so after that huge POST YOUR WHEELS thread..

[Black Out]

it looks like an m5 to me, but its your car

[shifty]

Holy crap. Are those 225s around an 8.5" wheel?

[e28blackbeauty]

[QUOTE="Shifty"]Holy crap. Are those 225s around an 8.5" wheel?[/QUOTE]

yes sir they are. 225/45/17. Ugh.. still having camera problems, pictures still to come.

[spinedocab]

Holy crap. Are those 225s around an 8.5" wheel?

I've actually test mounted 225/45-17 on 17x8.5 et15 wheels, and I liked the look of it.
It spreads the beads/sidewalls out a bit and pulls down the tread a bit lower, thus effectively reducing the aspect ratio a teeny bit more, but I think it's a "muscular look" .

Although I didn't drive the car on the street I rolled it around a bit in the lot of the garage where I did the work, and at stock height it didn't appear that rubbing would be an issue.

It turned out that two of the wheels were bent so I didn't persisit with the project but if I get the wheels repaired (they're still in my shed...two perfect, three not so much) I may mount and install them.

[e28blackbeauty]

finally got some pics, i had to use a different camera since the comp. wouldnt read mine. oh well. here are a few pics.










Matt