17x9 et45 on my 5 lug E30?

[MR 325]

I'm looking at some 17x9 ET45 wheels for my E36 M3 5 lug'd E30.

Will this fit without a spacer? If I do run a spacer, will I wreck the fenders? I know the rear will fit, the front is what I am worried about. I'm probably going to run 235/40 tires. Not super wide, I know.

Thanks!

[sumyungguy]

http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp

or
http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

put in your current and the new dimensions and it'll tell you where the wheel is going to move..

[e30polak]

Damn Matt!

Those fuckers are more then likely gonna need a spacer, and rolling+pulling of the fender.

Talk to Mystikal he shuld be able to tell you.

[atomic]

I think Il Duce was running 17x8.5 DS2's with 245/35-17 all the way around without any issues at all. The DS2's are a et41 offset...

EDIT -- Didn't you have DS2's at one time ?

[Mystikal]

10mm spacers (which are actually a good option for 5x120 hubs, unlike 4x100 stuff). As for the tires, that'll be a TOUGH fitment. Think 215/40/17.

[MR 325]

Damn it Jay, now I'm scared!

They're coming Monday, we'll see what happens.

[Mike B.]

I have 17x9 ProRace 1.2's (et30) with 18mm spacers. Tires are 245-40-17's.

IE flares were obviously a requirement. But looking at the fitment before I made the cuts, I think the rears would have fit with a different spacer.

I don't think you are going to find any love fitting a 17x9 up front.