Thread: M3/M4 Wheels
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      12-31-2013, 11:35 AM   #55
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Originally Posted by KennyPowers View Post
I wonder what the e9x comp wheels would look like on the new m3? that could be a good option as well, but likely they will need a spacer to fit well, so that may not be an option.
Actually, those last generation ZCP wheels (style 359M) would appear to be the best candidate among the E9x M3 OEM wheels given that they are 19" diameter with 9" wide front and 10" wide rear which match the new F8x style 437M 19" wheel exactly. The standard E9x M3 style 220M 19s as well as the style 219M 18s, on the other hand, are 8.5"/9.5" width F/R.

Of course you can easily put a 255 tire on an 8.5" wide wheel, and similarly a 275mm tire will fit a 9.5" wheel. So you can run F8x OEM width tires on any of the older M3 wheels. But, given that the 359M have an additional 12.7mm of width compared to the 220M which yields 6.35mm of additional width each side of center, and the fact that they are only offset 2mm more than the 220M, its almost like running a 5mm spacer compared to the 220M as far as where the outside edge of the wheel will sit. That's likely to be a win as far as coming in close to look of the 437M OEM wheel. In other words, whatever the offset of the new wheels is, the old ZCP wheel is likely going to come the closest to it.
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