Wheel spacers

[oze30]

What size spacer will i need if Im putting 17's on the touring. No drop, just standard.

[Hyperion]

what off set are the 17"s

[panesar_e30]

all depends on the offset of the rims and the width.

[Ziggy]

Same answer as you got on your other thread....

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=21770

[oze30]

Oops!

Sorry bout the double post!!

Found out its eta 37.. WTF does that mean?

[Ziggy]

That's the main thing you needed to know
The other things that matter are the width of the rim & the tyre...

Assuming it's a 7inch rim with a 205 tyre on it (like a standard BBS), you'll want to get the offset down to around 20-25.

37 is usually a FWD offset, & they'll sit further into the arches (& hence probably hit the struts) than an et 24 (bbs again) rim.
People often say that 35 is a standard offset for the e30, but (AFAIK!) that's only on the 14 rims, which are narrower, so still clear the struts.

A 10mm spacer will probably be enough (giving et27 overall), but the only way you'll know for sure is to find someone with the same size wheel / tyre who's tried it...

HTH!

[Dan318-is]

the et is 37

the size is 7jx 17, tyres are 205/45/r17

i had no strut hitting issues on mine without spacers but did feel vibration at 80 an then agian at 120ish

[oze30]

Was that MPH or KMH?