For rear 18 inch wheels AC Schnitzer fitment will give you a good idea as the type II race where made in specific fitment for the Z3m ie 9.5 wide ET 9 from memory (check my journal)
Fronts are the same as any Z3 which in general terms are e36 fitment. Don't go wider that 8 or 8.5 on the fronts though unless your planning to play with camber etc..... Rears you can get away with much wider (11+) but choices are usually up to 10.
Deep dish is a combination of width (9.5+), Offset (the lower the better to get arch line without using spacers) and style of the wheel itself.
As a rule of thumb you need a mixed set with 3 series fitment up front and 5 series fitment at rear. But if you want to maximise dish you really need a lower offset than most 5 series offer
One for the Wheel Techies
Re: One for the Wheel Techies
Are you saying the car was a narrow body ?
If the answer is yes then Z3M wheels will fit your car. Front et is 41 standard and the rear et 8.
I have fitted 8.5 x 18 et 41 on the front, rears can be as jontt suggests.
If the answer is yes then Z3M wheels will fit your car. Front et is 41 standard and the rear et 8.
I have fitted 8.5 x 18 et 41 on the front, rears can be as jontt suggests.
Gazza
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
Re: One for the Wheel Techies
There was an M being broken on eBay with black M wheels forsale around £300 iirc
///M Roadster - Evolve Stage 3
Re: One for the Wheel Techies
Yes but still check, ACS have a thicker hub, other manufacturers could be the same.Zedonist wrote:
So would I be correct then that any deep dish rear up to 10inch with an offset of 8 would fit within the rear arches?
Measure from your hub mounting face to the wheelarch lip and then do the calcs.
Gazza
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe