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Re: When looking for wheels, what do I look for? (archive)

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Posted by Shawn D. on January 27, 2002 at 20:39:40:

In Reply to: When looking for wheels, what do I look for? posted by Omead 88 535is on January 27, 2002 at 20:25:36:

I seriously doubt anyone will want to trade for your TRXs -- that would be a downgrade for them!

The question "Whats the biggest size and width that will fit on my car" is a bit too broad, and the biggest doesn't necessarily give you the most benefit. To narrow what you should be looking at, here's my E28 Wheel & Tire "Database" (in the "BMW E28 Files" folder).* This has the vast majority of known wheel/tire combinations for the E28. You can also input combinations in the two "test" lines to see if some fantasy combination will work.

*This file is a zipped MS Excel spreadsheet. For questions/problems regarding .zip files, refer to Winzip's "Basic Information" and FAQ pages.

I went to fatdaddybmw and saw the pics of the cars, (nice), and loved some of the rims on the cars, but I read that they had to stagger or something like that, use spacers and what not. I have no idea what they are. Whats the biggest size and width that will fit on my car. I was thinking on 17inches, but don't know anything about offset. I just want a rim and wheel that I can buy and put on my car. Right now I have the standard TRX wheels and rims. The tires have about 85% tread left on them and the rims are in perfect condition. Anyone interested in trading? If not, I'd appreciate your help, Thanks!





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