 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | looove 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 0 Replies, 1,654 Views | |  |  |  | |  05-05-2010, 03:34 AM | #1 | | Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: omaha Posts: 61 |  largest rim i can fit with no hassle ? for 97
97 318ti ..looing for largest rim size i can fit on it ... would like to keep a decent amount of tire on the road too ..dont wanna curb them out .. but be mainly for cruising slow through town .. what do i have to look for as far as offset ?? front different than back ? also if the rim size gets bigger does the offset change?
largest possible with maybe 45 or 35's ..nothing real fancy just chrome at least ..or something that can be painted black and look good if its not chrome
id like some 20's (i know i dont like the sound of aying that either)
budget of 1500 if possible |  |  | | 05-05-2010, 03:40 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Quote: Originally Posted by d2007k  id like some 20's (i know i dont like the sound of aying that either) | Not as much as I like reading it.  I think even 18s are pushing it. Get some nice 235x40x17s and use the rest of your money to buy some sense.  __________________ ...steven
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really ?? 18's are the max ?? how would one go about lifting a car to accommodate for larger rims ? | | | | | 05-05-2010, 03:45 AM | #4 | | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 |
18" wheels are not "the max" that can be installed on the 318ti. The point is that larger (and therefore usually heavier) wheels do alter the handling characteristics of the car, usually in a negative way depending on your perspective.
This is a common question, perhaps you'd find some answers if you searched a little? __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH!
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From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | | | 05-05-2010, 04:00 AM | #5 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
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thanks for the suggestions .. been a little bit since ive been on .. neve actualy bought rims for a car before so i have no idea how it works .. i dont plan on doing any driving above 65mph..
i read the link .. but im deciding to go forward with the whole trying to fit 20's on my car .. maybe even 19's but no lower ..lol
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it can be done  | | | | | 05-05-2010, 07:16 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 |
ur kidding right? why would u want a lifted car to fit some 20", why even go any bigger than 18" __________________  5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO | | | | | 05-05-2010, 07:58 AM | #9 | | Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: omaha Posts: 61 |
just personal preference i guess.. never bought a pair of rims for my car and just wanna go all out for my first set .. im not trying to lift it if i dont have to .. just asking ..
bu 20's are my goal .. any tips ?? the idea is to purchase the rims and tirs and then have it taken in for alignment ... save a little money there | | | | | 05-05-2010, 09:53 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gilbert Posts: 621 |
want to go all out call xxr, iforged, bbs and the like.. 318ti's cant be turned into donks and wouldnt even look good that way. i honestly wouldnt even run anything higher than a 17 on mine. __________________
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*IF ITS FAST AND RELIABLE, ITS NOT CHEAP* | | | | | 05-05-2010, 11:06 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: maritimes Posts: 1,433 |
There is nothing cool about that blue Ti, sorry to offend the owner but thats barftacular.
You wanna go all out? Do what THAT318 just said, splurge on some 17" BBS wheels - they'll look a million times better than any chrome 20's you can find. If you must go large, 18" or forget it. __________________ 11/97 Base  328Ti
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IF youre going big, go 19s, youll still keep a little rubber on the rims. Plan on running some skinny or extra low profile tires, that will cost a lot. Youll be looking at something like a 235/30/19 on all fours. If you want to lift it, run base model springs and/or run thicker spring pads. I dont like what youre doing, but its your car and your money. Have fun with it. Instead of going big, go wide  __________________ 1995 Hellrot Clubsport 318ti -Gone 1996 Schwartz II Sport 357ti - 5.7L V8 LS1/6 1997 Moregrun Metallic 318ti - Gone
1998 Schwartz II sport 318ti - M50TUB25/5 | | | | | 05-05-2010, 03:00 PM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 307 |
aghhh.... | | | | | 05-05-2010, 07:02 PM | #14 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Philly There is nothing cool about that blue Ti, sorry to offend the owner but thats barftacular. | That's Lazoh's car. The picture is almost 10 years old. He bought it new back in '99. You gotta remember that back then the Dub scene was pretty popular, especially in SoCal  The car has been through many changes over the years, looks completely different now:   
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i've got 18's (45 offset)with 225/40r18 and my left front tire just ever so slightly rubs on the bottom of my lower strut sping mount about 1 mm of contact, well at least for the first 20 miles anyway (nothing hazardess by any means) i've seen a ti with 19's but it had rolled fenders as well due to clearence issues __________________ 1996 318ti base: m44, 5 spd, lsd - 18x8 bremmer kraft wheels w/sumitumo tires 225/40R18 & bmw locking lug studs, 10mm spacers in rear, halo headlights, cold air intake, koni str.t struts and shocks w/mounts, h&r sport springs, serp belts, control arm & tie rod kits, front sway bar links, JVC kd-x50bt headunit w/ipod hook up in the glove box, alpine sps-500(front and rear), jl audio 10" powerwedge max, jl audio 250.1 amp, motor mounts, fuel filter, passenger side window motor, drivers lower window run, muffler hanger kit, various interior bulbs, left door striker/ajar switch, lower hood latches, changed from gray vinal to black leather shift and parking brake boots, m3 weighted shift knob, ngk-r spark plugs, magnecor spark plug wires(blue),new cabin micro-filters,new headliner & a-pillar mouldings, 5w20 synth-blend oil and filter, BG Ultra Guard syn. rear end fluid & ls additive, BG Syncro Shift II syn. manual trans fluids, stainless steel braided brake lines and dot 4 fluid, extra brake light mod, new p/s reservoir and rubber hoses
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