just bought some fittipaldi's and need your recommendations!

[warioware]

Hey guys i just bought some 16x8.25 et 25 fittistars 3 piece wheels and i need some opinions on which tires i should get as well as which spacers i should get so it can sit flush. Here are some pics of the wheels. I don't want to get some really skinny tires since i don't want a wheel gap and btw i have vogtland springs and just ordered some Bilstein sport shocks. :D

[ak-]

To be flush?
205/45 tire. These tires won't look like rubber bands at all, it's perfect for that look without being heavily dropped.
20mm spacer/adapter(if it's 5x120).
Final offset will be +5.
Rear fenders will need to be rolled almost flat.

Those are awesome wheels.

[warioware]

To be flush?
205/45 tire. These tires won't look like rubber bands at all, it's perfect for that look without being heavily dropped.
20mm spacer/adapter(if it's 5x120).
Final offset will be +5.
Rear fenders will need to be rolled almost flat.

Those are awesome wheels.

thanks!! i'll look into those tires and the wheels are 4x100 actually came out of an e30 ;)

[ak-]

thanks!! i'll look into those tires and the wheels are 4x100 actually came out of an e30 ;)

Oh, well lucky you man!
4x100 20mm spacers are the most common on the forum's FS section.

[warioware]

Oh, well lucky you man!
4x100 20mm spacers are the most common on the forum's FS section.

nice :mrgreen: and with the 20mm spacers will it poke a lot or just be pretty flush?

[M-technik-3]

If they are 4x100 they are direct bolt and will look good or add a 5 mm spacer for wider look. 205-40 is small I would go 215-45-16 but that's my opinion.



that's 215-40-16 on a 16x7.5 et 20 your gonna put a smaller tire cross section? I think it will be stretched to much.

[warioware]

does that car have stock suspension? and i still haven't decided with the tire size i am looking for some stretch though and for it to sit flush

[AndrewBird]

As far as figuring out what spacers to run, just mount the wheel on the car then measure from the fender lip to the wheel with a ruler. That is how thick of a spacer you need.

[ak-]

nice :mrgreen: and with the 20mm spacers will it poke a lot or just be pretty flush?

It will be a bit before flush(room for no rubbing in the rear if your fenders are rolled properly).

And for the comment above, I said 205/45, not 205/40 lol; now that will look like rubber bands.

You could certainly go with a 215/45, but that will be a square setup(no stretch/no bubble) and you will want a smaller spacer(not 20mm for sure). I'm helping you for the fitment you are asking for; flushiness.

Mtecknik's fitment works too, but it's just another type.

[M-technik-3]

It is there, later on it was on E30 M3 springs with Bilstein sports. Looked much nicer when car was resprayed and interior was done.

[tfritz]

were they re-drilled? or an actual 4x100 wheel?

[warioware]

were they re-drilled? or an actual 4x100 wheel?

nope they are an actual 4x100 as well as the hub size is specific for bmw :mrgreen:

[Danny]

trade them to me for my apex wheels. that is my recommendation.

[warioware]

trade them to me for my apex wheels. that is my recommendation.

definitely not getting rid of these for a while from what i've seen they seem to be pretty rare

[tfritz]

thats awesome that they are 4x100. I have an exact same set except in 5x120.