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Hey Everybody,
My Z3 has 16 inch wheels on all four corners. They look 'ok', but I think I would prefer 17's instead. I found a set of rims locally with these specs. These are not staggered, all four rims are this size. Is it ok to put these on my Z3? Will this size fit all four corners with no issues? Thanks in advance.
Material: Aluminum
Size: 17" x 8.5"
Diameter: 17"
Width 8.5"
Lugs: 5
Bolt Pattern: 120mm
Offset: 41mm
Style: 5 Spoke
Part Number: 36111092608
Finish: Silver
Year: 1996 - 2002
Make BMW
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Realoem.com lists 8 1/2 / 17 ET41 as one of the stock sizes that fits.
The part number you supplied (36111092608) is for Style 18, I believe.
Most likely you will want 7 1/2 X 17 ET41 with 225/45-17 tire in front and 8 1/2 X 17 ET41 with 245/40-17 tire in the rear.…or 7 1/2 X 17 ET41 225/45-17 tire or 235/40-17 tire all around.
https://tiresize.com/tires/BMW/Z3/
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/part...MW-Z3_25&mg=36
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Last edited by bluptgm3; 03-19-2018 at 11:45 PM.
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Thank you for the reply. One more question: Although Realoem.com lists 8 1/2 / 17 ET41 as one of the stock sizes that fits, would the front look odd with a 8 1/2 / 17 size tire in the front? Or would it look just fine?Originally Posted by bluptgm3
What is the purpose of buying 17's staggered if you can just go up to 17 (same size all around) ?
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staggering is done for many reasons
bmw did it on the 96-99 m3 to bring in more understeer, and make car safer for the avg driver...and to reduce legal suits against them....lol
the 95 car was square.
on the z my 99 coupe came w/ a square 16 inch set up..I now run staggered 17's.
u can run a square 17 set up.... the rear fender has a bit more room vs the frt. so it may look funny.......but u can do it...u could use spacers on rear for looks
a 225 may look a bit stretched w/ an 8.5....maybe... a 245 on rear will look fine....a 245 on frt may look wrong
Last edited by jrkoupe; 03-20-2018 at 05:23 PM.
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