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      01-04-2018, 10:34 AM   #5
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Drives: 2008 e90 328i Barbera Red
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Originally Posted by drunkenup View Post
Could they possibly be talking about barrel clearance, not face clearance? I have 18x9 et20s on my 330i and clears happily in both cases. But E39 540i spec style 32s, 17x8 et20, 17x9 et26, did not fit up front over the calipers, and may not have fit in the back. The e90 has similarly sized rear diameter calipers to the front if I recall.
But why would the 20 offset cause the barrel to be smaller? The stock wheels are 17" too and apparently the 35 offset of the same wheel is a guaranteed fitment.

Did your 330i originally have 17" rims on it?
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