Help me understand wheel offsets for our cars/whether a certain wheel would fit

lazymman345 · 03-22-2018, 11:50 PM

Hey guys,

From my understanding the wheels on the standard square setups on the M235i's are 18x7.5 w/ an offset of 45? I recently came across a craigslist add with a really good deal on a wheel/tire combo. The seller does not have an invoice for the wheels and does not know what the measured offset for the wheels are. I was wondering if I went to look at the wheels in person, and put one on my car, would I be able to immediately tell whether i'll have any issues with the offsets being off? The link for the ad is below.

Thanks!

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/wto...534355392.html

edit: should also mention that my car is on some sort of springs (i believe dinan) and is lower than stock

Joe240 · 03-23-2018, 03:24 AM

Based on Beyern’s website, they are the Mesh chrome lip series, 5x120 bolt pattern. The 225 looks stretched and the 255 looks square so it has to be the 18x8.5 wheel. I don’t see why they wouldn’t fit. Like you said, best bet is to mount them to find out. 255 on 8.5 in the back should be fine, the question is the 8.5 up front being lowered. Since it’s a 225 mounted with stretch, should be fine.

If going to mount only one, I’d recommend the front tire. If mounting 2 then obviously one front and one back on the same side. Either way, after mounting it, put the car on the ground with it and turn the front wheels full lock both ways and feel inside for rub on the shocks

03-22-2018, 11:50 PM	#1
lazymman345 Private First Class 24 Rep 116 Posts Drives: Alpine White M235i Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Help me understand wheel offsets for our cars/whether a certain wheel would fit Hey guys, From my understanding the wheels on the standard square setups on the M235i's are 18x7.5 w/ an offset of 45? I recently came across a craigslist add with a really good deal on a wheel/tire combo. The seller does not have an invoice for the wheels and does not know what the measured offset for the wheels are. I was wondering if I went to look at the wheels in person, and put one on my car, would I be able to immediately tell whether i'll have any issues with the offsets being off? The link for the ad is below. Thanks! https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/wto...534355392.html edit: should also mention that my car is on some sort of springs (i believe dinan) and is lower than stock Last edited by lazymman345; 03-22-2018 at 11:58 PM..
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03-23-2018, 03:24 AM	#2
Joe240 Major 2925 Rep 1,303 Posts Drives: 2021 C8 Corvette 1LT Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Pensacola iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 GMC Sierra AT4 [0.00] 2019 BMW X3 M40i [0.00]	Based on Beyern’s website, they are the Mesh chrome lip series, 5x120 bolt pattern. The 225 looks stretched and the 255 looks square so it has to be the 18x8.5 wheel. I don’t see why they wouldn’t fit. Like you said, best bet is to mount them to find out. 255 on 8.5 in the back should be fine, the question is the 8.5 up front being lowered. Since it’s a 225 mounted with stretch, should be fine. If going to mount only one, I’d recommend the front tire. If mounting 2 then obviously one front and one back on the same side. Either way, after mounting it, put the car on the ground with it and turn the front wheels full lock both ways and feel inside for rub on the shocks
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