Wheel Offset?

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Bne
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Post Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:26 am

Can someone please tell me what offset i would need to fit 18x8s to a 318is. Many thanks.
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Post Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:52 pm

Cant be certain mate but i would reckon ET 15-20 would do. i have 9" wheels with Et15 on rear and 7.5" et20 on front.
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Post Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:52 pm

it also depends on how low your car is
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Post Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:17 pm

Nav, did you have to modify the wheel arches to fit the 9"ers? What size of rubber are they wearing?
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Post Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:32 pm

no, work done to the arches, its lowered 40mm, the rubber is 215/50/16, so real stretch euro stylee. i get rubbing with two in the back and going over bumps, and cornering at speed. really have to slow down.
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Post Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:47 pm

i get rubbing with two in the back and going over bumps, and cornering at speed. really have to slow down.
Slow down! :mad: Nah, just get stiffer suspension :D
'89 325i - was an SE but not anymore, was bronze-beige metallic (yeuch!) but now techno-violet (thankfully)
'89 Toyota Corolla GTi-16 - track, hillclimb & sprint car (yeeha!)
'08 Buell XB12Ss - American engineering at it's 'best'... good fun though