What et is the E30??

[stevetigger]

Might get me some big wheels!

[bootyman]

15 or 20 i think

[A1BMW325iSport]

the 15" bbs are et24

some of the guys on here have gone for et20 and et30 when fitting 17"

[Dan318-is]

the et of 14inch bbs is 30, on the IS

[Johan99]

If you going with 7-8x18 I think ET20 is the lowest to go.

[Hyperion]

i am running bottle tops and they have a offset 25 (et25)

[kam-325i]

My 16"'s are ET 20

[stevetigger]

So 19" with et40
No good??

[Jhonno]

no.. they will foul on the strut

[Kos]

So 19" with et40
No good??

dips 19" were et 49 and he had tu use 20mm spacers!!!
so you could do th same

[Kos]

i am running bottle tops and they have a offset 25 (et25)

they sould be 30 or 35, i sure of it

[jonbuoy]

The average idea of the et is 15-25.
My wheels are at et35 and i am not happy with the way they sit

[stevetigger]

I see now, so if you put a wheel on an E30 with et5 for example, it would stick out?? Is that right

[Kos]

I see now, so if you put a wheel on an E30 with et5 for example, it would stick out?? Is that right

bingo

but spilt rims complicate it even more!!!!

it can be a complete head fuck with 3pc rims

[stevetigger]

So I should be aiming for et20??

[jonbuoy]

So I should be aiming for et20??

There about's mate, that's what i'm going for on my next set of wheel's

[Kos]

with 17" et 25-30 16" same agian 18" you need a 7.5 j rim no wider and 28et offset

it depend on tyre size too, some have a curved side wall which helps clearance under the arch
i'm glad its your head ache not mine!!!

have a stella and think about it!!!!

[jonbuoy]

So if i got 15" or 16" at et20, would i suffer with rubbing at 40mm drop with passenger's?

[Kos]

So if i got 15" or 16" at et20, would i suffer with rubbing at 40mm drop with passenger's?

16" et 24 205/50 tyres 40mm black bilsteins(sports) drop and rubbing!! you gota roll the arches or go for a lower profile. they are very sensetive to offset these e30's

its mad because my old sport had bk171 alpinas 215/40 and the same drop but yellow bilsteins(sprints) and no rubbing!

[Jhonno]

got 16"x7.5" BBS with 205/50's on.. rub on the passengers rear only.. on a 40mm or so drop

[jonbuoy]

It's alot more than just buying some wheel's as it goes. I don't know if you know but the profile of the tyre is the % of the width. So you have to take in the et and the tyre size to see what will fit and what has to give to compromise what wheel's you want

Nothing's ever easy

[Johan99]

18" you need a 7.5 j rim no wider and 28et offset

8x18" with ET20 work fine on E30...