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[Greenie1]

I just had the KOSEI SE 14 wheel put on my '06 325xi with 225 40 18 tires and the rear is really indented driving me crazy, what would be a good spacer to bring the wheels out flush?

[uber]

What are the offsets?

[MonacoBlueE90]

Originally Posted by dominators

What are the offsets?

and what are the wheel widths?

[edirtaynine]

Originally Posted by MonacoBlueE90

and what are the wheel widths?

and what is your suspension setup?

[07tundra]

Sorry i thought i had started a new thread didnt mean to post here

[Greenie1]

Wheels are 8.5
Stock suspesion, not sport...I guess Ill measure the gaps and just order different spacers for front and rear...rear seem to need it more

[MonacoBlueE90]

Originally Posted by Greenie1

Wheels are 8.5
Stock suspesion, not sport...I guess Ill measure the gaps and just order different spacers for front and rear...rear seem to need it more

Still need to know the offset, but i saw a picture of those and it looks something like ET35 or higher.Please verify the offset.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=13976369

Just by looking that picture i would say something like 15mm front 25mm rear.

[Greenie1]

I measured and to get to the body, it looks like 1in on the front and 1.5 in the back
Ill have to convert that to MM...off the top of my head, 25 / 38?

[MonacoBlueE90]

Originally Posted by Greenie1

I measured and to get to the body, it looks like 1in on the front and 1.5 in the back
Ill have to convert that to MM...off the top of my head, 25 / 38?

1 inch is indeed 25mm. Did you measure it this way.



I doubt you can fit 25mm to front and 38mm to rear if your wheels are 8.5 et35, of course it depends what the offset really is.

I would go with spacers that make the offset 20 at front and 10-15 at rear at 8.5 wide wheel.

Would it be better to find wheels with lower offsets, those big spacers aren't exactly cheap.

[Greenie1]

I hear ya, and that is how I measured......

[Greenie1]

Hey guys,

Thanks for schooling me up and MonacoBlueE90 .....You were right on, I put 15mm front / 25mm in the back and it really changed the whole car. I also added BMW centers to tie them in. Again, thank you for the response!
Below is a before and after

**At then end of the day, lessons learned...Found out yesterday that it is illegal in my state to run spacers, who knew!....so I need to trade or sell the wheels after all. What a rollercoaster!

THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE!

[MonacoBlueE90]

Originally Posted by Greenie1

Hey guys,

Thanks for schooling me up and MonacoBlueE90 .....You were right on, I put 15mm front / 25mm in the back and it really changed the whole car. I also added BMW centers to tie them in. Again, thank you for the response!


**At then end of the day, lessons learned...Found out yesterday that it is illegal in my state to run spacers, who knew!....so I need to trade or sell the wheels after all. What a rollercoaster!

No problem. Definitely improved the look.
So, who told you that spacers are illegal? Did you get a ticket?
It's the same here no spacers allowed, but people still use them all the time. Me included. I have 5mm front and 10mm rear. I doubt police will notice and i take them off when is time to go inspection. It's really stupid law, since lower offset is basically the same, if you add spacer to higher offset.

Good thing is you now know, that et20 is better for E90 Pre-lci.

[Greenie1]

Same deal here, no ticket but a friend owns a shop. He told me about the spacers so I looked it up. I know its one of those silly laws like the bumper height on a lifted truck, however, I don't want to deal with finding out while I have my kids in the car.

Im not sure what I'll do, I have another friend who is a State Trooper...I might ask him.