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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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if your lowering your car and depending on how much you plan on dropping it you would have to reduce your side wall size. i ran into this problem when lowering my M3 I used wider tires with the correct sidewall size for the oem specs. But when i lowered the car the tires rubbed the fender wells because the side walls where too high for the amount i dropped the car....
im prolly going wit the sportlines. i know i need to roll the fenders for sure since im going with 275s in the rear. hopefully i can sell my AME Circular Spec Rs coz they giving me a headache right now since they stick out wayy too much in the rear.
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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im prolly going wit the sportlines. i know i need to roll the fenders for sure since im going with 275s in the rear. hopefully i can sell my AME Circular Spec Rs coz they giving me a headache right now since they stick out wayy too much in the rear.
i dont see any problem running a 275 without rolling your fenders. They should fit fine as long as you have the correct offset of rims. My friend had a 295 with no rubbing no mods to the fender wells. I have seen 305's also but those he needed to remove some of the fender linner and did need to roll the rears.
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by UNV-IT46
i dont see any problem running a 275 without rolling your fenders. They should fit fine as long as you have the correct offset of rims. My friend had a 295 with no rubbing no mods to the fender wells. I have seen 305's also but those he needed to remove some of the fender linner and did need to roll the rears.
well the offset on these rims are +15 all around, and i really dont wanna get rid of these rims so im hoping i can get the rear tucked after i drop it. If they can drop it by 2 inches im pretty sure it will tuck perfectly. we'll see wut happens.
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 07:58 PM
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A couple of things ....

Your fenders should already be rolled just like on the 07 Sedan.

If I can get 285 on my sedan, you you should be able to do it too, so 275 should be EASY.

Keep in mind that the suspension geometry actually moves the wheel/tire INBOARD when the car is lowered. The more you lower it (e.g. with Sportlines), the more the tire moves inboard. Your wheels may not look like they fit now, but it will look better when it is lowered ... EXCEPT in your case because +15mm offset on a 10" would be tough even for an early model coupe.


Originally Posted by gan78mao
im prolly going wit the sportlines. i know i need to roll the fenders for sure since im going with 275s in the rear. hopefully i can sell my AME Circular Spec Rs coz they giving me a headache right now since they stick out wayy too much in the rear.
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by gan78mao
yea i heard about tat before. I think it was kinda off by a lil bit on my 3 series. oh wells shouldnt really do any other harm than tat. haha.

Yah, except for ABS, stability, traction control, etc. all of which rely on the stock wheel outer diameter.
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