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The new 18x9" ET31 profile 2 concave fitment for your E36 M3 allows you to use a wide front wheel and tire without the use of wheel spacers reducing rotating weight in the process! These are in stock and can be paired with our new 18x9.5" ET43 profile 2 concave rear fitment!
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I have a 2003 325xi lowered on h/r springs and eibach shocks/struts what offset should I run with a 18" wheel
They do look incredible! Maybe this summer I'll snag some 18x10s and run 265s on my e36, since the 18x10et43 rear and 18x10et33+12mm spacer front would work perfectly!
For your 2003 325xi with H&R springs, the recommended fitment for the EC-7's would be the 18x8.5" ET35 and 18x9.5" ET43 which provides a Profile 1 front and Profile 2 rear for that staggered look and a bit more concavity in the rear. This setup can be used with 235/40/18 and 255/35/18 sized street tires on your car. If you would prefer a squared fitment, you can use the 18x9" ET42 all around with 245/35/18 sized street tires as well.
That sounds like a great idea, we'd love to see your E36 running that wide of a wheel.
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Are these going to be made in 17's in the future? (For some of the guys that would rather run 17's and not get the ARC-8)
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For this front fitment in this particular photo, we used a 225/40/18 Yokohama S-drive, which is much narrower than what we would normally recommend. Ideally a 245/35/18 or wider tire would be installed on a 9" wheel to take advantage of the wheel's width, along with at least -2.5 degrees of camber obtained through camber plates or swapping your strut hats. Our car had -3.5 degrees camber in the front but much less could have been used. For those willing to stretch tires, these 9" wheels can be used with narrow tires for an aggressive street fitment with little to no added negative camber.
The rear is using the 18x9.5" ET43 wheel with a 255/35/18 Yokohama S-drive street tire. The fenders are rolled on this car and that would still be a requirement when using these wheels due to the added width. There is a chance that some street tires in the 245/35/18 size would work on the rear without the requirement of a fender roll, but you'd have the same sized tire all around in this case and the tires would be slightly undersized for the 9.5" width.
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very interested for my E90 M3
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Have you had anyone run the 18x10 et33 yet ? I would consider that and a pair of flares out back with the 18x9 up front. Im running a street car but would love the traction and just the raw look of it. I am running ISC coil overs with the camber plates but i would even flare the front or try to pull them.
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Hmmm not a fan of the pulled but it looks like I can make it work with flares. Maybe even push to 18x11. I would still do the 18x9 up front most likely unless having the backs that much wider would effect any handling characteristics.
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The wider the rear wheel is compared to the front, the more understeer the car faces where it would push through a corner at the limit. Most people prefer the squared setups so that they can make the car feel more neutral and reduce the amount of understeer that the car has, especially for performance driving. For street driving, most people do try to keep the stagger at one inch as that's how most BMW staggered wheels come from factory.
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Ah ok. I might look at doing the 18x10 and 18x9 the. Or something. Need to get prices through bimmerworld on them.
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Nice rims any rolling needed for an e36 convertible?
Fender rolling would be dependent on the fitment and tires you decide to go with. The conservative fitment of 18x8.5" ET35 and 18x9" ET42 EC-7's with 235/40/18 and 255/35/18 street tires would not require a fender roll, but the wider & more aggressive 18x9.5" ET43 rear would require it. Did you have a particular fitment in mind?
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What size and offseet are on the purple e36 ?
How would 18x10et43 on the rear of the e36 m work ?
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In order to fit the 18x10" ET43 with a 265/35/18 or 275/35/18 tire on the rear of the E36 M3, you would need to pull the fenders in order to have the proper fender clearance. It is a difficult fitment, but can be done if you are willing to work on the rear fenders to create enough clearance for the tires.
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How much of a pull would be needed. I might do some flares still.
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Im going for it man, picked up a set of anthracite 18x9 et31 or whatever and the 18x10 et 43. Ill post pics once they are on doing either rivet flares or e46 rear flares.
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