NeedAnE61

Could someone post a picture of their e61 with 18x8 et20 wheels up front?

thanks.

JayArras

E61 standard offset is in the ET 35 - 45 range. I don't think you're going to find anyone with a ET 20 offset unless they've rolled their fenders.

NeedAnE61

right, so I have the xi version of the style 124s that I’m running now. The wheels are staggered, I’m looking to switch to a square set, but I want a 18x8 square set. There’s a massive fender gap in the front, and I have no intentions of lowering the car, so rolling a fender wouldn’t do anything. I was just wondering if anyone is running a set like that 18x8 et20 square.


If you look at the apex page and search for e60 non m wheels, you will derive at this:
https://www.apexraceparts.com/shop-b...c-8-wheel.html

thats what I’m trying to see^

I found this picture here, via bring a trailer, but offset doesn’t seem right

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...35i-m-sport-6/

So I’m thinking it’s probably these:
https://www.apexraceparts.com/shop-b...wheel_model=45

which brings me to my original question once again haha

who is running 18x8 et20 and how do they look up front?

FuzzyWuzzy

I have 18x8 et24 square set up and I think that's about stretching it with a my whopping 245/40s under unrolled fenders.

Looking at the BaT posting, it says they're staggered 18s with some meaty boys on the back. Assuming he did the 18x8.5 up front, that et is 38. Assuming he did 18x10 in the rear, that et is 25. Or if he went with 18x9.5 in the rear, that et is 22.

I don't think you're going to find et20.

bmwmonkey

265/35/19's all around on four 19x9.5 OEM style 220M wheels ET 23

Front clip is OEM M5 bumper and fenders.

Not my car.
https://ibb.co/B3qQkw1
https://ibb.co/R2fZQRq
https://ibb.co/9s1tWC3
https://ibb.co/B2W4TFS

NeedAnE61

can you post a picture of your car? Front wheels pointed straight. Et23 is a 3mm difference to et20, I’d say that’s pretty close.

JayArras

Moved this discussion to the Tire & Wheels section where you may get more pertinent input.

NeedAnE61

Now that it’s in a tire / wheel forum — if someone has an e60xi, please post.

neilv

17x8 +20 w/ 245/45/17. Winter set up that came with the car. Not sure how it looks but they are maybe a few mm past flush; The meaty tire makes it look like more than it is

I also pulled the front alignments pins, getting another 0.5 deg of negative camber to fit them better+ some better tire wear.

IMO you are better off with an E90 square set of rears (18x8.5 +37) and a 5/10mm spacer all around. Thatll get the front face of the wheel to where my car is but the wider width/higher offset brings the tire inward to look/clear the fender better.

NeedAnE61

Nice!!!


those look like style 95s. Aren’t they 19s?

could you please take a couple pictures, wheels pointed straight over the front fender?

Also — what rear camber and toe settings are you running to accommodate for excessive wear?


thanks again.