16x8 et20..225/45?

[E-rich]

look guys if i can clear 225/45 rs2 out back on a late model car with my
"ridiculous" offset wheels..you can do it no problem with a 20 offset...o and i dont rub. which reminds me..i need wider wheels.

[M42Technik]

Yeah, it sneaks up on you. Qimis' 16x9.5" and 16x10" 5x130 wheels blow my mind when I think of the cost. Add to that when I was chatting with him a few weeks ago he told me those wheels (before even widening them) were NEW OLD STOCK when he got them. WTF!

DAMN. Thats alot of cash right there. Yeah, not worth it to me...

[Mystikal]

Eh nevermind pipedream. 16x7.5 front 16x8.5 rear et18 all around Porsche BBS RS's on adapters with extended lips. Oh lord that price rose fast.

Yeah, it sneaks up on you. Qimis' 16x9.5" and 16x10" 5x130 wheels blow my mind when I think of the cost. Add to that when I was chatting with him a few weeks ago he told me those wheels (before even widening them) were NEW OLD STOCK when he got them. WTF!

Jay

[M42Technik]

What are you thinking about now? 16x8 ET18 all around? You can run 215/45/16's just fine (get RT-615s, they'll be stickier than any 225/45 anyways).

Jay

Eh nevermind pipedream. 16x7.5 front 16x8.5 rear et18 all around Porsche BBS RS's on adapters with extended lips. Oh lord that price rose fast.

[Mystikal]

What about ET18 all around Jay? I have some new ideas cooking...

What are you thinking about now? 16x8 ET18 all around? You can run 215/45/16's just fine (get RT-615s, they'll be stickier than any 225/45 anyways).

Jay

[Mystikal]

Didn't read much of the thread but...

I have the same size rotas with 225/45's Hankook RS-2's on my car which, is also on coil-overs.

Fitment was really easy. No rolling up front and just a normal roll in the rear, meaning no flaring. I had the rear on it's lowest setting and had no rubbing, even when hitting big bumps. Front is lowered to where LCA are parallel to the ground, which is the lowest anyone should go anyway.

I'm trying 245/45 next. Spacers will be needed up front since 225 is already pretty close to touching the strut... rear should be fine. I'm also probably going to have to do some flaring on the fenders.

Sounds possible for someone with stiff springs. I've actually seen my friend's 225's melting from when he had 4 people in the car, crazy stuff.

FWIW, I mounted one of his 16x8 ET20 225/45/16s on the rear of my car before I had rolled fenders, and I seriously couldn't even drive it. Almost permanent rubbing (and I have GCs).

Jay

[M42Technik]

Did we ever find out what wheel he is using at those specs?

What about ET18 all around Jay? I have some new ideas cooking...

[mazur]

Didn't read much of the thread but...

I have the same size rotas with 225/45's Hankook RS-2's on my car which, is also on coil-overs.

Fitment was really easy. No rolling up front and just a normal roll in the rear, meaning no flaring. I had the rear on it's lowest setting and had no rubbing, even when hitting big bumps. Front is lowered to where LCA are parallel to the ground, which is the lowest anyone should go anyway.

I'm trying 245/45 next. Spacers will be needed up front since 225 is already pretty close to touching the strut... rear should be fine. I'm also probably going to have to do some flaring on the fenders.

[Mystikal]

Yeah but, RT-615s are real shoulder-bulky, so I guess it's 215/45 would only be a little narrower than the RS2's 225s by a minuscule amount.

I'm sure the early arches help, but the major rubbing area on the rear of an E30 is on the inside below the body line and where it begins to arch.

Not really, there was a decent difference in section width.

The early arches help A LOT. I've been helping a local guy mount his 17x10's, on his '87 they're a piece of cake but on a '90 they were on for a show...the rim was HITTING the fender!

Jay

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

Yeah but, RT-615s are real shoulder-bulky, so I guess it's 215/45 would only be a little narrower than the RS2's 225s by a minuscule amount.

I'm sure the early arches help, but the major rubbing area on the rear of an E30 is on the inside below the body line and where it begins to arch.

[Mystikal]

My 16x8s et20 w/ 225/45 hankook rs2s fit perfect, mild rolling on the rear of my turbo car. They fit perfect on my eta since it has much stiffer springs and sways.

You also have early arches.

My good friend has an '88 with the 16x8s and 225's, I'm telling you guys it's a rubbing nightmare in the back even with rolling. Granted he's only running H&R Sports, but the tires damn near stick outside the fenders. He just killed off the 225/45's and went with 215/45 RT-615s, no more issues.

Like I said, VERY aggressive fitment.

Jay

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

:D

I love you guys

[backtrail69]

My 16x8s et20 w/ 225/45 hankook rs2s fit perfect, mild rolling on the rear of my turbo car. They fit perfect on my eta since it has much stiffer springs and sways.

[M42Technik]

Like M-tech Cabby says, "if your tires aren't rubbing you have bad wheel fitment".

Its "if your fenders aren't rolled, you have bad wheel fitment".

And he's right.

[BrandC]

Like M-tech Cabby says, "if your tires aren't rubbing you have bad wheel fitment".