Advice on Lowering an e82 135i

[Kyle Daniel]

Hi guys

Planning on lowering my 135i , I currently have 18” 35ET wheels on it and it does rub a little on the fenders .

I have heard of people mentioning that when you lower these cars the back wheels camber negatively , is this true ? Or do I have to widen my fenders

Thanks


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[MikeR]

mgwaiting: How low is it already that its rubbing fenders ?
If you want to drop it on the pavement you are going to have to speak to the experts and it wont just be changing the springs.

 

[Preshen14]

Hi guys

Planning on lowering my 135i , I currently have 18” 35ET wheels on it and it does rub a little on the fenders .

I have heard of people mentioning that when you lower these cars the back wheels camber negatively , is this true ? Or do I have to widen my fenders

Thanks


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All\most cars will camber negative once lowered. I recently lowered my E46, and my rear tyres are around -2.4 degrees...

That MIGHT not help\prevent your wheels from rubbing your arches...

 

[MikeR]

:dunnoanymore:

 

[moranor@axis]

if it is rubbing now lowering will only make it worse... get the correct offset wheels or roll the fenders these are by far the best solutions

 

[Karthik]

Shouldn't you change your shocks and springs when you lower your car? That way you don't get negative camber, forcing it to have negative camber with shortened springs and stock shocks is just putting your car through unnecessary strain on the links.

Change your rims, don't know whats worse, wheels rubbing or strain from negative camber. Both should be avoided.

 

[Preshen14]

Shouldn't you change your shocks and springs when you lower your car? That way you don't get negative camber, forcing it to have negative camber with shortened springs and stock shocks is just putting your car through unnecessary strain on the links.

Change your rims, don't know whats worse, wheels rubbing or strain from negative camber. Both should be avoided.

You can change your shocks and springs but if you go low your camber will still go more negative. You need adjustable top hats to avoid that. Some cars do have camber adjusters.

But then again. You can get stuck in a dilemma. You can leave the car negative cambered and it will tuck in and not rub. If you adjust it it might rub your fender on bumps. This entirely depends on how low you go.

In his situation the best way is to change his wheel. I would avoid rolling fenders or widening arches.

 

[Kyle Daniel]

Thanks for all the help guys , I need to
Shop around and look for a wheel that’s has a suitable offset . Or I might just go ahead and lower it , and if the rubbing is really bad , I’ll
Just put the original springs back on . Just to also add . I don’t mind a little negative camber as it gives the car a nice looking stance


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Just to add (I know this isn’t one of the best options) I was thinking of shaving the offset a few mm, the wheel I have really looks good (vossen cvt replicas)


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Here’s a pic of the car


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[Preshen14]

There is no way in hell it is not gonna rub bud

 

[Iry-gp]

There is no way in hell it is not gonna rub bud

+1 on that... its definitely going to rub quite bad. Changing the rim to the correct offset is the easiest way out here.
I don't suggest shaving the current rims offset as it negatively effects the structural integrity of the wheel.

 

[CTR]

Looks really nice with the rims:thumbs:

 

[ShaunB]

Will rub in its moer in with that aggresive offset.

 

[individj]

send a close up pic...you might get lucky..shave the wheel a bit to help with offset & stretch a tyre over it...roll arch and the tyre might just tuck...not the rim

 

[Kyle Daniel]

Thanks for the advice guys , will post a close up pic of the wheel


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[Crazyboi]

There is no way in hell it is not gonna rub bud

+1 on that... its definitely going to rub quite bad. Changing the rim to the correct offset is the easiest way out here.
I don't suggest shaving the current rims offset as it negatively effects the structural integrity of the wheel.

This advice ...

Changing the structural integrity of the wheel may work for you, right till the moment it gets introduced to some stress, like a pothole...there's no good ending to that story


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[individj]

There is no way in hell it is not gonna rub bud

+1 on that... its definitely going to rub quite bad. Changing the rim to the correct offset is the easiest way out here.
I don't suggest shaving the current rims offset as it negatively effects the structural integrity of the wheel.

This advice ...

Changing the structural integrity of the wheel may work for you, right till the moment it gets introduced to some stress, like a pothole...there's no good ending to that story


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i assure you that taking a mill or two off is not going to make a difference...also its a rep rim :=):