M3 Wheels on an E34

[94530inh]

I bought some replica m paralells off a friend with an e36 m3. they hit my strut when I tried to put them on. What kind of spacers do I need. They fit on his m3 just fine. theyre 18s

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

too dangerous.

You'll see one of your wheels pass you on an off ramp one day.

I thought about this too when I was offered a nice set of Z3 wheels, but an inch+ spacer and god knows what kind of bolt to hold it all on the hub....naw.

[uflnuceng]

I believe you need 20mm spacers. Get them from Turner Motorsport (H&R). They will hold up and you won't have any "wheel passing you" issues.

[Ausmpower]

HMMM.......can you get longer wheel bolts can you????

25 mm spacer NOOOOOO thanks!

[emw525E34]

Depends on what offset the wheels come in. If there are ET42 then you need 20mm spacers and long bolts. H&R sells nice sets but are a bit pricey.

I got M-Parallel replica 17s which are ET18. Even so, I can put my 12 mm H&R spacers on them. Looks great and handles well with the rear stepping out somewhat. E34 wheel arches have lots of tolerance if you dont have lowering springs. Fantastic ride and traction compared to stock 15s!.

[uflnuceng]

yeah... they aren't cheap from TMS (H&R spacers) and you can get longer bolts as well. I think its about $100/pair + cost of bolts. Look to be out $250 by the end of it... still... I have a set of E36 staggered M 5-spokes on the car. The H&R spacers are licensed for race cars in Europe so they are very strong and can definitely stand up to whatever you would put on them on the street.

[Jon K]

Theres nothing wrong with spacers! VW guys run 40, 50, 60 mm spacers. Just need longer/stronger lugs is all. It may wear the wheel bearings oddly, but the wheel isn't going to fly off if you've got it bolted on correctly. Myth.

[GoldenOne]

Theres nothing wrong with spacers! VW guys run 40, 50, 60 mm spacers. Just need longer/stronger lugs is all. It may wear the wheel bearings oddly, but the wheel isn't going to fly off if you've got it bolted on correctly. Myth.

I concur! I have 25mm(or 22mm dont remember) spacers up front and I havent had to wave at my wheels yet....

[uflnuceng]

Myth.

Yep

[94530inh]

i had to drop 200 bucks for eibach spacers... hopefully its worth it