Whats the maximum size wheels i could fit to my bmw???

Question

Its the 318 ti compact, E36 1996 model. It currently sits on 15 inch alloys but i wanted to upgrade and am not too sure if to go for 17 or 18 inch???

Answer 1

17 or 18 would be fine

Answer 2

You can upgrade up to 19's if you wanted. The wall size of your tires compinsates for larger sizes.

So if you have a 55 profile tire your rim to tire sizes would look like this:

15"=65 profile

16"=55 profile

17"=45 profile

18"= 35 profile

19"=30 profile

Those numbers are not solid but generally for every 1" rim inchrese you wan to go down 10mm on wall profile so you don't mess up the ride height and suspension geometry.

Answer 3

yes 17/18 inch will fit fine.

Answer 4

You should be able to get 17" on that maybe even 18 but just to be on the safe side I'd say 17" with low profile tyres around 40-45mm should be fine.

Answer 5

tirerack.com

tell them what model of car you own, and what size of rims you plan to get. they will tell you all the information you need to help you to make decision.

Answer 6

well my dad had a 3 serises, i think he had that on 18s, i defffently think there fit the compact, but it might wreck the ride a bit