E46 sedan fitment advice, 17x9.5 et 13 rears

[JSanders]

So I have this e46 (dd), and I have these 17x8.5/9.5 et 13 ACS type I's, and I now have the money for tires. I need a bit of advice as to what tire size I need to make these fit well. The car is on Tein SS coil overs all the way down.

What size tires should be mounted for a good fitment? Will a 215/45/17 do the job? Would a little less stretch work?

[Kielan]

215/40 and you'll be perfect.

205/40 for the fronts.

Those offsets are going to be perfect btw.

[JSanders]

Good deal, I didn't think I was too far off.

[JSanders]

Does anybody have pics of a 17x9.5 et 13-ish set up on an e36/e46?

[Jesus Christ]

they will fit nicely but i need to run a 10mm spacer on 8.5 et13's to be flush on my e36 in front. you could run a 215/40 on the front and a 235/40 on the rear with those offsets without a problem.

[Kielan]

My car was 18x8 et13, 18x9.5 et25 no spacers.



You will NEED to do fender work.

[Kielan]

you could run a 215/40 on the front and a 235/40 on the rear with those offsets.

He's going to need the stretch.

[Jesus Christ]

with a proper roll he should be good unless e46's run narrower wheels than e36 but i was under the impression it was the opposite.


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thats a 17x9 et6 w/ a 10mm spacer making it et-4 with a 205/40 and its well within the wheel well. and 9.5 et13 is 11mm more in the fender.

just get a good roll and do it up.

[Kielan]

It's going to have to be an awesome roll. I had 225/40s with a roll (albeit not the best) and I rubbed like a motherfucker.

[JSanders]

I'm thinking I will just grind/cut the rear fenders for starters, then pull the fenders from there if I need to.

[Kielan]

I'm thinking I will just grind/cut the rear fenders for starters, then pull the fenders from there if I need to.

That would work.

[Jesus Christ]

I'm thinking I will just grind/cut the rear fenders for starters, then pull the fenders from there if I need to.

im a strong advocate against cutting inner fenders, its simply not needed.

just heat up the fenders good and roll them hard. the lip in the fender isnt gonna prevent anything and it will result in a much sturdier fender

[Kielan]

im a strong advocate against cutting inner fenders, its simply not needed.

just heat up the fenders good and roll them hard. the lip in the fender isnt gonna prevent anything and it will result in a much sturdier fender

That's also because you're a woman.

[stancehappy]

isnt that kind of a crazy offset?

i would run at least 225/35or40 on a 9.5

im running 225/35 on my 19x9.5, its a little stretch and poke

[SeanDub]

isnt that kind of a crazy offset?

No