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Re: wheel interchange E36/E28

> > It won't work.
> > According to the MOMO and BBS guides the hub center on an E36 is smaller
> > than that of the 5,6,7 and E30 M3 cars.
> > You  should be able to take tires/rims off any of the later and put
> > them on your car but an E36 wont' work as far as I know.

I don't think it's so much that the hub center hole is smaller, but that
the offset is very different.  The E36 runs much more negative (?-towards
the center of the car) offset than the earlier models.  I tried borrowing
a wheel from a friend's '93 325is to try on the 3.0CS, and the offset
was about an inch or so off.  The center hole looked like it might
fit, though, although I didn't try it on a spare hub assembly.

This is a bit of a bummer, though, as the wheels look good and are rather
plentiful used.  And they don't use TRX tires.... :)
 
> 	That sure sucks, after all the other smart moves as far as parts
> interchanges BMW has done in the past:  
> 	E21 steels fit 2002s OK for +0 fitments and fenderlip massages.

The only catch here is that no other wheel fits the E21 cars......
The E21 runs more positive offset than the others.

Ben