[james330x]

Hello,

I've bought some Type 44 wheels a while back and thought I'd have them installed on my 330xi. I have a few questions though. I've heard much about offset. Firstly, what is offset, and do I have to worry about it during the install? Secondly, if it is a concern, is this something I should have my dealer do or something that my local tire store can do? Any suggestions appreciated.

--Cheers

James

:yikes:

 

[Nick325xiT 5spd]

last I checked, all 3 series wheels have the same offset... (exceptign the M3). It shoudl simply be a matter of bolting them on.

 

[webguy330i]

last I checked, all 3 series wheels have the same offset... (exceptign the M3). It shoudl simply be a matter of bolting them on.

I had 330xi wheels on my 330i, and I know type-44s fit the 330i, so they should work on a 330xi.

 

[Mystikal]

Just to set things straight, every non-M E36 or E46 have the same wheel specs. There should be no issues at all.

 

[steve]

Just remember when installing wheels (particularly all four), that you make sure the wheels are set properly on their mounts. And when you torque, make sure you torque them in a cross star pattern.

I mounted my wheels on, and had a horrible balancing problem with them until I untorqued and retorqued the wheels.

A proper torque wrench is really useful.

 

[evilfactoryowne]

what is the offset for the type 44's???

 

[The HACK]

what is the offset for the type 44's???

I'm pretty sure it's 27mm...I can check tonight when my wife gets home.

 

[teamdfl]

what is the offset for the type 44's???

Type 44s are a 47mm offset. You can usually find the offset cast into the back side of a wheel near the hub as ISxx or ETxx, with xx as the offset in mm.

Ed

 

[webguy330i]

Holy old thread batman!

 

[evilfactoryowne]

Holy old thread batman!

I brought it out of the archives...................... look at when i registered for this forum! im old school!