Now before you all start bashing me how I should replace my rims and get the originals plz give me the chance to say that I think the originals look old in terms of style IMO and I'm in love with these rims and my friends agree and gf too:ohthedrama:
This is a low res pic of the rims; I will post full high res photos for the whole car soon I promise as I'm still doing some bodywork detailing etc.
The Problem:
The back tires are 225/40R18 same as the fronts and the previous owner told me that they do rub the back fenders if u have 2 people in the back especially. I've had the car for 10 days and had no rubbing but then again I had no people in the back seat yet. The previous owner also informed me that the problem might be because the back shocks have gone soft (issue confirmed by my mechanic) so the whole car is bouncing a lot on every bump causing the rubbing.
The deal is, the 225 in the back r just too small and the car simply cannot be controlled with such a setup and i definitely need to get wider tires in the back to plant the power down which i am unable to do now first 2 gears, I believe the stock E36 M3 comes with 245s in the back but I'm not sure if these rims can take 245s without any rubbing. I'm gona change the shocks and install Koni adjustables soon and I plan also to fix the inside of the back fenders which are now slightly dented from the inside cos of previous rubbing, but how can I know if this will solve the issue and I can drive normally wit 245s in the back? I'm willing to do anything needed to keep my current rims at this point cos I'm failing to like anything else. Even the sexy E46 M3 rims dont look that wow on an E36, again IMHO.
This is a low res pic of the rims; I will post full high res photos for the whole car soon I promise as I'm still doing some bodywork detailing etc.
The Problem:
The back tires are 225/40R18 same as the fronts and the previous owner told me that they do rub the back fenders if u have 2 people in the back especially. I've had the car for 10 days and had no rubbing but then again I had no people in the back seat yet. The previous owner also informed me that the problem might be because the back shocks have gone soft (issue confirmed by my mechanic) so the whole car is bouncing a lot on every bump causing the rubbing.
The deal is, the 225 in the back r just too small and the car simply cannot be controlled with such a setup and i definitely need to get wider tires in the back to plant the power down which i am unable to do now first 2 gears, I believe the stock E36 M3 comes with 245s in the back but I'm not sure if these rims can take 245s without any rubbing. I'm gona change the shocks and install Koni adjustables soon and I plan also to fix the inside of the back fenders which are now slightly dented from the inside cos of previous rubbing, but how can I know if this will solve the issue and I can drive normally wit 245s in the back? I'm willing to do anything needed to keep my current rims at this point cos I'm failing to like anything else. Even the sexy E46 M3 rims dont look that wow on an E36, again IMHO.
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