E36 18” Wheel and Tire Fitment Help

[zr7685]

I’m looking to purchase a set of Work Meister S1s, i know i want the 3pc version so that means an 18 inch diameter wheel. I’d like to have a width of 8.5 front and 9.5 rear. What offset would i need to run a setup like this? I’d be hoping to go for 255 or 265/35/18 tires in the rear and 235 or 245/35/18 tires in the front. One of you gurus out there know the offset i need to keep stock body? Not a huge fan of big tire stretches or excessive camber so if it can be avoided please let me know how

[verobeach97]

You’ll need to pick 2 out of 3 to fit 9.5” wheels:

Stretch, camber, or fender roll.

Forget about 255/265s on 18” wheels on E36. Also any wheels with a decent lip with be ET20 or lower


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[pbonsalb]

Hopefully he is cutting out the wheel wells and arches and using Hard Motorsport flares or over fenders.

[Jim@tirerack]

The offsets are going to be in the 40-44 mm range but like the others have mentioned it is going to take some work to make them fit.