OFFSET SCENARIO

Post Wed May 09, 2007 12:13 am

HOW ABOUT 0 (ZERO) OFFSET WHEELS?

ARE THESE SUITABLE OR NOT?

WILL THERE BE ANY PROBLEMS SUCH AS UNEVEN TYRE WEAR. HOW WILL THE HANDLING BE.

I THINK THE CORRECT OFFSET IS 15-25 FOR E30's.

CAN I HEAR YOUR VIEWS ZONERS...

Post Thu May 10, 2007 7:39 am

I think uneven wear will be caused by neg camber if the car is lowered too much and not due to offset on the wheels but with a 0 offset anything over 7" wide and your going to have a lot of arch rolling to do as well as putting more strain on the bearings and youll probably find its a pig to drive as shell tramline like nobodys business, but damn they look good with a deep dish.

where did you find these rims and what sizes do they come, are they splitties ??

Post Thu May 10, 2007 12:01 pm

BMW do not recommend anything less than ET24.
You will end up not being ablle to turn the front wheels.

Look good though.

Post Thu May 10, 2007 5:20 pm

The alloys are from USA EBAY. They are called Pro Max. Do a search for E30 Wheels on US Ebay.

Post Fri May 11, 2007 12:45 am

PurpleMtec wrote:The alloys are from USA EBAY. They are called Pro Max. Do a search for E30 Wheels on US Ebay.

You mean Sportmax?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SPORTMAX ... dZViewItem
Not the best option IMO. First, you will have huge problems with rubbing (check the E30 pic in auction). I have 7.5 with ET30 and they are just in line with wing on front. Second, the right tyres are hard to find. Even with 225/50R15 you need to chose very carefully because a lot of tyres are narrower than size described on sidewall (Yokohamas, Bridgestones and Pirrelli P Zero are the widest) or with 205/55R15 you will have German Look with streched tyres. Also on bumpy roads you will have qutie big trammeling (car will be trying to turn left and right) because of offset (ET).
If you have 45 mm front struts and you really want them better option are these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SPORTMAX ... dZViewItem
But still you will have some rubbing problems on front.
I hope this helps you a little.
Jan

Post Fri May 11, 2007 9:34 pm

I am currently running 15" TSW Stealths. I quite fancy them and they are easy to clean.

Yes, the gold wheels are one piece SPORT MAX.

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