Will 17" fit??

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Post Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:44 am

Hey, I've just bought myself an '89 316i and was wondering if 17"s would fit on it? I'm only asking because I've seen a set of BBS's that are going cheap. Would you guys recommend that 16"s would be a better fit and ride?
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Post Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:47 am

Yes, having just come from having some 17's i would agree and say 16's are a better ride. if your running a standard brake setup you can stop too! which is always a bonus! :mad:

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Post Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:48 am

17" wheels will fit assuming the car is not lowered a silly amount and also depending on how wide they are.

IMO 16" give a better ride :cool:
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Post Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:54 am

as above, anything bigger than 16" will make the ride /handling crap !
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Post Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:01 am

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback, gents. Now to find myself some clean 16" BBS's!!
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Post Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:10 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BBS-RS-16-Wheels- ... tsupported

these are just a little bit clean....... 8O :eek: 8O :D
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Post Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:28 am

:o wow! they are sexy!! Bit out of my price range though... :?
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Post Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:26 am

e30topless wrote:anything bigger than 16" will make the ride /handling crap !
No it won't :roll:
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Post Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:36 am

my1 was lowed about 80mm on 17" and it was alrite and my bro cab was lowed the same on 18"
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Post Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:41 am

ian332isport wrote:
e30topless wrote:anything bigger than 16" will make the ride /handling crap !
No it won't :roll:
oh yes it will ! tried and tested many times :)
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Post Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:45 pm

e30topless wrote:
ian332isport wrote:
e30topless wrote:anything bigger than 16" will make the ride /handling crap !
No it won't :roll:
oh yes it will ! tried and tested many times :)
But what rims have you tried ?

Good quality, light weight 17" rims will not make the ride/handling crap. If you fit a set of heavy old Burger Kings or something similar, I don't doubt it will ride/handle crap.

My 17" BBS RC's are lighter than a 15" cross spoke, and I can assure you that the handling & ride is far from crap.

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