hello guys . need advice i would like to lower and fit 17 inch rims on my e21 need some feed back please . i don't like 16"s cause of limited tire sizes .
17in wheels in my opinion are too big, even the 16in wheels on my e21 to me from some angles look too big lol
What are the specs of the wheel you plan to run ? Width and offset ?
Have you thought about 15"s? Most of the period tuner e21 came with those as the "big" size and most 17" tires would probably be too big for the e21 anyway.
Also, what do you mean by upgrade? Better looks? Tire availability? Handling?
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In my case I chose to go with a period correct wheel ( 15x6 3pc Epsilon wheel) just did a little extra polishing and used a low profile tire. I think It look's good.
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I think 9” is a bot too wide for 225 tire. 8.25 or 8.5 would be great.
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BBS RZs, 15x7 et.... 21? Don't quote me on that.
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I used some Keskins KT4 in 7,5x16 ET20 with 205/45r16 front and 9x16 ET15 with 225/45r16 rear.IMHO the best wheel for this car.
17" are going to look strange, I personally think 16" are to big for this car.
I have two sets of BBS Mahles 15"x7" and 13"x6". The 13" are for sale if interested.
Last edited by pofo; 12-11-2019 at 11:51 PM.
Per the picture above, these are 15" staggered authentic Alpina wheels...15x7 front and 15x8 rear. Some like the 13", but I highly recommend these! Slightly heavier steering, but the handling and ride make up for it. If you go with 17", you probably need to stay at stock height vs. lowering springs and roll the fenders. This one is on lowering springs with Bilsteins, and the combo works! It feels like you are part of the car vs. driving a car...it may help that there is an M42 in there as well!
Alpina wheels do look awesome but do have a hefty price tag now
I haven't priced them recently, but are the OZ replicas still available? They may not be staggered, but that actually makes it better because you can rotate tires. Those might be around $150 each? 15x7 all around if I remember correctly. I was fortunate to get authentic ones for that price shipped to me...
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