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Check the E28 board for a start,however... (archive)
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Posted by rabmw on January 19, 2002 at 08:39:41:

In Reply to: Wheels. posted by Tris Foulds on January 19, 2002 at 08:22:43:


Does anyone know of a source (book, web-site) that will give me offsets/widths etc. so I can work out what wheels will fit an M5?

On a related matter, I posted a question to this E28 M5 board re. new-shape M5 alloys with a link to an eBay auction. It disappeared after a couple of hours.

No, it WASN'T my auction, but it could have looked like a lame attempt to publicise my own auction as I didn't say 'no affil' in my post. Did I break a posting rule? (In which case sorry to the powers above...!) Was my post pulled, cos I don't think I did something like loading the page from cache without refreshing...!

However,"M" cars have a different inner rear fender,allowing larger wheel/tire combinations.If you're not sure on a fitment,e-mail me and I'll tell you if or how to fit it.
Right now I run 17x8.5" Breyton Magic rims with 235/45/17 tires,neither of which is supposed to fit the e28 cars.(they're for sale,by the way...)It's all in fitting proper offsets,not what books say.Been doin' it on BMWs 25+ years.
Bob G.


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