Need help selecting the correct size wheel spacer for E36

[adam]

I'm rubbing my tire on the inside of the wheel well and am rubbing away paint... does anyone have some spacers that I can try out and see what works? Other options would be nice too. Thanks.

-- Adam

[Nick325xiT 5spd]

In the rear wheel well, towards the front? If so, what you probably need are new rear trailing arm bushings.

What wheel size/width/offset, tire make/size?

[mcoupemindy]

Adam,

You can test fit a set of my 10 mm spacers on Saturday. I don't use them when I put the comps on ...

[adam]

In the rear wheel well, towards the front? If so, what you probably need are new rear trailing arm bushings.

What wheel size/width/offset, tire make/size?

- front driver side wheel well, towards the rear when i turn right
- 225/45/17 kumho spt's on DS2s

Adam,

You can test fit a set of my 10 mm spacers on Saturday. I don't use them when I put the comps on ...

perfect. that will give me a good ballpark to work with

thanks for both responses guys. nick come autox this weekend, i'll wear nice pants too

[Nick325xiT 5spd]

- front driver side wheel well, towards the rear when i turn right
- 225/45/17 kumho spt's on DS2s



perfect. that will give me a good ballpark to work with

thanks for both responses guys. nick come autox this weekend, i'll wear nice pants too

Saturday, I'm swapping engines between a wrecked SpecE30 and its replacement shell. (And Sunday, I'm at Fedex.) The NCC schedule this year has been pretty terrible for me.

...and you mean when you turn left?

[adam]

Saturday, I'm swapping engines between a wrecked SpecE30 and its replacement shell. (And Sunday, I'm at Fedex.) The NCC schedule this year has been pretty terrible for me.

...and you mean when you turn left?

i'll double check tonight but i'm pretty sure its when i turn right... now you have me wondering

[mcoupemindy]

i'll double check tonight but i'm pretty sure its when i turn right... now you have me wondering

Yeah, there's no way you should be rubbing with those small tires on there. Bet something needs replaced.

[adam]

Yeah, there's no way you should be rubbing with those small tires on there. Bet something needs replaced.

i remember pete rubbed his fender a little with i believe the same tire size, suspension and camber settings... any idea on what something is? control arms were replaced last year, bushings i just did. it has rubbed for a long time, even before replacing said components

[mcoupemindy]

i remember pete rubbed his fender a little with i believe the same tire size, suspension and camber settings... any idea on what something is? control arms were replaced last year, bushings i just did. it has rubbed for a long time, even before replacing said components

We can always pull a wheel off and take a look. Hopefully it's nothing.

[hoyabmw]

rubbing the fender & rubbing the inner well are 2 different things. Probably you need to raise that damn car off the ground a bit and it will stop rubbing. Most of the nationally competitive E36s are running near stock M3 ride height.

[Bob]

You should have equal rubbing on both sides barring any alignment problems,i.e. full right turn vs.full left .

[mcoupemindy]

You should have equal rubbing on both sides barring any alignment problems,i.e. full right turn vs.full left .

That's not true

Each of my e36's had different rubbing issues side to side.