Beyern mesh

bigxgun · 12-23-2013, 10:56 AM

I got a great deal on a set of beyern mesh 18 inch wheels. They are 8.5's with an ET of 15. Will these work on my 2011 323i? They have 255/35/18's all around. Is ET15 ok? I knew when I bought these it was a risk,the tires are like new,I think 255 in front is too big.
I have looked at the calculator , and I'm not sure. I search online and found a guy who put the same setup(but smaller tires) on a 2007.
The girl I bought it from showed me a picture with the mags on her car. I noticed an old tire in her shed,it looked like it chunked a little. I'm assuming it was making contact with something, I don't want that.
Everything is stock on my car. This is an extra set of wheels, might use them in the winter. So I might just sell these tires anyways.

So basically will this set up work

Thanks

JamesCB77 · 12-23-2013, 11:55 AM

I have a set of 225/50/17 (wheels 17 X 7.5 ET 20) it rubs a little bit... especially when the car is loaded with passengers... I would say you are probably going to rub and/or have fender clearance issues

VMRWheels · 12-23-2013, 12:13 PM

Way more aggressive than I'd recommend up front, especially with that 255/35/18 tire. The rear might not pose as much of a problem, but the fronts aren't going to work very well in my opinion.

bigxgun · 12-23-2013, 02:15 PM

That is what I thought.
I was thinking of putting 225/40/18 or 235's...if I go less wide up front will it work?

VMRWheels · 12-23-2013, 02:46 PM

Honestly I'd probably just try and get a different set of wheels that are in the proper offsets.

bigxgun · 12-23-2013, 04:58 PM

I think you're right.
I checked it out I think they belong on the old 5 series.

Thanks for the info

12-23-2013, 05:00 PM

Here's a crazy idea; since you already have the wheels, why not just install them and see what happens? Then you'll get a better idea of what size tires/offsets/etc. you can actually get away with using.

bigxgun · 12-23-2013, 09:53 PM

I was trying to get an informed response, I don't want to be wasting my time if I don't have to. I believe I got the appropriate response from James and VMR wheels.
I will be taking VMR's advice.
Thanks

12-23-2013, 10:56 AM	#1
bigxgun New Member 6 Rep 22 Posts Drives: 323i black Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	Beyern mesh I got a great deal on a set of beyern mesh 18 inch wheels. They are 8.5's with an ET of 15. Will these work on my 2011 323i? They have 255/35/18's all around. Is ET15 ok? I knew when I bought these it was a risk,the tires are like new,I think 255 in front is too big. I have looked at the calculator , and I'm not sure. I search online and found a guy who put the same setup(but smaller tires) on a 2007. The girl I bought it from showed me a picture with the mags on her car. I noticed an old tire in her shed,it looked like it chunked a little. I'm assuming it was making contact with something, I don't want that. Everything is stock on my car. This is an extra set of wheels, might use them in the winter. So I might just sell these tires anyways. So basically will this set up work Thanks
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12-23-2013, 11:55 AM	#2
JamesCB77 New Member 2 Rep 21 Posts Drives: 2011 323i Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: GTA iTrader: (0)	I have a set of 225/50/17 (wheels 17 X 7.5 ET 20) it rubs a little bit... especially when the car is loaded with passengers... I would say you are probably going to rub and/or have fender clearance issues
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12-23-2013, 02:15 PM	#4
bigxgun New Member 6 Rep 22 Posts Drives: 323i black Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	That is what I thought. I was thinking of putting 225/40/18 or 235's...if I go less wide up front will it work?
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12-23-2013, 04:58 PM	#6
bigxgun New Member 6 Rep 22 Posts Drives: 323i black Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	I think you're right. I checked it out I think they belong on the old 5 series. Thanks for the info
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FCobra94 Guest 0 Rep n/a Posts Drives:	Here's a crazy idea; since you already have the wheels, why not just install them and see what happens? Then you'll get a better idea of what size tires/offsets/etc. you can actually get away with using.
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bigxgun New Member 6 Rep 22 Posts Drives: 323i black Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	I was trying to get an informed response, I don't want to be wasting my time if I don't have to. I believe I got the appropriate response from James and VMR wheels. I will be taking VMR's advice. Thanks Last edited by bigxgun; 12-23-2013 at 10:17 PM..
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