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Really nice car! The M-style is beautiful on this car!

Thank you for the comments!

Griffendahl, what do you mean with square setup?

oh that's what it means. No, I'm looking for staggered only: 8" wide in the front and minimum 8,5" in the rear, but preferably 9".

I´d love to go for 19" wheels but I´m afraid even though the roads are quite nice in NL, I'd lose a great amount of comfort. And besides, I don´t have a 23i or a 30i per say... my 18i is already "slow" enough :p

Then don't go for the Velocity Motoring ones, those are 8,5 and 9,5... But imho they do look the best of all replica's I've seen...

well, if it´s 18x8.5 + 18x9.5. then its still ok, as long as the wheels fits in.

VMR wheels are the best CSL ´replicas´ I've seen, and their quality stands up to their price also.

netjes die ori velgen wil ik ook

Band3ras schreef:well, if it´s 18x8.5 + 18x9.5. then its still ok, as long as the wheels fits in.

That's the question... It's a perfect fit on a coupe, on a sedan or touring however it isn't, I had to roll my rear fenders to make my 19x9,5 fit, however my car is a bit lower than most Of course it also depends on what tire you decide to mount on the wheel.

Pcorsa schreef:netjes die ori velgen wil ik ook

thanks

Griffendahl schreef:

Band3ras schreef:well, if it´s 18x8.5 + 18x9.5. then its still ok, as long as the wheels fits in.

That's the question... It's a perfect fit on a coupe, on a sedan or touring however it isn't, I had to roll my rear fenders to make my 19x9,5 fit, however my car is a bit lower than most Of course it also depends on what tire you decide to mount on the wheel.

I know that with 19" you do have to roll the rear fenders, but with 18 that is not necessary, it fits in well.
it all depends on the offset also..

You seem to know... But both are 9.5J, ET45 and a 255 won't fit your touring for sure without rubbing... It's simple math I know a few who tried and they all had trouble with rubbing. I did quite some research on the VB3 fitment before I bought my own set.

19" and 18" is not so much of a difference when it comes to fenderclearance unfortunately... I might work with 9,5J and a 235 tire, but it won't look so good

These are original VMR Wheels. The owner said he bought himself from the US, paid 1200$. The sizes are:

18' 8.5 et40 front
18' 9.5 et45 rear

no adaption/fender clearing is needed. Here they are:

What tires ??

Looks like it'll rub when loaded though... Looks awesome though if you can pull it off

I dont know, but I will ask him.
Bear in mind I dont have lowered suspensions, only the M suspensions which are a bit lower than the normal ones.

Imho, good tire fitment is where you'll never rub no matter how lowered your car is. Fact is that it isn't like that it's a garanteed rub in loaded or extreme situations...

I'm running the 19x9.5 in the rear with a 255 tire and rolled my fenders. But there's not even the slightest rubbing whatsoever and I think that's how it should be.

Great looking Touring Ricardo congrats

Griffendahl schreef:Imho, good tire fitment is where you'll never rub no matter how lowered your car is. Fact is that it isn't like that it's a garanteed rub in loaded or extreme situations...

I'm running the 19x9.5 in the rear with a 255 tire and rolled my fenders. But there's not even the slightest rubbing whatsoever and I think that's how it should be.

I agree, no rubbing of the tyre should occur.

I just received his answer:
"(...) either the car is fully loaded or empty, or even when going through bumps on the road, the tyres don't touch the fenders, and it was not needed to cut/clear absolutely nothing. The tyres sizes are the original OEM size (for an 18 wheel), 255 in the rear, and 225 in the front. (...)"

I guess Im lucky

As I said, I never heard/read of any fender problems with 18" wheels. I know that for 19" you do need to cut the bender a little, but that also depends on the offset of the rimm, assuming you're using a 255 wide tire. in some cases the 19"x 255 tyre will fit, if the offset allows it.

320driver schreef:Great looking Touring Ricardo congrats

Thanks