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People clued up on off sets 5 stud conversions.

Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 10:14 pm
by DaveMcleod88
I am looking for a bit of advice on fitting a set of alloys I want on the E30 they are sized.

8.5J with ET15 17"

The front 5 stud set up will consist of the normal M3 Evo gear to keep the wheel centered does anyone know if these wheels will fit up front ok or will arches need to be rolled, For extra brownie points does anyone know a good tyre size to fit.

Now the rear I understand there is a few options of axles to use but really I want to know if the compact one will be ok (due to being the cheapest) If not then hopefully there will be an axle out there sufficient that I will be more than happy to save that little extra to get.

I am looking to fit these without rolling arches but will not rule that out if needs be to make them fit as long as it's not too extreme.

Re: People clued up on off sets 5 stud conversions.

Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 10:51 pm
by Motorhole
Imho these are going to fit way out and arch work will be required. I know from experience on an E36 5 stud setup that 8J ET29 (215 45 17) requires arch rolling. Your wheels will be sitting nearly an inch further proud than those...