wheel help/info please 16 x 7 et 10

[mk1nuts]

im looking at buying a set of wheels for the e30 and there

16 x 7 with et 10 and im crap with offsets will these tuck like crazy and need spacers ??

plus i wana run it low for a while so im gna need rubber bands for tyres lol like 195 45 16 ???

cheers

[Rav335uk]

Nope, they'll stick out like abit.

[k20trew]

you should piss them on mate, no mods needed
good luck buddy

[ImysE30]

They should look good with 195's on too

P.S. - The higher the offset/ET number, the more the wheel will tuck in, the lower the offset/ET number, the more the it will stick out into the arch.

[mk1nuts]

aaaah nice one guys cheers i got the offset wrong tho its et.40 so thats gna tuck like crazy so will need to get some spacers me thinks

would a 40 - 60 drop be plently on those wheel specs im pretty info useless on e30's just getting back into it lol im a vw nut. ( bassicaly a german car lover )

thanks guys

edit whats the et of the standard 15x7 bbs please ??

[ImysE30]

IMO you would want at least 20mm spacers for them to look good.

Should look good with that drop, 60-60mm would be too low IMO.

I believe it is ET25 but not 100% on that.

HTH

[mk1nuts]

cool matey thanks..

so would that make the et of the wheels with 20mm spacers ET20 ??

aah thanks i just wanted to know it for reference to these wheels of how they may sit.

thanks

[ImysE30]

Yes would make them ET20. Just make sure you get hubcentric spacers

[mk1nuts]

sweeet i know about ets now lol cheers mate

urm ok cool why hubcebtric ?? why not just normal ones ? would they move if they wernt ?

blonde moment here!! ( tiredness )

ahaha just found the shooting ones lol

[ImysE30]

The 'universal' one's will cause wheel wobble, especially as you are going to be using quite thick ones, they do not sit on the hub well (being universal).

Hubcentric one's sit perfectly on the hub and work much better.

[E30BeemerLad]

the mims on my car here are 16 x 7.5 and are ET38.

See pics below.

On the front I have 20mm hubcentric spacers, on the back are none. I have just got some 15mm spacers and am going to stick them on the front and the 20mm on the back.

[mk1nuts]

aah that toaly makes sense now cheers buddy!! now where to find them lol

cheer e30beemerlad thats loadsa help def a 15mm spacer on the front for me i think and 20 on the rear!!

what tyres you running matey ??

[Boyraceruk]

Also, without huncentric spacers it's a royal pain changing your wheels because you're holding the wheel on with one hand, the wheel bolt with another and your third hand is wobbling the spacer around to get it to line up.