new member from canada!

[loong]

hey everyone. i was recommended to join here by southpaw. i have a e46 325i. right now im just sitting on stock 16's but have wheels here. to keep the story short, i have 18x9.5 et 45 for all four wheels, but my front wheel is touching the strut, even with a offset of et30 for the front it still doesnt fit. well thats my story haha....heres some older pics of my car

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1180/3266877583_e283c6db0d.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3503/3230308173_afbde2c945.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3090/3212477920_360c067508.jpg

[southpaw]

glad to see that you made your way over here as well!

welcome!

[PraiseTheLowered09]

welcome over to the darkside man!

[schroedin]

Looks good, what are the new wheels?

[loong]

glad to see that you made your way over here as well!

welcome!
thanks! haha i know, about time
welcome over to the darkside man!
haha thanks
Looks good, what are the new wheels?
ill admit i jumped on the bandwagon but i got csl reps. i got them in 18x9.5 et45 all around was planning on using a 15mm spacer in front and a 20mm spacer in the rear. my tires are mounted, 225-35-18 falken fk452. but im unable to fit my front wheels on the car. so im stuck with no ideas.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3392/3650023468_612719da7c_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3577/3645599816_740308bd69_o.jpg

[schroedin]

Have you tried the 20mm on the front, just to see if it will clear the strut?

[loong]

when i was test fitting the wheels, the shop i was at recommended that i would need a 25mm spacer in the front to clear the strut. but that would leave the offset at et20 for the front. personally i think that would be overkill, and it was rub the fender like no other, id prob need a 215 or 205 tire to pull that off.

[dinanm3atl]

18x9.5 for the front of an E46? That is really pushing it IIRC.

What suspension is on there? With that said I doubt that it is hitting the strut with a 15mm spacer. I would bet the tire is now super close to the fender.

[ProjektONE]

18x9.5 for the front of an E46? That is really pushing it IIRC.

18x9.5 can be ran in the front but you are going to need atleast -3.0 of camber to make it work. I run this setup on the track, but I use a 265/35/18 tire.

[EtownC]

put the 20 on to see how it fits, i bet you can fit 9.5s in the front without issues. but make sure you space the rears out to even up the look if you decide to go with 20's up front

[BFalconer]

nice to see another member from richmond.
welcome.

[mister hashimoto]

nice pics man.

[danewilson77]

Welcome. Nice car...I love the color.....hehe

[Travis]

Nice car, sweet pics too!

[SeanDub]

Nice car

[loong]

18x9.5 for the front of an E46? That is really pushing it IIRC.

What suspension is on there? With that said I doubt that it is hitting the strut with a 15mm spacer. I would bet the tire is now super close to the fender.
it works, its just that with my FK coils, the strut is too wide so i cant get enough clearance.
18x9.5 can be ran in the front but you are going to need atleast -3.0 of camber to make it work. I run this setup on the track, but I use a 265/35/18 tire.
wow 265 in the front? thats impressive.
put the 20 on to see how it fits, i bet you can fit 9.5s in the front without issues. but make sure you space the rears out to even up the look if you decide to go with 20's up front
a 20mm spacer in the front still doesnt give me enough clearance, it leaves the spacer between the wheel and the strut to be around 6-7mm. ive made my decision though, selling the 9.5's and buying 8.5's for the front. a large sacrifice, but id rather go this route then to camber the crap outta my car lol.
nice to see another member from richmond.
welcome.
haha nice! we should have our own lil stanceworks meet haha
nice pics man.
thanks!
Welcome. Nice car...I love the color.....hehe
haha vice versa
Nice car, sweet pics too!
thanks!
Nice car
thanks, appreciate the welcome guys!