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Flatman
05-26-2009, 07:42 AM
Okay, I am contemplating putting a set of stye 264's from a 135i on my 325 coupe. Here is what they look like:
http://www.bmw135i.net/images/CanadaPhotos/1Series_01_640x480.jpg

I think the front will be okay with no spacer. Going from a 16x7, 47 offset to a 18x7.5, 49 offset. I plugged the numbers into a handy offset calculator and came up with this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/cutiepiescloset/11/1seriesfront.jpg
8 mm less clearance on the inside is like 1/3 of an inch. Any problems with this? 4mm less clearance on the fender side...

The back looks a little more problematic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/cutiepiescloset/11/1seriesrear.jpg
Going from a 16x7, 47 offset to a 18x8.5, 52 offset. What size spacer would you recommend, since without one, I will have about an inch less clearance on the inside and about 14mm less clearance on the fender side...

Any thoughts, suggestions, ideas would be appreciated. :read:


PS. I do not plan on lowering my coupe past the sport springs it already has, so future clearance for coilovers does not factor into this decision.

Thanks, again for reading.

Flatman
05-28-2009, 06:25 AM
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