wheel sizes on 318

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.

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

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?

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!

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

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.

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

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