Running spacers on stock 326M wheels?

[Felixlamb]

Hey,

I currently have my winter wheels installed, but will be moving back to my summer wheels this weekend. The winter wheels are Style 103s (ET 47) with 225/45/17 tyres.

I'm getting my summer tyres put on this weekend and am getting some fresh tyres too. The wheels are the standard 326Ms (ET 29 front, ET 40 rear) but I'm up-tyring to 235/35/19 front and 265/30/19 rear.

With the winter wheels, I've been running 10mm spacers at the front and 15mm at the rear, and previously when swapping back to the summers I've been taking them off.

However, I wouldn't mind trying to get the wheels more flush, so I'm wondering whether I could just keep the spacers on or if the wheels would then rub.

Does anyone else run a similar set up who could confirm if there would be rubbing?

Cheers!

 

[True-Blue]

Personally I think ET 19 is too much for the front on an E89, which is where you’ll be with 10mm spacers

Rears will probably be ok, but I’d hazard a guess that they’ll be very close to the arch lip.

 

[B21]

Personally I’d keep the front spacers to 5mm if you must…10mm ok on rear May catch on big bumps depending on ride height and rear camber

 

[Pondy]

All I have to say about spacers is "fulcrum points". They change them. And not for the better!

 

[Felixlamb]

Cheers guys.
Definitely sounds like anything on the front is a no-go then. Out of interest, I compared the proposed set up to B21’s Dropbox doc. Fronts will poke far too much, however the rears do end up quite similar. I’m at standard ride height so it might be ok. Could always use the 10mm spacers instead if there’s major rubbing.

Fronts:


Rears: