fresh meat noob w/ a stock e46, just looking for help.

[philly3er]

whats up guys. I'll be right up front and say im a freshman noob when it comes to car mods. I have a e46 sedan 325i fully stock. looking to get into the VIP life style. All I need is a little help and suggestions to get my 3er there. So please send any advice and or suggestions my way! Of course the first thing I would like to do is put some shoes on my car ( with little to no fender work) Like I said fully stock e46 sedan, no sport package. Does anyone have ANY suggestions and advice on fitment, size, tires, anything and everything!!!!!

[Tom Cruise]

Hey man, first off welcome. Just browse through some builds to give you some motivation. You can also check out vipdout.com

[philly3er]

Thanks man. real quick can you give me some ideas of what would fit on my stock e46?

[jasonklee]

VIPstylecars is also a good resource.

Welcome to StanceWorks

[whooty]

Welcome man I have a 323i E46. Message me with any questions you might have and I might be able to help.

Basic Wheel Info:
5x120 bolt pattern

Common Conservative Wheel Fitment:
Front = 18x8.5 et 35
Rear = 18x9.5 et 35

Aggressive Wheel Fitment:
Front 18x9.5 et 30
Rear 18x10 et 25

Anyone who knows about E46's please correct me if I'm wrong about any of this!

I'm in the process of making a square set up of 18x10 et 25 fit.

I will need to roll and pull my fenders. And even then I might need a little bit of negative camber to help make it fit up front.

I'm lowered on racelands which are a really inexpensive brand of adjustable coilovers. The only bad thing about them in my opinion is that they are slightly bouncy.

[Dibaltic]

Aggressive Wheel Fitment:
Front 18x9.5 et 30

I've got 17x9.5 et18 up front on my car, and the wheel clears the coilover by 2mm-3mm, maybe its just me, but i dont know how you'd manage a 9.5" et30 without hitting your coilovers. I know i couldnt run that on my car. And i have an e46 325ci just so you know my statement is actually relevant haha

[whooty]

I've got 17x9.5 et18 up front on my car, and the wheel clears the coilover by 2mm-3mm, maybe its just me, but i dont know how you'd manage a 9.5" et30 without hitting your coilovers. I know i couldnt run that on my car. And i have an e46 325ci just so you know my statement is actually relevant haha

Thanks for correcting me. I was just throwing out there what I thought might help!

[Kielan]

Well first, you're gunna need some coilovers. We can help you there.

Welcome.

[Dibaltic]

I'm not saying youre wrong, i'm sure it'd all depend on what suspension is being run. i know my coilovers have a kind of odd spring ID, 3". Which is wider then what most coilovers i see. So maybe thats why i have such little clearance for wheels.

OP: I'm not sure what kind of fitment youre looking to have, but here's my set up for ideas.

I'm running 17x9.5 et18 front and 17x9.5et10 rear. Rolled fenders front and rear. the rear fenders aren't even flat they still have that sealant in them. so if you manage to get that crap out of the fenders you'd be able to run an even lower offset in the rear easily

[Dibaltic]

Well first, you're gunna need some coilovers. We can help you there.

Welcome.

These are the way to go

[Tom Cruise]

Well these guys all covered it better than I could have. Most people here are usually willing to help so shoot someone a PM or just ask and they'll help and even if they can't they'll shoot you in the right direction.