Re: Standard E36 wheel question (follow up)

["Ron J" <ron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Roy,

I bet it rubs more on the drivers side right?  Same thing happened to me.. I
installed 17x8.5s on my car and got a rub.. I rolled my fenders with a
louisville slugger bat.  Now I have no more issues..

Just go to your local sporting goods store and buy a regular wooden baseball
bat.  Then go home, and put the thick end of the bat between the rear of
your tire and the fender and wedge it in.  Then push the car forward, and
the tire will grip the bat and evenly roll your fender inwards.  Do it a few
times to each side and you are done..  You might want to heat the paint up a
bit with a hair dryer to make sure it doesnt crack, though it usually wont.
The fenders roll nice and neat with no creases.

Another option is to rent the roller from Tire Rack..

Cheers
Ron J
85 535i
73 911s 2.7 (poss for sale)
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy T. Collins" <RTC@domain.elided>
To: "Roy T. Collins" <RTC@domain.elided>; <bmw-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 4:33 PM
Subject: RE: Standard E36 wheel question (follow up)


> So the results are in of my new wheel purchase.  Thanks to everyone who
contribute with responses first time around.  Anyway, I finally got the 17''
M contour wheels and just today I got new tires put on them.  I went with
the Bridgestone Potenza RE750; 225/45 front and 245/40 rear.  Well, after
only ten seconds of driving my question of wether or not they will fit was
answered and the result is they don't.  The rears, the 8.5'' wheels, rub on
the fender.  There is about 1/2'' of clearence between the new tires and the
fender.  As soon as I took it onto the street, going over the slanted curb,
I heard the rub.  I babied it all the way home, fortunatly for me its only a
mile or so, and here I am writing.  I didnt really test the front tires all
that much.  I took a 90 degree turn and they didnt rub.
> The question now is what do you guys think I should do?  How much is it to
get the fenders rolled, roughly?  Anyone know someone in the Minneapolis
area that can do it? Or should I try and get stiffer springs and see if that
is going to lift me enough to prevent rubbing?  The third option is getting
one more 17x7.5 M contour wheel and us that along with the spare on the
rear.  The problem with that is I now have 2 new tires that I cant use, not
to mention the wheels.  Everyone seemed to think that they would fit so I
was wondering what the list thought was the best course of action from here.
They do look very good and if my car was just sitting in a show I would love
it.  Unfortunatly, I want to get out on the street and see what the new
wheels can do but I cant because they rub.
>
> Thanks again
> Roy Collins
>
> 1996 328i
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy T. Collins
> Sent: Thu 5/22/2003 9:54 AM
> To: bmw-digest@domain.elided
> Cc:
> Subject: Standard E36 wheel question
>
>
>
> I came across the opportunity to purchase a set of 17'' M contour wheels
off a
> rear ended M3.  They are 17x7.5 fronts and 17x8.5 rears.  I wanted to
avoid
> the size difference but the price is great.  Plus, it comes with a spare
> 17x7.5 so in the worst case I have to buy one more wheel to have uniform
size
> wheels.  Anyway, the question I have is will these fit on my 96 328i. I
have
> read a lot of questions like this from this list but it seems no one posts
the
> results of thier situation.  I have read posts saying anything will fit so
> long are your tires are 245mm at most.  I want to avoid rolling the
fenders
> but it seems to me 17x8.5'' are really big.  Is anyone currently running
with
> wheels like this?  If so do you get any rub or did you roll the fenders?
I
> want to avoid buying wheels I cant use but like I said the price is great,
if
> they will fit.  I know this question comes up a lot but it seems that no
one
> responds with the results they get.  If I end up getting these wheels I
will
> post back letting you know how it turned out.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Roy Collins
>
> 1996 328i
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