[bmw] Mini Cooper Wheels on a BMW E30 325??

["Chris Pawlowicz" <cpawlowicz@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ram says
>I have a '03 Mini Cooper S and a BMW E30 325.  I bought a spare set of 16"
>wheels for the Mini.
>I was curious if I can try the Mini Wheels on the E30?

well.. there's a few things to figure out
-wheel size (diameter and width- are they 16x 7? 16x7.5? 16x8?)
-offset (depends somewhat on the width.. OEM 15x7 use an offset of 24mm..
16x7.5 would probably need to have an offset of  between 24 and 30mm.. 20mm
is too low)
-bolt pattern (E30 are 4x100mm which is the same as the mini I think)
-hub diameter (E30 use a hub of 57mm, wheels require a centrebore of 57.1mm)
-last of all tire size.. 225 is about the widest tire that can fit in an E30
(and that requires minor fender rolling on the rear)

most front wheel drive cars have high offsets of up to 40mm.. if that is the
case with the mini, you could use hubcentric spacers


chris pawlowicz
'89 325i, '99z3 2.8, '74 2002
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