Need opinion on wheels

[1991 318is]

17" are fine. I was wearing 17" wheels and with larger tyres that the ones in your picture and the car was absolutely fine. Except that you'll feel the bumps from the road more of course.

A good example of how tires and wheels are part of chassis tuning. The fact that more and more cars, especially performance models like BMW, are going with large wheel/low profile tire combinations is no coincidence.
Put what you like on there.

[NcTurnL]

Thanks man!

[NcTurnL]

Alright guys
I got the Volks!

BUT
The offset is wrong :-(,
The rim hits the strut housing!
They are 18s
The tire size are 215/35/18 all around

What spacers should I run?
And where should I get them?!

Thanks guys!
I want these on soon!!!!

[God]

Alright guys
I got the Volks!

BUT
The offset is wrong :-(,
The rim hits the strut housing!
They are 18s
The tire size are 215/35/18 all around

What spacers should I run?
And where should I get them?!

Thanks guys!
I want these on soon!!!!

18" won't fit easily, the E30 can take up to 17"...

I'd guess that the offset is high (35+) for them to hit the housing. You need to know the offset to buy correct spacers.

Check the inside of the wheels for some number, probably in the form "ET??".

[Mystikal]

18" won't fit easily, the E30 can take up to 17"...

215/35/18 is almost dead-on for the stock E30 diameter.

Jay

[God]

215/35/18 is almost dead-on for the stock E30 diameter.

Jay

It is actually 3% larger. While that's not too large, the 0.71 inch larger diameter can cause problems, especially with lowered cars. It should fit just fine unless the car is touching the ground, but only with 215/35 tires and the wheel has to be very close to the stock ET25 offset. Larger and it will touch the strut, smaller and it will touch the fenders. The offset of these wheels has to be adjusted for them to fit. Well, not the offset itself, the guy needs spacers.


195/60/14 is the stock wheels for an E30, not 195/65/14. 195/65/14 was used for cars expecting high mileage. It will fit just fine but BMW did not consider it for use on very low cars. Every lowered version of the E30 I've ever seen calculates the wheel size by the 195/60/14 standard.

[Mystikal]

It is actually 3% larger. While that's not too large, the 0.71 inch larger diameter can cause problems, especially with lowered cars. It should fit just fine unless the car is touching the ground, but only with 215/35 tires and the wheel has to be very close to the stock ET25 offset. Larger and it will touch the strut, smaller and it will touch the fenders. The offset of these wheels has to be adjusted for them to fit. Well, not the offset itself, the guy needs spacers.


195/60/14 is the stock wheels for an E30, not 195/65/14. 195/65/14 was used for cars expecting high mileage. It will fit just fine but BMW did not consider it for use on very low cars. Every lowered version of the E30 I've ever seen calculates the wheel size by the 195/60/14 standard.

There is an alarming amount of misinformation in your post(s). I don't want to get into it, but please stop sharing your knowledge.

Jay

[Axxe]

It is actually 3% larger. While that's not too large, the 0.71 inch larger diameter can cause problems, especially with lowered cars. It should fit just fine unless the car is touching the ground, but only with 215/35 tires and the wheel has to be very close to the stock ET25 offset. Larger and it will touch the strut, smaller and it will touch the fenders. The offset of these wheels has to be adjusted for them to fit. Well, not the offset itself, the guy needs spacers.


195/60/14 is the stock wheels for an E30, not 195/65/14. 195/65/14 was used for cars expecting high mileage. It will fit just fine but BMW did not consider it for use on very low cars. Every lowered version of the E30 I've ever seen calculates the wheel size by the 195/60/14 standard.

Wow. What a load of shit.

[God]

There is an alarming amount of misinformation in your post(s). I don't want to get into it, but please stop sharing your knowledge.

Jay

Jay, I'd appreciate it if you were less offending. I know quite a lot about E30's and cars in general. Way too much I think. And certainly more than you can imagine.


Most of EU's E30's came with 195/60/14 stock tires. My spare is still the same if you want a picture of it. I still got all 4 of the stock iron wheels actually. Furthermore, the sticker at your driver's door should have (I don't know about US models) pressures for 195/60 and 195/65 tires (along with 205/55 and 205/50 tires). Not because you 'could' use 195/60 tires but because most models came with them.


All tuners in EU who gets their cars lowered, for example Alpina, calculate their tires by the 195/60 standard (hence Alpina recommends 205/45/16 front and 225/40/16 rear for their 16x7 16x8 wheels).


American models probably have 195/65/14 stock tires because they are meant to improve mileage. From what I hear, you guys cover great distances daily without taking into account long travels. Same reason you guys got longer differentials than us and never got small engines to begin with. From what I see, you consider 3.91 short for example while my car has a 4.27 and I find it too long.


If you lower your car 1.5" front and rear with the stock 195/65/14 wheels, on a late EU model the tires will be easily touching the plastic parts in front of the wheel. I had to mod mine even with 205/45/16 tires, which were supposed to fit. Want a picture of that too? I don't mind at all, just ask.


Thank you for being overly friendly and using your mind for a constructive debate. :zzz:


Oh yeah, American manufacturer, top left part of the screen and you'll see the stock tire size:

http://www.ronalusa.com/cars/bmw_e30.html

Edit : I got the message, I'll make sure not to bother anybody again. Since you are a "wheel fitment expert" and a moderator at the same time, you should be the one helping the poster way before the 2nd page. Or at least tell him now why the wheels he bought won't fit and advice on the spacers he'll need.

[NcTurnL]

well
on the back of the wheels it says 18x7.5 then et42 :-(
lol, oh well, I just need spacers and I'll be good.
But which spacers? And WHERE should I buy them?

These wheels have been repainted from the original color to white, from that to gold. lol. I think imma repowdercoat them original color.

[NcTurnL]

oh btw I dont mind having to pull my fender, thats alright with me.

[NcTurnL]

Bump

[Mystikal]

well
on the back of the wheels it says 18x7.5 then et42 :-(
lol, oh well, I just need spacers and I'll be good.
But which spacers? And WHERE should I buy them?

These wheels have been repainted from the original color to white, from that to gold. lol. I think imma repowdercoat them original color.

15mm spacers will fit 100% okay without any fender massaging.

20mm spacers with a minor roll in the rear.

Turner Motorsport sells the spacers, you'll want H&R hubcentric (along with the logner bolts).

Jay

[NcTurnL]

Thanks Mystikal
and are you sure 15mm will work with 42offset?

[Mystikal]

Nah, they just gave me this user title as a hilarious joke.

It will be fine.

Jay