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Z3 wheel fitment
I was interested upgrading the wheels and tires on my 2002 Z3. Tirerack.com
has an excellent site that shows the fitments of the various wheel / tire combinations, as you all probably know. I like the staggered look, with a wider rear tire. I'm considering moving to an 18" setup. Tireracks' 18"x9" rear wheels for the Z3 typically have a +41 offset , however the M Roadster is typically a +20 offset.. Since I'm looking for the wider look, I would like the +20 offset. Is there any physical reason the +20 offset wouldn't work? Is the suspension any different on the M, or are the wheel wells flaired out more on the M? I would like to go with the following setup. Any thoughts, pro or con? Front 225/40-18 tire 18x8 +41 offset alloy wheel Rear 255/35-18 tire 18X9 +20 offset alloy wheel Thanks for any advice! Regards Mark |
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m... >I was interested upgrading the wheels and tires on my 2002 Z3. Tirerack.com >has an excellent site that shows the fitments of the various wheel / tire >combinations, as you all probably know. > > I like the staggered look, with a wider rear tire. I'm considering moving > to an 18" setup. Tireracks' 18"x9" rear wheels for the Z3 typically have a > +41 offset , however the M Roadster is typically a +20 offset.. Since I'm > looking for the wider look, I would like the +20 offset. Is there any > physical reason the +20 offset wouldn't work? Is the suspension any > different on the M, or are the wheel wells flaired out more on the M? Mark, I would go only with what Tire Rack says will fit. When I bought my '97 Z3 2.8, the previous owner has replaced the stock wheels with M wheels. While it looked good, I soon found out that there was not enough clearance in the rear. I do believe the M has wider wheel wells to accomodate. With casual driving, I did not have a problem. But when I hit a dipped section in the road, or was driving in a manner that required more suspension travel, I would be greeted with a terrible crunching sound of the tire scraping the wheel well. After this happened a few times, the side walls of the tires started getting damaged. I ended up replacing the wheels with ones that were the same size, but had the proper offset and have had no problems. Hope this helps. -=- Tom |
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> wrote in message m... >I was interested upgrading the wheels and tires on my 2002 Z3. Tirerack.com >has an excellent site that shows the fitments of the various wheel / tire >combinations, as you all probably know. > > I like the staggered look, with a wider rear tire. I'm considering moving > to an 18" setup. Tireracks' 18"x9" rear wheels for the Z3 typically have a > +41 offset , however the M Roadster is typically a +20 offset.. Since I'm > looking for the wider look, I would like the +20 offset. Is there any > physical reason the +20 offset wouldn't work? Is the suspension any > different on the M, or are the wheel wells flaired out more on the M? > > I would like to go with the following setup. Any thoughts, pro or con? > > Front 225/40-18 tire > 18x8 +41 offset alloy wheel > > Rear 255/35-18 tire > 18X9 +20 offset alloy wheel > Although my Z3 was a '97, it had the same size 16" OEM wheels front and rear and I felt there was too much understeer. Since a wider rear tire tends to increase understeer, is this what you want? Tom K. |
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Mark, with 17'' rims on the rear & 245x40 tires, the handling of the coupé
is a pain in the ass ! I suspect that with 18'' rims and a lower side, it will almost be impossible to drive the car unless you only use highways or closed circuits. Today, with 5-year experience, two kinds of tires (Dunlop Sport & Potenza S03 Bridgestone), I'd order standard 16'' rims ! Now, it's up to you ... > a écrit dans le message news: ... > I was interested upgrading the wheels and tires on my 2002 Z3. Tirerack.com > has an excellent site that shows the fitments of the various wheel / tire > combinations, as you all probably know. > > I like the staggered look, with a wider rear tire. I'm considering moving to > an 18" setup. Tireracks' 18"x9" rear wheels for the Z3 typically have a +41 > offset , however the M Roadster is typically a +20 offset.. Since I'm > looking for the wider look, I would like the +20 offset. Is there any > physical reason the +20 offset wouldn't work? Is the suspension any > different on the M, or are the wheel wells flaired out more on the M? > > I would like to go with the following setup. Any thoughts, pro or con? > > Front 225/40-18 tire > 18x8 +41 offset alloy wheel > > Rear 255/35-18 tire > 18X9 +20 offset alloy wheel > > Thanks for any advice! > > > Regards > > Mark > > |
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