18x9 ET 51 Square Setup

iliketurns · 03-04-2023, 12:29 PM

Ok I'll preface this with saying that yes I searched I promise

I picked up a set of 18x9 ET 51 square Advans for my 128i thinking that they would work but just barely. I did not think about different coilover types when making this decision and how they impact fitment. I have Bilstein B14's on the car. I am planning to run a 245/35 square tire all around. 200tw so it will probably run a bit wider than advertised.

Does anybody know if I would be even remotely close to fitting without rubbing? I have camber plates on the car so camber adjustment isn't an issue. From what I was able to gather maybe a 15 mm up front and 5 In the back

Thanks in advance for the help!

bnace10 · 03-04-2023, 01:29 PM

The rear should be completely fine, but definitely need some spacer up front.

Eyeman · 03-05-2023, 12:44 PM

The front will be very hard to get to work. Probably need around an 8mm spacer and then you'll have to run enough camber to tuck the wheel in that would be like 12mm poked out too far. 3 deg of camber might make it work.

iliketurns · 03-08-2023, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Eyeman

The front will be very hard to get to work. Probably need around an 8mm spacer and then you'll have to run enough camber to tuck the wheel in that would be like 12mm poked out too far. 3 deg of camber might make it work.

Thanks. Yeah that's about what I was gathering from other people's 17x9 setups. My fenders are rolled a bit but not sure if that would be enough. These cars are finicky with fitment lol

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