17" wheels on E36 coupe - will they rub?

[Carpie]

Hi,

I have an E36 coupe on standard suspension with 15" alloys, if I buy a set of 17" wheels, will they fit ok without rubbing etc?

Also would they look ok on the standard suspension or will it be too high?

I am probably going to upgrade the suspension on the car which will lower it by 30-40mm at some point, will the 17s sit ok or will I need the arches rolling/bodywork modifying?

Cheers, Matt

[Carpie]

Cheers, are your cars lowered or not?

also, how much of a difference will it make to the accuracy of my speedo? Do I need to do anything about it, or is it negligable?

I have just worked out that the actual difference between 15" and 17" will be 3.05 cm due to the difference in tyres (currently 205/50, tyres on 17s are 205/60), still don't know how much difference itll make

[Carpie]

Sorry, I ballsed up typing it, tyres on 17s are 205/50, current ones are 205/60.

Also it doesn't compute because I didn't double the increase in sidewall for the diameter figure. The actual difference in overall circumference (according to that useful site) is 30.79.

It will be time for new tyres soon enough, I'm going to splash out on some nice ones so might go for lower profiles.

It's all sorted now. It'll be fine. Probably.