Hi,
I am stuck and i'm looking for help if anyone would be able to advise. I don't know a great deal about this so any help would be appreciated as i have trawled the forum/google looking for answers, spoke to mechanics who are mates, and spoke to a fellow BMW z4 owning friend and cannot really get the answers.
I own a 2006 z4 2.0 se and i am now aware that the tyre tread on my rears are pretty low so need replacing. Rather than fork out for two new rear RFTs i have been looking into replacing all four alloys and wheels as i intended to do when i first bought it. I have the original 16" star spoke alloys which to be fair are not the most popular type of alloy or the nicest.
I like the 18" MV2 alloys that a number of members on here seem to have. However, as i don't know a great deal about all the technical details of wheels, i need to make the process as simple as possible when changing the wheels. I have seen many MV2 e46s available on ebay but i am not sure if they will fit easily without the need for spacers etc.
1. Firstly, the numbers on my current tyres are 225/50R16 92W + POT RE050 I + DOT 7G8J on all four tyres. I think i know what all of these references mean but will 18" rims fit? There does not look like there is a lot of room there!
2. Would e46s fit? I know that some forum threads say yes but as i said i would like this to be as simple as possible as i hate hard work so could do with it going straight on
3. Would i need to make adjustments with spacers or anything? I do not know if my car being the 2.0 se model or the age of the car make a difference to the set up on the car. Also i am not sure what the offsets are.
4. As all four wheels are the same will i be able to fit a staggered set? As most sets on ebay are 8.5J/8J.
Thanks to anyone who can help me.
Matt
I am stuck and i'm looking for help if anyone would be able to advise. I don't know a great deal about this so any help would be appreciated as i have trawled the forum/google looking for answers, spoke to mechanics who are mates, and spoke to a fellow BMW z4 owning friend and cannot really get the answers.
I own a 2006 z4 2.0 se and i am now aware that the tyre tread on my rears are pretty low so need replacing. Rather than fork out for two new rear RFTs i have been looking into replacing all four alloys and wheels as i intended to do when i first bought it. I have the original 16" star spoke alloys which to be fair are not the most popular type of alloy or the nicest.
I like the 18" MV2 alloys that a number of members on here seem to have. However, as i don't know a great deal about all the technical details of wheels, i need to make the process as simple as possible when changing the wheels. I have seen many MV2 e46s available on ebay but i am not sure if they will fit easily without the need for spacers etc.
1. Firstly, the numbers on my current tyres are 225/50R16 92W + POT RE050 I + DOT 7G8J on all four tyres. I think i know what all of these references mean but will 18" rims fit? There does not look like there is a lot of room there!
2. Would e46s fit? I know that some forum threads say yes but as i said i would like this to be as simple as possible as i hate hard work so could do with it going straight on
3. Would i need to make adjustments with spacers or anything? I do not know if my car being the 2.0 se model or the age of the car make a difference to the set up on the car. Also i am not sure what the offsets are.
4. As all four wheels are the same will i be able to fit a staggered set? As most sets on ebay are 8.5J/8J.
Thanks to anyone who can help me.
Matt
