wheel sizes on 318

Hi folks, just bought an (R) reg 318i SE 1998 model and I was just
wondering how wide I can go with my tyres. A friend of mine is selling
some alloys off a 5 series with 235/40/ZR17 tyres, but will they fit
the 3 series without scuffing the tyres? any help will be much
appreciated Cheers!

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5 Series rims won't fit a 3 Series, the offset is different.

To answer your question, you can take a 17 x 7.5 and mount a 225/45x17 on
it. I am pretty sure the 235/40s will fit, but I have 225/45s on my car.




"brownie0270" > wrote in message
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> Hi folks, just bought an (R) reg 318i SE 1998 model and I was just
> wondering how wide I can go with my tyres. A friend of mine is selling
> some alloys off a 5 series with 235/40/ZR17 tyres, but will they fit
> the 3 series without scuffing the tyres? any help will be much
> appreciated Cheers!
>
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> Hi folks, just bought an (R) reg 318i SE 1998 model and I was just
> wondering how wide I can go with my tyres. A friend of mine is selling
> some alloys off a 5 series with 235/40/ZR17 tyres, but will they fit
> the 3 series without scuffing the tyres? any help will be much
> appreciated Cheers!

The sensible size to fit would be 225, no sense going above that on a
318i.

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John Burns wrote:

>>Hi folks, just bought an (R) reg 318i SE 1998 model and I was just
>>wondering how wide I can go with my tyres. A friend of mine is selling
>>some alloys off a 5 series with 235/40/ZR17 tyres, but will they fit
>>the 3 series without scuffing the tyres? any help will be much
>>appreciated Cheers!
>
>
> The sensible size to fit would be 225, no sense going above that on a
> 318i.
>
Agreed. Those larger wheels and tires can hurt your performance if they
even fit. That is a lot more weight relative to that small engine. The
handling *might* improve but the ride will likely suffer. Are you going
for the "look" of the bigger wheel/tire combo or are your trying to
accomplish something else?

"Jeff Strickland1" wrote:
> 5 Series rims won't fit a 3 Series, the offset is different.
>
> To answer your question, you can take a 17 x 7.5 and mount a
> 225/45x17 on
> it. I am pretty sure the 235/40s will fit, but I have 225/45s
> on my car.
>
>
>
>
> "brownie0270" > wrote in message
>
> news:1_576871_0ae2a2500e0f796bb4eda71eb28b0c2a@aut oforumz.com...
> > Hi folks, just bought an (R) reg 318i SE 1998 model and I
> was just
> > wondering how wide I can go with my tyres. A friend of mine
> is selling
> > some alloys off a 5 series with 235/40/ZR17 tyres, but will
> they fit
> > the 3 series without scuffing the tyres? any help will be
> much
> > appreciated Cheers!
> >
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Thanks Jeff, might just try that! a couple of the tyres that he has on
those rims are knackered anyway, so I might just go with the idea of
putting the 225/45/R17 on the rims and see how they look, will it
affect the handling much though, or will they be ok? Thanks again
Guys.

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"Dan Krueger" wrote:
> John Burns wrote:
>
>  >>Hi folks, just bought an (R) reg 318i SE 1998 model
> and I was just
>  >>wondering how wide I can go with my tyres. A friend of
> mine is selling
>  >>some alloys off a 5 series with 235/40/ZR17 tyres, but
> will they fit
>  >>the 3 series without scuffing the tyres? any help will
> be much
>  >>appreciated Cheers!
> >
> >
> > The sensible size to fit would be 225, no sense going above
> that on a
> > 318i.
> >
> Agreed. Those larger wheels and tires can hurt your
> performance if they
> even fit. That is a lot more weight relative to that small
> engine. The
> handling *might* improve but the ride will likely suffer. Are
> you going
> for the "look" of the bigger wheel/tire combo or are your
> trying to
> accomplish something else?

I’m doing it for looks really Dan, plus hopefully better road
handling, that’s providing the rims go on in the first place and the
offset isn’t different. But I’ll take your advice and put some 225’s
on and see how they go Cheers!

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"brownie0270" > wrote in message
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> "Jeff Strickland1" wrote:
> > 5 Series rims won't fit a 3 Series, the offset is different.
> >
> > To answer your question, you can take a 17 x 7.5 and mount a
> > 225/45x17 on
> > it. I am pretty sure the 235/40s will fit, but I have 225/45s
> > on my car.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "brownie0270" > wrote in message
> >
> > news:1_576871_0ae2a2500e0f796bb4eda71eb28b0c2a@aut oforumz.com...
> > > Hi folks, just bought an (R) reg 318i SE 1998 model and I
> > was just
> > > wondering how wide I can go with my tyres. A friend of mine
> > is selling
> > > some alloys off a 5 series with 235/40/ZR17 tyres, but will
> > they fit
> > > the 3 series without scuffing the tyres? any help will be
> > much
> > > appreciated Cheers!
> > >
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> Thanks Jeff, might just try that! a couple of the tyres that he has on
> those rims are knackered anyway, so I might just go with the idea of
> putting the 225/45/R17 on the rims and see how they look, will it
> affect the handling much though, or will they be ok? Thanks again
> Guys.
>

It doesn't it really matter how the tires will look on the rims, the rims
won't fit on the car ...

"brownie0270" > wrote in message
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> "Dan Krueger" wrote:
> > John Burns wrote:
> >
> >  >>Hi folks, just bought an (R) reg 318i SE 1998 model
> > and I was just
> >  >>wondering how wide I can go with my tyres. A friend of
> > mine is selling
> >  >>some alloys off a 5 series with 235/40/ZR17 tyres, but
> > will they fit
> >  >>the 3 series without scuffing the tyres? any help will
> > be much
> >  >>appreciated Cheers!
> > >
> > >
> > > The sensible size to fit would be 225, no sense going above
> > that on a
> > > 318i.
> > >
> > Agreed. Those larger wheels and tires can hurt your
> > performance if they
> > even fit. That is a lot more weight relative to that small
> > engine. The
> > handling *might* improve but the ride will likely suffer. Are
> > you going
> > for the "look" of the bigger wheel/tire combo or are your
> > trying to
> > accomplish something else?
>
> I'm doing it for looks really Dan, plus hopefully better road
> handling, that's providing the rims go on in the first place and the
> offset isn't different. But I'll take your advice and put some 225's
> on and see how they go Cheers!
>

5 Series rims will definitely NOT fit on a 3 Series.

"spamcatcher" wrote:
> "brownie0270" > wrote in message
> news:1_578636_35f0ec6633529e8cdbc1c94f9ae05700@aut oforumz.com...
> > "Dan Krueger" wrote:
>  > > John Burns wrote:
>  > >
>  > >  >>Hi folks, just bought an (R) reg 318i
> SE 1998 model
>  > > and I was just
>  > >  >>wondering how wide I can go with my
> tyres. A friend of
>  > > mine is selling
>  > >  >>some alloys off a 5 series with
> 235/40/ZR17 tyres, but
>  > > will they fit
>  > >  >>the 3 series without scuffing the
> tyres? any help will
>  > > be much
>  > >  >>appreciated Cheers!
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > > The sensible size to fit would be 225, no
> sense going above
>  > > that on a
>   > > > 318i.
>   > > >
>  > > Agreed. Those larger wheels and tires can hurt
> your
>  > > performance if they
>  > > even fit. That is a lot more weight relative to
> that small
>  > > engine. The
>  > > handling *might* improve but the ride will likely
> suffer. Are
>  > > you going
>  > > for the "look" of the bigger wheel/tire combo or
> are your
>  > > trying to
>  > > accomplish something else?
> >
> > I'm doing it for looks really Dan, plus hopefully better
> road
> > handling, that's providing the rims go on in the first place
> and the
> > offset isn't different. But I'll take your advice and put
> some 225's
> > on and see how they go Cheers!
> >
>
> 5 Series rims will definitely NOT fit on a 3 Series.

Thanks Spamcatcher, luckily I haven’t bought the wheels yet so I’ll
tell him where to go, for trying to sell me the wrong rims. The 318
I’ve got has the standard 15" V-spoke alloys already on the car, so
have you any advice as to what are the best tyres to put on them? I’ve
always been a lover of big wide sporty tyres. Cheers.

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WRONG OFFSET!!!!!!!!!!


"Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
...
>
> "brownie0270" > wrote in message
> news:1_578634_ac94f5c9f5cc5d6bff4b496030be21eb@aut oforumz.com...
>> "Jeff Strickland1" wrote:
>> > 5 Series rims won't fit a 3 Series, the offset is different.
>> >
>> > To answer your question, you can take a 17 x 7.5 and mount a
>> > 225/45x17 on
>> > it. I am pretty sure the 235/40s will fit, but I have 225/45s
>> > on my car.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "brownie0270" > wrote in message
>> >
>> > news:1_576871_0ae2a2500e0f796bb4eda71eb28b0c2a@aut oforumz.com...
>> > > Hi folks, just bought an (R) reg 318i SE 1998 model and I
>> > was just
>> > > wondering how wide I can go with my tyres. A friend of mine
>> > is selling
>> > > some alloys off a 5 series with 235/40/ZR17 tyres, but will
>> > they fit
>> > > the 3 series without scuffing the tyres? any help will be
>> > much
>> > > appreciated Cheers!
>> > >
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>> Thanks Jeff, might just try that! a couple of the tyres that he has on
>> those rims are knackered anyway, so I might just go with the idea of
>> putting the 225/45/R17 on the rims and see how they look, will it
>> affect the handling much though, or will they be ok? Thanks again
>> Guys.
>>
>
> It doesn't it really matter how the tires will look on the rims, the rims
> won't fit on the car ...
>
>