DiscoDoughnuts on other forums)

                            dude man bro...

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                            • IRON-E
                              I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
                              • Dec 2007
                              • 16548

                              #15
                              What is your offset?, those tires look really meaty dude. Maybe Tony is right but go to a small tire shop and get a couple of used tires in smaller sizing first, run them and then make a decision as to what will work for you.



                              Sorry I couldn't be of any more help.
                              @IRON-E30 aka Edwin:D

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