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16" wheels on '09 23i sDrive?

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16" wheels on '09 23i sDrive?

Post by moonshine » Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:26 pm

I'm in the process of sorting out a set of rims for next winter.
so question is... will 16" rims fit on a '09 23i sDrive Z4(i.e over brakes) assuming offsets are ok...
I see the std 17" offsets are ET29, and ET29/ET40 (f/r) for my 19" 296, so what does this mean for 16"& 17" wheels? what are the min / max offsets i should make sure my winter rims are?
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Re: 16" wheels on '09 23i sDrive?

Post by Wondermike » Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:18 am

The 16s will fit but will look really pants, you should try and get a set of the OEM 17s if you can.

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Re: 16" wheels on '09 23i sDrive?

Post by moonshine » Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:18 am

the 17" i have in mind are 225/45/R17 ET48 wheels (z4 style103)
http://www.willtheyfit.com/index.php?wi ... mit=Submit
indicates the fronts of these will be 18mm inboard of std 225/45/R17 ET29 rims & rears will be 6mm inboard of the std Et 40 rims.
will they fit ok?
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Re: 16" wheels on '09 23i sDrive?

Post by moonshine » Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:22 am

sorry, should have said i can get either 16" or 17", so really checking which fits :)
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Re: 16" wheels on '09 23i sDrive?

Post by sars » Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:49 am

You will need 20mm spacers on these wheel as the fronts will rub on full lock and look a little silly being so "inboard" of the arches, picture the wheels on an e-type jag

I may be better to try and pick up a set of 17" OEM wheels off eBay, as a general rule of thumb you can have a 5-6mm difference in offset before having to fit spacers, so an offset between 25 & 35 will be okay, which means an e92 17" wheel will fit and there must be loads of those
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