ASK ALL WHEEL/TIRE FITMENT QUESTIONS HERE - The Official Wheel/Tire Fitment Thread

[ThatOneGuy97]

They fit very aggressively on an ix, so with 205/45 tires yes.

my car isnt low yet and i only have bilsteins with h and r sport spring which are hardly and
inch and a half so do i have to go the 205 or can i go 225 or 215? Or am i stretching to avoid the struts or something!? Sorry for all the questions. thanks for the help. much needed

[badnerd]

My parents moved all over but mostly call Ocho Rios and Mandeville home. Most of my family live in Constant Spring so not too far away from you. My dad actually runs Juici Beef up here in Canada so I'm always on the T1 running between the Maypen Juici factory and back to Kingston.

Never ever take your roads for granted. I drive 1000+ miles to get to good mountain roads along the east coast of the US that just barely rival what you guys have down there as a daily drive. An E30 on those mountains would be amazing!

u sir are the boss!

[ToPLeSS(e30)FeinD]

17x12s.. any suggestions on tires?

[Mystikal]

Jay, got some 15x8 et 25 wheels. They currently have 195-50 but that's way undersized for my taste.

I plan on running 10-15 mm spacers. What the biggest tire I can run with?

Btw, car is on coilovers and I plan on lowering to the point of just covering the top of my tires.

Thanks.

205/50 is the max with those spacers. Need to roll the rear fenders.

[Mystikal]

I will be running adapters 4x100 to 5x120. Late Model e30 and Drop lowest I can...

Assuming the wheels are +20 to +23 to begin with...

195/45 or 205/40 tires, 18mm adapters, rolled rear fenders.

[Mystikal]

What size spacers will I need to run 16x8 Style 5's on a 87' IS, 2" drop springs. They are drilled/filled.

None, if they clear your front brakes (they won't if you have newish pads). 5mm spacers are enough for clearance.

[Mystikal]

I'm looking at APEX ARC-8's for my late model E30 with E30 M3 5-lug. I have no problem with fender rolling and pulling as needed or spacers. The options are 17x8 et20 or 17x8.5 et20. I know I can fit the 17x8 et20 with 235/40 17 without issues. My questions are:

1: Can I fit 17x8.5's front and rear with 245/40/17's front and rear?
2: If not, can I fit 17x8.5's front and rear with 235/40/17?
3: How about 17x8 in front with 235/40/17 and 17x8.5 in the rear with 245/40/17

Thanks in advance!

I have yet to see a late E30 with E30 M3 running gear that can clear a 235/40 on 17x8 +20 (someone please chime in if they've done it). Most have to use a 215/40 for clearance, even with rolled fenders. If you're really willing to go nuts with a fender pull if it's deemed necessary, then go with either wheel spec all around with 235/40s. Going staggered is not recommended as the rear actually has less clearance than the front.

[Mystikal]

my car isnt low yet and i only have bilsteins with h and r sport spring which are hardly and
inch and a half so do i have to go the 205 or can i go 225 or 215? Or am i stretching to avoid the struts or something!? Sorry for all the questions. thanks for the help. much needed

You need the [minor] stretch to avoid rubbing on your fenders.

[Mystikal]

17x12s.. any suggestions on tires?

On an E30?

Without flares it's not gonna happen, but that said: 255/40 will mount with a little encouragement. I'm running 245/40 on a 17x11 in my sig.

[ToPLeSS(e30)FeinD]

oh no the body will be flared the sh*t out.. but i saw an m coupe running 295s on a 12 rear and it looked borderline stretched and it kinda scared me.. i was thinking 285/40 but they still do have to be sitting on the inside of some flares...

BTW ur car looks awesome in that pic

[Mystikal]

oh no the body will be flared the sh*t out.. but i saw an m coupe running 295s on a 12 rear and it looked borderline stretched and it kinda scared me.. i was thinking 285/40 but they still do have to be sitting on the inside of some flares...

BTW ur car looks awesome in that pic

Oh, for grip there are 295/35s and 215/35s. These are shorter than 285/40 and will be a lot easier to fit. Well maybe easy is a bad choice of word for the 315s, ha.

Was the M Coupe on CCWs? If so I gave him the specs for those wheels.

[Mr. Tasty]

Quote:
Originally Posted by codyep3
Will I be able to fit 16x9 (6 7/16 backspace)? on front and rear with 18mm adpaters. if so what tires?


I am sitting on kw 60mm/40mm springs with no spring pads.

"That's a +30 offset. With 18mm adapters that is dead-on ideal. 205/45 is my suggestion."


I realize all tires run differently, but how much a stretch will that be? I don't want something super stretched. Suggestions for tires that run a little bit wide?

[TrippinBimmer]

Assuming the wheels are +20 to +23 to begin with...

195/45 or 205/40 tires, 18mm adapters, rolled rear fenders.

How about 18mm front and 23mm rear? Wheels are Et23 16x8

-Anthony

[ProjectCab]

16x9 et 15 for the rear.

225/40 (only found one set on ebay) or 215/40 or 215/45?

for reference
Im running 205/45 on 16x8 with 18mm adapters now and my drop puts the fender right at the top of the tire.

[johnmaloney88]

I'm buying a set of 17x8 17x9 et35 wheels for my late model e30. i need to get adaptors made to fit as they are 5 stud. what size will i need to give flush fit, no poke. around 35mm?? thanks.