Wheel fitment, could use advice from e30 owners

[Zic]

15's are too small. 16" is prime. 17's can be pulled off, anything bigger is stupid.

18''s are stupid eh?








well, not in my opinion.

[610EURO]

18''s are stupid eh?

well, not in my opinion.

yes. they are stupid. stale has had some decent wheels, and some wheels that looked like really expensive garbage. the 18's looked terrible.

[Average_Jerk]

Im not really a fan of how the 18s look on the e30. plus i definitely cant afford that shit haahah

[Zic]

yes. they are stupid. stale has had some decent wheels, and some wheels that looked like really expensive garbage. the 18's looked terrible.

We don't see eye to eye then, oh well each to there own.

[Byron]

16x9's are going to poke up front in an e30 unless you run some camber, no matter what. et12 is the highest you can go before you hit the strut tube.

As for the rear, on a low car the camber makes the rear wheels sit about 12-15mm farther in than the front. So if you were running the 16x9 et12's up front you would want about et0 in the back to match.

If you go with staggered sizes:
1/2" stagger- 7mm less offset than the front
1" stagger- same offsets as the front
etc.

Remember that because of the strut tube angle,15's wont be able to run as high of offsets as 16's, and 17's will be able to run more.

[famguy]

this is mine with 8,5x17" ET30 rear. As you can see it's not what we can call tight.
the alpinas are 7,5x17" ET20

[Average_Jerk]

so i priced out a set of 16s. retail is $3440 for the set with no rubber. time to seriously think this one over

[Madface]

this is my car, 9 et 12 front and 10 et 12 rear. the fronts barely clear the struts, maybe a credit card thickness between them.

[Average_Jerk]

17x8 et35

but i can get a slamming deal on these

[Zic]

I like the sound of the $3440 more!

[Average_Jerk]

I like the sound of the $3440 more!

hahaha me too. my price would be a little less. but custom finish/offset/pcd aint cheap

[famguy]

this is my car, 9 et 12 front and 10 et 12 rear. the fronts barely clear the struts, maybe a credit card thickness between them.

you're not running coilovers, are you?

edit: forget it..I'm too tired :p thinking like an ass.

[NELSON09]

18''s are stupid eh?



well, not in my opinion.

Looks perfect Zic ~bowdown~

[Dr.AK]

18''s are stupid eh?




well, not in my opinion.

If I were to build an E30, this would be my inspiration. Baller.

[Zic]

Looks perfect Zic ~bowdown~

It sure does, tho don't get it wrong. The car ain't mine, it belongs to Stale30.