# The 518 Wheel Fitment Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [December 20, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-518-wheel-fitment-thread/249235 "2009-12-20T18:14:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SoSideways](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sosideways/32/3524_2.png) [@SoSideways](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoSideways)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-518-wheel-fitment-thread/249235/41 "2009-12-21T19:58:47Z")
There needs to be a height requirement here… Because any fool can jack up any car and put wheels on there that stick out 9 million miles from the body and say “well they poke” or “they fit under my wheel well” or something dumb like that. Wheel fitment, especially the kind where you need stretched tires and camber to fine tune the fitment, requires the cars that have those wheels to be decently low. Anything from tucking tires to tucking rims preferred. Otherwise, I might as well go buy some Mexican fitment wheels and put it on the car, take pics and post here “hey lookee here, I got wheel fitmentz!” ---
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-518-wheel-fitment-thread/249235/42 "2009-12-21T21:12:39Z")
> [@SoSideways"](#): > > There needs to be a height requirement here… > > Because any fool can jack up any car and put wheels on there that stick out 9 million miles from the body and say “well they poke” or “they fit under my wheel well” or something dumb like that. > > Wheel fitment, especially the kind where you need stretched tires and camber to fine tune the fitment, requires the cars that have those wheels to be decently low. Anything from tucking tires to tucking rims preferred. > > Otherwise, I might as well go buy some Mexican fitment wheels and put it on the car, take pics and post here “hey lookee here, I got wheel fitmentz!” and i can move those posts and wait for people to bitch. with wheel fit its a given you can’t have a stock height car, but i’m not gonna tell everyone they have to be an inch from the ground to post in this thread. wheels have a shitty fit at stock height no matter what, and i said no shitting fitting wheels. ---
**Author:** ![offroadzj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/offroadzj/32/6428_2.png) [@offroadzj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/offroadzj)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-518-wheel-fitment-thread/249235/43 "2009-12-22T03:53:06Z")
yo… my jeep is so low my roof touches the ground… well it was a few months ago… lol ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-518-wheel-fitment-thread/249235/44 "2009-12-22T04:49:15Z")
this place looks like a bomb went off :rofl ---
**Author:** ![SoSideways](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sosideways/32/3524_2.png) [@SoSideways](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoSideways)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-518-wheel-fitment-thread/249235/45 "2009-12-22T06:14:50Z")
> [@OFFICIAL Buffalo Sabres Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-buffalo-sabres-thread/25170/4139): > > and i can move those posts and wait for people to bitch. with wheel fit its a given you can’t have a stock height car, but i’m not gonna tell everyone they have to be an inch from the ground to post in this thread. wheels have a shitty fit at stock height no matter what, and i said no shitting fitting wheels. Ron’s SC isn’t exactly “an inch off the ground”, and his ride height isn’t stock (barely lowered though), but his fitment is pretty decent. All I’m saying is, if Jeep dudes are gonna post pics of their raised vehicles in here with muddin’ tires and all that, you might as well lay down some guideline, or make another thread for those guys so they don’t feel like they’ve being ostracized. Gearhead’s Beemer also don’t look to be any lower than stock, at least in the rear. The front is kinda blurred from the depth of field on the lens, so I can’t really tell whether it’s lowered or not, but I can tell the front isn’t flush. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-518-wheel-fitment-thread/249235/46 "2009-12-22T06:32:18Z")
I’ll have everything required to slam the SHIT out of the E36 this year, but I don’t have any good wheels to dump out on ☹ I need to space the TD’s to like 20mm to make them look decent this year. I’ll probably roll around a little lower than the M3, but the same wheel setup just because I dont forsee affording ‘nice’ wheels. Maybe I’ll pick up some style 5s and rattle can them, or just roll on super dirty style 5s. :rofl (Style 5= oem E39 5-series wheel, similar to BBS RS, made by BBS, I’d probably go 17x8 or 9 et20 with a 215/40 or so…these are the wheels in question: ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/oil/DSC01758.jpg?t=1261492465](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/oil/DSC01758.jpg?t=1261492465) …same wheels pete has on his e34, only 17s instead.) ---
**Author:** ![SoSideways](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sosideways/32/3524_2.png) [@SoSideways](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoSideways)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-518-wheel-fitment-thread/249235/47 "2009-12-22T07:48:44Z")
Welp, car is not on the ground yet, but this is what I’ve got so far: [![](http://pic.photobucket.com/bwe.png) ](http://pic.photobucket.com/bwe.png) [![](http://pic.photobucket.com/bwe.png) ](http://pic.photobucket.com/bwe.png) [![](http://pic.photobucket.com/bwe.png) ](http://pic.photobucket.com/bwe.png) Static ride height will place the lip just millimeters away from the fender arch. And yes, that’s my debit card getting denied access to any gap between the fender and the lip. The lip and fender don’t touch, but there’s less space there than the thickness of my debit card. Don’t think I’ll be able to run it like that realistically since there are still some stock gooey bushings in the subframe and lower control arm, so I’ll need a little wiggle room. In any case, rear size is 18x10.5 +7 w/ shitty old Kumho 712 tires in 245/40/18 size. Will be switching to brand new Falken FK452s in 235/40/18 as soon as I can get a hold of my tire mounting peoples. ---
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-518-wheel-fitment-thread/249235/48 "2009-12-22T07:54:59Z")
dumpy ---
**Author:** ![imported\_ST4TUS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_st4tus/32/6290_2.png) [@imported\_ST4TUS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_ST4TUS)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-518-wheel-fitment-thread/249235/49 "2009-12-23T08:10:02Z")
Rota TorqueR 18 x 9.5 +35 235/40/18 CooperS ![http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp237/ST4TUSDESIGN/vlimited.jpg?t=1261584349](http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp237/ST4TUSDESIGN/vlimited.jpg?t=1261584349) \* ![http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp237/ST4TUSDESIGN/Picture027.jpg?t=1261584374](http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp237/ST4TUSDESIGN/Picture027.jpg?t=1261584374) \* ![http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp237/ST4TUSDESIGN/Picture030.jpg?t=1261584410](http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp237/ST4TUSDESIGN/Picture030.jpg?t=1261584410) \* ![http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp237/ST4TUSDESIGN/IMAG0087.jpg?t=1261584581](http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp237/ST4TUSDESIGN/IMAG0087.jpg?t=1261584581) \* ![http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp237/ST4TUSDESIGN/IMAG0056.jpg?t=1261584928](http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp237/ST4TUSDESIGN/IMAG0056.jpg?t=1261584928) ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-518-wheel-fitment-thread/249235/50 "2009-12-23T08:19:37Z")
24.5 x 8.5 x 15 M&H Racemaster… depending on offset, a 9inch M/T would fit. but on a coilover/stock fender thats about the limit.(coilover perch is close to the tire without spacing, regardless of height) ![http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2632/4016947541_6498567008_b.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2632/4016947541_6498567008_b.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-518-wheel-fitment-thread/249235/51 "2009-12-23T08:57:28Z")
Brett, per thread rules please post wheel specs. Diameter x Width and offset please. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-518-wheel-fitment-thread/249235.md?page=2)