HRE rims rubbing front fenders
05-08-2009, 08:52 AM
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I just received my wheels from HRE for a 550i. They are 20x9 offset 8, 20x10 offset 18. I put them on the car, drove no more than 3 block and i heard the fron fenders rub. Are the wheels to big for the car. Need some help here, spent too much money on these wheels for the car to sit in the garage. Thanks.....
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Originally Posted by code5' post='872339' date='May 8 2009, 11:52 AM
I just received my wheels from HRE for a 550i. They are 20x9 offset 8, 20x10 offset 18. I put them on the car, drove no more than 3 block and i heard the fron fenders rub. Are the wheels to big for the car. Need some help here, spent too much money on these wheels for the car to sit in the garage. Thanks.....
I don't think that would ever work. What size of tires are you running on
the fronts. And has your car been lowered?
I wonder if they built your wheels based on the M5 specs.
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I'm pretty sure the 8 offset on the front is too aggressive, I believe the the max offsets are 12 and 17, someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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Originally Posted by code5' post='872339' date='May 8 2009, 07:52 PM
I just received my wheels from HRE for a 550i. They are 20x9 offset 8, 20x10 offset 18. I put them on the car, drove no more than 3 block and i heard the fron fenders rub. Are the wheels to big for the car. Need some help here, spent too much money on these wheels for the car to sit in the garage. Thanks.....
Front wheels should not be more than 8,5 x 20 ET (or offset) 12 with 245/30 20" tires.
The rear wheels should be max 10,0 x 20 with min ET 20 and with 285/25/20" tires.
Some may have even more specified knowledge.
I also ask, what tires do you have (F and R)?
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You need to talk to your vendor -- if you told them the wheels were for a 550i, they shouldn't have supplied you with those offsets. Like the guys wrote above, those simply won't fit up front with ET 8.
05-08-2009, 09:47 AM
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I definitely told them it was for a 550i. Tires i'm running is 245/35, 275/30
Originally Posted by xBMWx' post='872369' date='May 8 2009, 10:16 AM
You need to talk to your vendor -- if you told them the wheels were for a 550i, they shouldn't have supplied you with those offsets. Like the guys wrote above, those simply won't fit up front with ET 8.
05-08-2009, 09:53 AM
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and yes it is lowered on H&R springs
Originally Posted by code5' post='872404' date='May 8 2009, 10:47 AM
I definitely told them it was for a 550i. Tires i'm running is 245/35, 275/30
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Originally Posted by code5' post='872339' date='May 8 2009, 12:52 PM
I just received my wheels from HRE for a 550i. They are 20x9 offset 8, 20x10 offset 18. I put them on the car, drove no more than 3 block and i heard the fron fenders rub. Are the wheels to big for the car. Need some help here, spent too much money on these wheels for the car to sit in the garage. Thanks.....
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Originally Posted by code5' post='872404' date='May 8 2009, 07:47 PM
I definitely told them it was for a 550i. Tires i'm running is 245/35, 275/30
As I wrote before, I suggest you take this up with the vendor. ET 8 on a 9" wide rim for a 550i is simply wrong! Like mrfra wrote up front, maybe they did this based upon M5 specs?
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Thanks i will call them now. I will re-post what they tell me. Thank you all!
Originally Posted by xBMWx' post='872429' date='May 8 2009, 11:00 AM
The tyre sizes seem fine. BMW wraps the 7er 20" rims with 245/40 and 275/35, so yours simply have slightly lower tyre walls, which in turn would mean a bigger gap to the arch.
As I wrote before, I suggest you take this up with the vendor. ET 8 on a 9" wide rim for a 550i is simply wrong! Like mrfra wrote up front, maybe they did this based upon M5 specs?
As I wrote before, I suggest you take this up with the vendor. ET 8 on a 9" wide rim for a 550i is simply wrong! Like mrfra wrote up front, maybe they did this based upon M5 specs?