325ix Wheel Thread

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Gents n' Ladies,

I've been searching and haven't found an IX wheel thread. So, I say we start one.

Throw up wheel and suspension specs, and a few pictures!


Some general info about IX wheel specs taken from another thread:

the hub is more than 6.5mm, track width is based on the wheels/tires. So the hub sticks out more, plus the wheel is higher offset (41 - 24 = 17mm). You have to add the two together to figure out how far the 325ix hub sticks out, it's a lot more than 6.5mm.

The rear hubs stick out 17mm more than a standard E30 (since it has the same track width), and the front hubs stick out 23.5mm more.

Now you can see why I say an ET20 wheel doesn't work on an ix, because it's really ET-3.5/ET3 (front/rear) in comparison to a standard E30.

running an ET35 wheel on an ix is comparable to running an ET15 wheel on a standard E30, only you have the additional concern of strut and suspension clearance to deal with because everything moved out, not just the hub.