*** M Parallel REPLICA's on E36 M3... fitment problems???***

[Dark Vadors]

i am looking for new rims and i love the m parallel's and i want to get 18's.... do they make a 18x8.5" replica or should i run the 8's and how wide of a tire should i run on these?? and i also heard that you have to modify the caliper to make the parallels fit on a M3 :( is this true??? and what offset should i run if i do get these rims??? any that i wouldnt have to modify the caliper or anything to make it fit, maybe a wheel spacer???

thanks a lot for the help!

-DV

[Dark Vadors]

come on anyone??? and im also looking at the E39 M5 replica's and was wondering if there would be fitment problems there too???

[Firefighter]

I have M Replicas on my '97 M3. They are 18x8 with 225/40/18 Yokohama AVS ES100 tires.

I didn't need any spacers. They are close to rubbing the calipers, but they don't. I am running 35mm offset.
I do use a 5mm spacer now since I put on my coilovers, but that is because I had rubbing issues with the coilovers.

Hope this helps.

[Dark Vadors]

are those the M parallel replica's or M5 replica's???? and do you have pics by any chance??

thanks for the help!

[Firefighter]

They are M-Parallel replicas.

Here is a pic.
http://5.pichold.com/mparallel_wheels.jpg

[Dark Vadors]

wow fireman your car is lookin badass and its ALPINEWHITE!!!! those parallels look sooo claen... what suspension did you have on at this point??
and the color matching looks really clean... and why did you decide on a 225 tire??? qould a 235 or 245 rub???? and thanks a lot for the help and pictures, fireman you rock :buttrock

[toofast4U]

I have them on my car, and I did have to run 5mm spacers up front to clear the m3 caliper. From what I read it's on a car by car basis, some need it, others don't. I've also run as big as 255/40/18 on the rims, but now I run 235's all the way around.

Hooman

[AndrewBall]

god i love those wheels, maybe ill make some. they dont look too hard I got a CNC and no CAD schooling....:( Someone make a 4x100 16x7 or 16x7.5 M Parallel and ill buy them and give you a hug.

[Firefighter]

wow fireman your car is lookin badass and its ALPINEWHITE!!!! those parallels look sooo claen... what suspension did you have on at this point??
and the color matching looks really clean... and why did you decide on a 225 tire??? qould a 235 or 245 rub???? and thanks a lot for the help and pictures, fireman you rock :buttrock

Thanks man! I have FK coilovers on. I had the whole car painted. I had to get a new bumper because I hit a racoon and it cracked mine, so I decided to paint the moldings and stuff, and ended up doing the whole car.
I went with the 225's for no particular reason. I don't know what would rub and what wouldn't.

[Dark Vadors]

by any chance would someone have a pic of a alpine white m with M5 replica rims???? or any color m???