Surely you must be jestering.

[vdubkid]

Gimme your style 5s. For free

But really the m pars look good. Idk about the chrome though...

[///Montizzle]

Going to look good when done. I dunno if Ive ever see an e46 on Mpars..hmmm

[Chris@MemoryFab]

I <3 you.

[hi its me alec]

Honestly I think it would look better with the spacers off. Your ideal setup for this car (or any car, really) will never involve a 20mm or 15mm spacer, that's just a recipe for something that looks goofy. Throw on some 10mm all around... maybe a 15er in back if 10 isn't too bad. It will look better and be much more driveable, and you can still be low. With an 8" et20 wheel in front, you don't have much room for stretch. 9.5" et20 is already pushing it on e46 sedan rear fenders, and it's already flush fitment.

Basically, just don't jump on the wrong bandwagon Also, don't ruin your perfectly clean fenders, unless you stopped caring lol

[hi its me alec]

BTW, I know of 2 e46s so far with Mpars.. Jake from MN and that one guy 'tommiexboi' on e46fans.

pics for reference: 18x8 et20 all around.. imagine the wheel poking out 2.3" further in the back... whew

[SeanDub]

Honestly I think it would look better with the spacers off. Your ideal setup for this car (or any car, really) will never involve a 20mm or 15mm spacer, that's just a recipe for something that looks goofy. Throw on some 10mm all around... maybe a 15er in back if 10 isn't too bad. It will look better and be much more driveable, and you can still be low. With an 8" et20 wheel in front, you don't have much room for stretch. 9.5" et20 is already pushing it on e46 sedan rear fenders, and it's already flush fitment.

Basically, just don't jump on the wrong bandwagon Also, don't ruin your perfectly clean fenders, unless you stopped caring lol

You do realize this is Stanceworks, right? You know, laying frame, raping fenders, stretching tires, pokin rim... things like that.

[hi its me alec]

You do realize this is Stanceworks, right? You know, laying frame, raping fenders, stretching tires, pokin rim... things like that.

haha yeah, this is true. All I'm saying is that a stance can be too aggressive and end up looking worse. In this case, it would be better to be super low with a less aggressive offset than depicted, the wheels aren't step lipped and really won't look good like that IMO. 'Stanceworks' is about a refined stance that looks amazingly good, not buying a 20mm spacer and slapping it on a relatively standard set of wheels just for the sake of looking crazy. Aesthetics are a huge thing for me because I have OCD and shit, so I won't stand by and idle!

This could look super sick, these were a good buy for you Brandon

[dinanm3atl]

haha yeah, this is true. All I'm saying is that a stance can be too aggressive and end up looking worse. In this case, it would be better to be super low with a less aggressive offset than depicted, the wheels aren't step lipped and really won't look good like that IMO. 'Stanceworks' is about a refined stance that looks amazingly good, not buying a 20mm spacer and slapping it on a relatively standard set of wheels just for the sake of looking crazy. Aesthetics are a huge thing for me because I have OCD and shit, so I won't stand by and idle!

This could look super sick, these were a good buy for you Brandon

I agree in this case. M Pars with a big spacer because you have to doesn't do it for me. I would think that more tuckage and less pokege on these wheels would look better.

It is just like the 18x8 et35 LM Reps running a 20mm spacer. For me that is just kind of meh

[Dr.AK]

haha yeah, this is true. All I'm saying is that a stance can be too aggressive and end up looking worse. In this case, it would be better to be super low with a less aggressive offset than depicted, the wheels aren't step lipped and really won't look good like that IMO. 'Stanceworks' is about a refined stance that looks amazingly good, not buying a 20mm spacer and slapping it on a relatively standard set of wheels just for the sake of looking crazy. Aesthetics are a huge thing for me because I have OCD and shit, so I won't stand by and idle!

This could look super sick, these were a good buy for you Brandon

Word.

Also, Poke should go hand in hand with width. These wheels are not wide enough for that kind of poke to look good from the rear.

[southpaw]

Word.

And i'm prob gonna run the 15mm in the rear, 20mm in the front. I'm not sure yet.

I'll work with it more when i get it.

To put out, here are more pics.

[hi its me alec]

So your plan is 205/40 front, 215/35 rear?

[southpaw]

Correct.

[Dr.AK]

You do realize that your front wheel will be about 14mm bigger than the rear wheel with that fitment?

[hi its me alec]

Alright, here is my advice for you..

- 215/40 front - 10mm spacer MAX, maybe a 15, but a 215 won't want to cooperate
- 225/35 back - 10mm spacer MAX, I'd honestly run a 5 though

That will be a good 'compromise' - although it's still crazy and you'll rub, it will look great. The rear wheel has the width you need.

[Dr.AK]

Alright, here is my advice for you..

- 215/40 front - 10mm spacer MAX
- 225/35 back - 10mm spacer MAX

That will be a good 'compromise' - although it's still crazy and you'll rub, it will look great.

I would go with 215/35 instead up front, to have an even wheel size all around.