18" wheels

[projectmick]

Hi there, I have been offered some basically brand new 18" wheels by a friend of mine for £300. (inc tyres) Long story - not stolen! lol!

This is so cheap I cant say no - unless they wont fit!

Spec is as such - Team Dynamics Jet
PCD 4 x 100
18" x 7.5"
ET 37

Am I right in assuming that these will fit with correct spacers?

I know handling will suffer and that I will need some work on the arches, but the final twist is that its lowered 35mm rear and 40mm front bilstien shocks eibach springs. Any ideas anyone?

[projectmick]

Oh yeah - tyrs 225/35/18

[maxfield]

I'm pretty sure you will need spacers!

[projectmick]

I know if they will fit i'll need spacers for sure, I'm more concerned about the clearance/suspension/rubbing issues. I presume 7.5" is about as wide as you would want to go?

[SK360]

They'll be fine, but like you said, arches will need slight rolling/flaring.

[BadDave]

I've got some 7x18's with a 40 mm offset and 215/35/18's and lowered 60/40 with 30 mm spacers(to clear my Brembo's) and the tyre rubs on the plastic arch liner at about 3/4 to full lock.
You might need a 10-15mm spacer on the front and possibly a 15mm spacer on the rear.

When i have 16's fitted with 225/45 tyres, they can occasionally catch on the wing lip.

No problems with them fitted to the rear (with a 15mm spacer).

HTH

Dave

[oze30]

dave.. do you have any pics?

[BadDave]

dave.. do you have any pics?

Only a side shot at the moment.
with a 60/40 drop and a boot full of audio stuff

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I'll have to refit them if you'd like more



This is the 16's fitted with a 40m offset and 225/45/16 tyres which have an almost identical circumferance as the 215/35/18's
The 225's sometimes catch on the lip and on plastic the arch liner


That's a 7" rim with a 30mm spacer on the front and a 15mm spacer on the rear

This is why I needed the 30mm spacers





If running with a standard brake setup, then it's highly likely that you would need no more than a 10 or 15mm spacer

HTH

Dave

[oze30]

cheers dave.. Not bad!!

[projectmick]

Bad news - wheels wont fit due to centre bore - checked it out and not gonna happen.

So, im thinkin of going back to my original plan - 16" deep disk borbet wheels. (try to keep up people!) they are available in 16" x 7.5" or 16" x 9" (would prefer the latter).

Any probs with this? and what sort of drop in suspention will be suitable? is 40mm ok, or do we think 60mm would be better?

[oze30]

is the cntre bore too small or large? If it's large you could get spigot rings. If too small, you could get a spacer made up/purchase? The wheels are too high an offset for an E30 anyways, so a spacer might be the best bet if you really want these wheels!

[projectmick]

its too small - I thought id check that for sure but its a no go. It was only cos they were going so cheap and prob would have looked good. So like I said, back to plan a which is smooth and deep dish wheels. I think its prob for the best that I go 16" rather than 18", I suppose the car will still go round corners now!