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Started by frostbite, 25 September 2016, 21:30:37

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frostbite

Hey

I have recently fitted my new wheels but they're not sitting right

I have 10mm spacers on front and rear, but going throught old threads most put 20+mm on the rear but no mention of whats on the front

e46 325i se - 1.8vvti avensis liftback

Bojan

First - car + rims it looks very nice.

Second - IMO, you need more ET (in this case, thicker distances) at rear. I would go 20-30mm thicker on rear wheels.
What Size and ET are your rims?

106pete

A little hard to tell from the pics but I'd say the rear looks fine and possibly take the spacer off the front?

Bojan

One more thing - If this was my car, I would go for lowering springs with this rims.
I'll dig up a photo.

Bojan

Here's my car, when it was in that color.

http://www.njuskalo.hr/image-w920x690/auti/opel-omega-mv6-24v-3.0-slika-17161576.jpg

Rims are standards 7x16, ET39. Tyres are 215/55 R16. There is no spacers.
IMO, the front is just right. But at rear, there should be at least 20mm spacers (or ET 20ish) to make it look right.

BTW, it's lowered -35mm front, and -10mm rear.

Diamond Black Geezer

Are these the 'proper' spacers ('hubcentric' I believe they're called) not the flat ones where you don't have the lip for the wheel to actually sit on. I think I can see the lip protruding on the alloy; just checking, that's all  :)
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frostbite

The wheels are bbs knock offs

The hub spigot on the omega is 20mm give or take and the rim only allows 10mm because of the screw on centre cap. The FWD vauxs have the shorter spigot.

They have an et of 32. + the 10mm spacer makes 22.

Im looking at a pair of 20mm first which will go on the rear but will test on the front  before buying a second pair
e46 325i se - 1.8vvti avensis liftback

frostbite

#7
I forgot, this will be pulling a hot food trailer so it will lower itself  ;D  (swmbo's business enterprise)

The tyres are 235-45-17 also

I cant wait to get a new barge  ;) the hopefully back to 6 cylinders maybe more
e46 325i se - 1.8vvti avensis liftback