265/35 or 25/35 on 9" up front

[DuncanR]

Originally Posted by sunnybono

You should have bought my 9" e26 wheels. You can borrow a set for your trip if you want.

Very kind of you mate, ... I think i will just wait until i have a car to hang them on though !!

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by alexk

Matt,

I have a very specific question for you mate.
When you put the 9x18 E46 M3 wheels in the front, is there more clearance between caliper + wheel spokes compared to the 8.5x19 standard CSL wheels ?

Can you please check for me.
I want to know whether I will need the spacers for my new track wheels (9x18 E46 M3).
I need spacers for the CSL wheels because my calipers are HUGE (I have the CP5555 caliper).

Thank you please.

Alex

You may have a problem - the CP5575 calliper was created so that 18 inch M3 rims fit over them. IF you have CP5555 they may be too large diameter so your 18s wont fit!!!! - no spacing will fix it (maybe)

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by DuncanR

Is that with spacers mate?, when and IF i get my Team Dynamics wheels !!! Nath ?, they are ET30, AND WAS THINKING THAT i WOULD NEED SPACERS BUT IF YOU ARENT RUNNING THEM AT et34 THEN i SHOULDNT NEED THEM AT et 30 ... SHOULD I? .... AARGHH BOLLOCKS , LOOK AT THAT LOT I TYPED

my front rims are et37 9,5J and i managed to only put 3mm spacers on to clear the strutt. If i hadnt have chnaged the strutt follower spirng i may have needd 5-7mm spacers making it et30-32 which with 9.5J i still think will fit with -3 camber as well as -2 camber

et27 9.5j doesnt fit with -2 camber 9hits the arch lip)

[karbonkid]

Originally Posted by DuncanR

Is that with spacers mate?, when and IF i get my Team Dynamics wheels !!! Nath ?, they are ET30, AND WAS THINKING THAT i WOULD NEED SPACERS BUT IF YOU ARENT RUNNING THEM AT et34 THEN i SHOULDNT NEED THEM AT et 30 ... SHOULD I? .... AARGHH BOLLOCKS , LOOK AT THAT LOT I TYPED

Nah you wont need them at the front. What ET you thinking at the rear Duncy?

[daniel]

Originally Posted by shimmy

my front rims are et37 9,5J and i managed to only put 3mm spacers on to clear the strutt. If i hadnt have chnaged the strutt follower spirng i may have needd 5-7mm spacers making it et30-32 which with 9.5J i still think will fit with -3 camber as well as -2 camber

et27 9.5j doesnt fit with -2 camber 9hits the arch lip)

Did you run ET27 with a 9" rim or only ever the 9.5"?

[shimmy]

just OEm rear 9.5J

9 might be ok at -2 camber

[DuncanR]

Originally Posted by shimmy

my front rims are et37 9,5J and i managed to only put 3mm spacers on to clear the strutt. If i hadnt have chnaged the strutt follower spirng i may have needd 5-7mm spacers making it et30-32 which with 9.5J i still think will fit with -3 camber as well as -2 camber

et27 9.5j doesnt fit with -2 camber 9hits the arch lip)

So.... would a good setup with my 9J's all round with 265 Cups on , be to run a 10mm spacer perhaps on the rear and the fronts straight on, or will the front rub do you reckon mate?

[DuncanR]

Originally Posted by karbonkid

Nah you wont need them at the front. What ET you thinking at the rear Duncy?

Well I have a set of 10mm spacers all round at the mo running OEM wheels back and front, so was thinkin i would need to spacer the rears a bit as im dropping from 9 und half J down to 9J

[daniel]

Originally Posted by shimmy

just OEm rear 9.5J

9 might be ok at -2 camber

Cool. if you just rubbed at 9.5J et27 I should be OK with ET26 9J as i will have 5mm more clearance and an extra -.5 degree.

[karbonkid]

Originally Posted by DuncanR

Well I have a set of 10mm spacers all round at the mo running OEM wheels back and front, so was thinkin i would need to spacer the rears a bit as im dropping from 9 und half J down to 9J

So Im guessing you mean ET30 all round? Otherwise an ET15 at rear is perfect or a 12/15 mm spacer at rear only, to get the rear out wider than the front and for cosmetics of course. Fill those arches!!