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dmoffitt
01-23-2009, 01:47 AM
Verdict: the 18x8 fronts fit GREAT.

Looking forward to running 225- or 235-40-18 Sport Cups, Hoosiers, or similar at the Glen this summer since I probably won't get around to re-ringing the engine in my 350Z until fall (it's a full-on track/race car with a Nissan Motorsport development engine that I f'd up last fall, DOH, live and learn). So the big comfy wagon gets to do a little track duty ... I run Black w/ PCA and in Group 1 with BMW so this should be hilarious being out there w/ Spec Miatas, GT3s etc :redspot

Anyway, pics (sorry, iPhone quality and the car's dirty w/ road-salt, grr):

rear view (using 2x4s to simulate sidewall height of a tire + allow me to compress suspension)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/3219819414_1c8d95753c.jpg?v=1232690413 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmoffitt/3219819414/)

rear 3/4 view

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3447/3218968815_1ea2530429.jpg?v=1232690505 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmoffitt/3218968815/)

top view (they don't stick out, you don't wanna know how bad M3 "rears" would be LOL)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3405/3219819480_9ea780d5ae.jpg?v=0
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmoffitt/3219819480/)

Picking up 2 more fronts from an e46fanatics forum member (2 M3 rears are available, currently speaking to two members about either a trade or selling them, if either falls through I'll post a separate FS here/there) then I'll start shopping for which track tires I'm going to toss on there. Nice thing about the Touring is there's plenty of trunk space for track crap :woot:

TyKBlue82
01-23-2009, 12:01 PM
They should look nice. Is your suspension stock? If so and you end up getting the M3 rears, you should put them on just for shits and giggles (just to take some pics), I've never seen a wagon with M3 rears on it.

themadhatter
01-23-2009, 12:03 PM
the front m3 wheels are a standard fitment on every e46 and e36 sold on this continent, you won't have any problems. stick with the oe tire size for the front tire to maintain proper overall diameter.

dmoffitt
01-23-2009, 01:06 PM
They should look nice. Is your suspension stock?

It won't be when these go on :)