will 225/45 17 fit 17x8.5 wheels?

[SickE30]

Title says it all.

[Brew]

The tires will definitely fit the wheels... AndreNY runs 215s on his 16x9s... but they would be oversized by an inch for an e30.

[SickE30]

I have four 15 mm spacers I can use that, I think you guys will like these wheels. They're quite bad ass.

[Kavkazia]

Not really, we need to know the offset, if its low you can fit wheels with out touching strut but you'll have rubbing problems, if its too high, like I said it will touch strut and you're going to need some hub centering spacers and lugs, which you already I guess have.

[Brew]

Like he said ^, your going to need to run a pretty low offset for those to clear, probably 10-15mm and some major fender mods, but I didn't think thats what you were asking.

Oh, and...

[franz]

Yes, they will fit the wheels, why wouldn't they? Ask a simple question, get a simple answer.

[OOMPH!]

that tire size is going to be oversized plus it's going to be a major clearance issue running a 17x 8.5 to begin with.....trust me, I am doing it. So, I recommend that you run 215/40/17 tires....yeah it will be a little strecthed but it will help in the fitting process.

[SickE30]

The wheels are made for the car, they are coming from the reiger catalog. Thanks for the help you guys will have pics of all faelifts in may.

[DaveDave]

The tire will fit the rim but both are too large for the car, especially if it is lowered. I had 225/40/17 tires on my cabrio (on 17x8 rims), and had a small bit of rubbing. A 225/45/17 is almost a full inch (.9) larger in diameter so clearance will be much worse.

8.5 is really just too much rim unless you plan to keep stock 4x4 suspension or do major modifications. I do not see any sense on running a 215 tire on an 8.5 rim, unless you like the look of the rim sticking out.

Here are pics of my wheels on my cabrio. A 225 is barely wide enough for an 8" rim, IMO





Here is what happened to my front fenders when I lowered my car too much:



HTH,

[SickE30]

I have to figure something out for traction that is my issue @ hand. I ran 17 x 7.5's on my 3.0 and had a bad time holding traction. This turboed 2.5 is going to be hella worse. Kershcer makes wheels that wide for a reason. There has to be a way to do it.

[C ///M]

What wheels you plan on running?

[SickE30]

Kerscher KCS 17x7.5 in front and 17 x 8.5 in the rear. Perhaps rolling the fender would widen it up enough for me?

[Brew]

No doubt you will have to roll the fenders. I need mine rolled slightly with my 15x7 wheels and 225/50 tires.

[SickE30]

The whole issue with rolling the fenders is finding someone that can actualy do it without having to drive 800 miles to get it done. You're having issues with 15x7's Brew? That's odd man...I had 17 x 7.5 on 225/45 17's and I had some rubbing issues on hard turns in the front, other than that though, nothing.

[OOMPH!]

nice choice of wheels......I have the Kerscher Futuras which are 17x7.5 in the front and 17x8.5 in the rear. I don't mind rolling the fenders if it has to be done