5 lug with e38 style 5

[hooken m]

what is a good tire choice for me? i have 96+ m3 front setup and 318ti rear and im going to be picking up a pair of e38 style 5's.

ive heard of:
225/45 but only 2 choice for that size
215/45 1 choice
205/50 a ton

also how would my fitment be with the style 5's in general?
im not very knowledgeable on wheels/tires

[R3Z3N]

You need to state what diameter. If 17s, 225/45/17 is much too tall.

I run 5 lug same setup as you, with BBS RS's 17x8 et 35 and 17x9 et 35. Fronts are using a 18mm spacer which makes it almost flush fitment, and the rear has about 5mm clearance and does rub under hard bumps.

Use this to help out:
Offset Calculator
Tire Size Calculator
For the wheels, a 22.4in diameter is max you can run in the front.

[ak-]

He stated e38 on the topic.
Bastardized 5-lug conversions push the offets so that you need a higher offset wheel.
I think you're going to on the verge of poking tire with et23.

[MR 325]

Going to need to go for the serious roll and stretched tire style to fit them with the E36 5 lug.

Ideally you need E36/E46 offset wheels.

[hooken m]

Damn alright what range of offsets should I be looking for? 40's?

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[R3Z3N]

Correct, ~et 40. I'd say ideally et 30 for a 8" front, and et 40 seems about perfect for the rear. As I stated I am essentially et 17 on a 8" wide wheel and it can still be pushed out a tad.

[hooken m]

i was wondering if theres a thread with a list of wheels that fit 5 lug swapped e30's?

[R3Z3N]

Buy a set you know that works, (as said E36/46 fitment) that you want, and from there and using the offset calculator you can determine any fitment of any other set.

As far as your question: no I don't think so.

[samiam3356]

you need et41 (e36m3) wheels and there are a ton of options in the 17's.

Just not that many 16" wheels make it over the e36m calipers. I ran 245/40's on mine and liked it. I also had a VERY adjustable susp.

see sig for pics

Edit:
Here is the e36m3 staggered rear wheels


Normal DS2's

[MR 325]

i was wondering if theres a thread with a list of wheels that fit 5 lug swapped e30's?

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=132194