16 x 8 et23 wheel...will it fit?

[bert]

opportunity to purchase some nice wheels
at a good price...16 x 8 et23...tires have never been
mounted, but the seller claims that these are
correct fitment for e30 with 225/45/16...i can't
find any info anywhere online regarding correct
offsets for an 8" rim...7.5" is the widest i have found...

i have heard that there are varying degrees of fender
clearance depending on the model year...are these going
to fit on a 1990 325is?!

thanks

bert

[808BMW]

Re: 16 x 8 et23 wheel...will it fit?

opportunity to purchase some nice wheels
at a good price...16 x 8 et23...tires have never been
mounted, but the seller claims that these are
correct fitment for e30 with 225/45/16...i can't
find any info anywhere online regarding correct
offsets for an 8" rim...7.5" is the widest i have found...

i have heard that there are varying degrees of fender
clearance depending on the model year...are these going
to fit on a 1990 325is?!

thanks

bert

Hopefully it will fit, because I want to run 8" wide rims and I was thinking of trying for et23. I'm pretty sure both Randy and Jeremy have 18x8" rims that are et23, that's what I'm planning on... Shouldn't make a difference if its a 16" rim.

[Kavkazia]

AndreNY is the person to talk to about it.

;)

[Digitalwave]

Sounds like a perfect fit to me. Got a pic of the wheel?

[Bill 84 318i]

Here's my logic.

People run et20 17x7.5" wheels with 215's and they rub on dumped cars. So your wheel will be 3mm more inside (et23), but be approximately .25" (6-7mm) wider on each side of the offset. You can probably do it with either fender rubbing or cutting.

[bert]

should i run a narrower 205/50/16 instead of a 225/45/16...

i would prefer inaccurate speedo over rubbing...

bert

[Digitalwave]

205/50-16 is only .1" oversized, its not a big difference.

[Brew]