Get wheel spacers?

wreaks610 · 05-06-2013, 10:32 AM

Hey guys. I got some new tires a few months ago (running 245/40r18 square on OEM 18" wheels), and now I'm finally upgrading the wheels. I wanted to do 8" front and 9.5" rear, but my tires won't fit the 9.5", so I'm going 8.5" all the way around. My question is: should I get some wheel spacers to make up for that inch in the rear that I was wanting to get? I know it won't be the same, but it will at least give me more of that aggressive look I was going for.

What do you think? Has anyone done this before? Car is an 07 e90 335xi.

VMRWheels · 05-06-2013, 01:17 PM

What offset are the wheels?

I would recommend putting everything on, measuring your gap, and then getting the appropriate sized spacer.

MonacoBlueE90 · 05-06-2013, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by wreaks610

Hey guys. I got some new tires a few months ago (running 245/40r18 square on OEM 18" wheels), and now I'm finally upgrading the wheels. I wanted to do 8" front and 9.5" rear, but my tires won't fit the 9.5", so I'm going 8.5" all the way around. My question is: should I get some wheel spacers to make up for that inch in the rear that I was wanting to get? I know it won't be the same, but it will at least give me more of that aggressive look I was going for.

What do you think? Has anyone done this before? Car is an 07 e90 335xi.

Your 245/40/18 will fit just fine on 9.5 wheel. I have 235/40/18 on my 9.5 and it's not even that stretched.

wreaks610 · 05-09-2013, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MonacoBlueE90

Your 245/40/18 will fit just fine on 9.5 wheel. I have 235/40/18 on my 9.5 and it's not even that stretched.

Discount Tire Co told me they wouldn't fit, so I trusted them. Oh well. I'll make the measurements and look into spacers, thanks guys.

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