[AW_Dan]

I'm after a bit of advice, if you knowledgeable chaps can point me in the right direction that'd be much appreciated.

I'm looking at a set of rims to stick my MPSS on for summer. The ones I'm looking at are:

Front: 18x8J ET 35

Rear: 18x8J ET35
Or
18x9J ET40

Can anyone see any fitment issues? I keep changing my mind about square or staggered setup, is the larger size on the rear a bit extreme?

Thanks

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[marco_polo]

I think I'd be tempted to have the ET40's on the back to move the centreline of the tyre in 5mm.

There's plenty of room at the front, but the rear is a little tighter. ET35 would just fit on the back though, depends how stanced you want it to look?

Having staggered alloys keeps the stretch more equal too, if you're running 225 fronts and 245 rears.

 

[AW_Dan]

Cheers MP, ET40 on the 9inch though? I like the look of wider rears but don't want to do it if it's going to cause issues at any point

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[marco_polo]

Your centreline and my CL will be the same, it's just your rear tyre walls will have a little more stretch than mine.

Would having some stretch on the front but none on the rear annoy you (visually)?

 

[Blind Pugh]

Dan,

9" rear max offset ~ 45mm. 40mm will have wheel face proud of the body work unless you wind on more -ve camber but then that defeats the object of having 9" rears.

Heres my car with 8" ET 34mm and OEM MPSS [on H&R's at the time] to illustrate that 8" ET 35mm will work fine.......

http://s779.photobucket.com/user/da...2-4EF2-93D8-8BE4B0604EBF_zpso1t6ke9p.jpg.html

BP

 

[AW_Dan]

I'm not a huge fan of the stretched look but have seen Br0wny's and it doesn't look bad at all! Would a 255 work with this width and offset?

Apologies for all the questions!

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[AW_Dan]

Dan,

9" rear max offset ~ 45mm. 40mm will have wheel face proud of the body work unless you wind on more -ve camber but then that defeats the object of having 9" rears.

Heres my car with 8" ET 34mm and OEM MPSS [on H&R's at the time] to illustrate that 8" ET 35mm will work fine.......

http://s779.photobucket.com/user/da...2-4EF2-93D8-8BE4B0604EBF_zpso1t6ke9p.jpg.html

BP

Nice one BP, that may well be the winner then!

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[Blind Pugh]

I'm not a huge fan of the stretched look but have seen Br0wny's and it doesn't look bad at all! Would a 255 work with this width and offset?

Browny has just bought 255/35/18 PS4 to replace his 245/35/18 MPSS rears - watch this space on the thread below

http://www.babybmw.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82214

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PS4 at the back and MPSS at the front - did I hear someone say - LAB RAT ?

BP

PS - Only kidding Browny

 

[marco_polo]

I'm not a huge fan of the stretched look but have seen Br0wny's and it doesn't look bad at all! Would a 255 work with this width and offset?

Apologies for all the questions!

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with a 255/35 back there, I think you'd need ET45 approx to avoid arch contact.

(255 won't fit on an 8" safely, limited to 245 max according to ETRTO).

 

[AW_Dan]

The 255 would've just been to eliminate the stretch a little. Think I'll go square. If I don't change my mind completely before I get back next month!

Cheers for the help

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[pitbull666]

Dan,

9" rear max offset ~ 45mm. 40mm will have wheel face proud of the body work unless you wind on more -ve camber but then that defeats the object of having 9" rears.

Heres my car with 8" ET 34mm and OEM MPSS [on H&R's at the time] to illustrate that 8" ET 35mm will work fine.......

http://s779.photobucket.com/user/da...2-4EF2-93D8-8BE4B0604EBF_zpso1t6ke9p.jpg.html

BP

BP

What wheels are they?

Assuming a OEM BMW wheel off another model? And this is where the offset difference comes from?

 

[marco_polo]

Style 397 from an F30

 

[Blind Pugh]

P'bull,

As MP says - OE BMW style 397's fitted F30 3 series.

8" 34mm ET ie more aggressive offset ~ 18mm F&R compared to stock 7.5/8 staggered rims.

I'm not a fan of standard finish [mix of machined and painted] so mine are painted B55 OE Ferric Grey.

http://s779.photobucket.com/user/da...B-4D10-8DAF-1F7038ADE88B_zpsfxfobpt1.jpg.html

http://s779.photobucket.com/user/da...7-4211-8FE0-DAD64885EAB2_zpsf9kveksq.jpg.html

BP

 

[pitbull666]

P'bull,

As MP says - OE BMW style 397's fitted F30 3 series.

8" 34mm ET ie more aggressive offset ~ 18mm F&R compared to stock 7.5/8 staggered rims.

I'm not a fan of standard finish [mix of machined and painted] so mine are painted B55 OE Ferric Grey.

http://s779.photobucket.com/user/da...B-4D10-8DAF-1F7038ADE88B_zpsfxfobpt1.jpg.html

http://s779.photobucket.com/user/da...7-4211-8FE0-DAD64885EAB2_zpsf9kveksq.jpg.html

BP

I like them! Are they easy/expensive to source?

 

[Blind Pugh]

PB,

They can be but that's usually greed sellers - otherwise there's some good ones in need of some TLC - sent you a pm about a set on Ebay just now + being a wheel whore I have a set of these concave beauties that I can part with

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1x-BMW-Ge...-Front-E90-3-Series-36116775605-/171761160504

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OE Style 195 18" x 8" x ET34mm

BP