New Alloy wheels

[JackJabba]

Looking at fitting some staggered deep dish style alloys. I like the old school look of 5 spoke in Black with a polished rim and finding 17" ones is hard. So have found a set of 18" on Ebay which are local to me,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18-POLISHED-LIP-ALLOY-WHEELS-FIT-BMW-3-SERIES-E46-E90-E91-E92-E93-F30-F31VW-T5-/222023794798?fits=Car+Make:BMW&hash=item33b1a6406e:g:qHwAAOSwPc9WuRH~

First off they are not staggered so I will need to ask about different widths, what widths are best to go for (8 and 8.5 or 8 and 9) and what offset should I be looking for, I don't want to go for a stretched tyre look at the rear.

Also if going to 18" do you need to start playing with camber changes?

 

[GazHyde]

Been running on 18's for the last 6 years with no issues, no need to mess around with the cars set-up for them.

 

[JackJabba]

That's good to know, do you know what widths and offset you have?

 

[GazHyde]

One of my sets were 8.5 wide, ET41 running 225/40/18 tyres. Tight on the fronts and in need of spacers on the back.

The ones you listed should end up perfectly lined on the fronts, and needing spacers on the rear (assuming you want them to fill the arches).

http://www.willtheyfit.com/ is an incredibly useful site for working around the minefield of widths and offsets.

 

[Dino D]

Have a look at Beyern wheels- they make wheels in the correct fitment for BMW, they have a similair wheel to that one too:
http://www.rimstyle.com/alloywheels/brand/?brand=beyern

 

[JackJabba]

Hi Dino D, at £1037 for the wheels without tyres they are a tad too expensive for me .