What wheel spacers??.. please help e46 peeps!!!

[DarrenC87]

Hi,

Im looking at getting wheel spacers for my BMW purely for looks!!..

I am getting coil-overs aswel.. ive read that these are usually bought hand in hand with each other??

Please could I have some suggestions of good size wheel spacers to get? i feel like 10-15 ml would be too small as i like the look of a wider wheel spread for my car.

Anyway im really new with spacers and coil-overs so I am looking for peeps with E46's that have a good set up that I could copy for my car.

Please help, every time I put a post on here, I always get good advice so I really appreciate real E46 fans for advice on these things.

[DarrenC87]

ManOpener said:

It will depend on the wheels you've currently got. Between 3mm and 15mm is pretty normal for OEM wheels, though it does depend on specific design.
You'll probably find that 10mm makes a bigger difference than you think. This is an M-sport E46 with 10mm front and 12mm rear



Looking at that I don't think you could go much bigger on the rear without risking catching the arch, not on the standard M-Sport 18"s anyway.

-Edit

Just seen the picture of your E46 in the other thread!

Edited by ManOpener on Friday 13th April 16:28

What wheel spacer size fits on e46? are all e46s the same when it comes to wheel spacer fitment size? I dont mean the width of the spacer, i mean the centre circle that sits next to the brake disk. im looking on ebay but i have absolutely no idea what fits my car??

Im sat on MV2 alloys with 225/40/18 all round.

Please help

[DarrenC87]

Sim89 said:

E46 has 5x120 PCD and 72.5mm hub details.

Therefore you need the spacer to match this offset and hub measurement (hub centric).

If you have sport spec suspension and stock MV2s running 225/40/18 at the front and 255/35/18 at the rear, then as per my car and previous post, there is very little room for anything at the rear without scrubbing (at least with a boot full or passengers). If you have a stretch tyre or little sidewall you may get away with 12mm but I have Pilot Sport 4s and there is no room. (E46 cannot take 10mm spacer at the rear due the depth of the hub and the design of such a 10mm spacer).

Up front, you can run 10, 12 or 15mm. I personally run 12mm up front, anything more looks too odd compared to the rear.

I run these up front - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-X-12MM-BIMECC-BMW-HUB...

Of course with extended wheel bolts.

This is my BMW, im sat on standard suspension at the mo, due to get coilovers end of month. My tyres are XL Conti Contact 5's.

Tyres arnt stretched.

So would 10mm all round give me a good look?