*pics attached* I wanted to lower my 325i a little bit but I'm concerned about tire rub. It currenty sits on 18" E46 M3 Wheels and is on stock suspension. I wanted to drop it an inch or so, nothing really low, but I wanted the nice tucked tire look on it. I know 17's will fit just fine underneath it, but I'm not sure if the 18's will rub.

I'm not sure what series tire is on the wheel right now, I'm assuming they are the stock size tires that come on the M3. I'm not sure what series it is though.

So does anyone know how low I can go without it rubbing?

Thanks in advance for all of the answers and help.:buttrock

Here are some pictures of the car.

Just roll the fenders.

I'm thinking 1.5 front 1 in the back. Will that change the look very much, or since it sits so much higher should I go lower? Yeah, I figure I'll have to roll the fenders. Would somewhere like autozone have this tool? I doubt it, but you know unless I ask I wont know. (I'm on a ship in the middle of an ocean right now so I can't call, otherwise I would)

I'm thinking 1.5 front 1 in the back. Will that change the look very much, or since it sits so much higher should I go lower? Yeah, I figure I'll have to roll the fenders. Would somewhere like autozone have this tool? I doubt it, but you know unless I ask I wont know. (I'm on a ship in the middle of an ocean right now so I can't call, otherwise I would)

Cool, are you on a cruise?


I'm not an expert on suspension, but here is my take on it. Obviously if you have 17"s the car itself will be lower on the ground then 18's. Since you have 18's, I think an aftermarket suspension will give it the tucked look but it still probably won't be any lower than a stock M3, because you have bigger rims. But in a way it will add the effect that it is low because it is tucked.

In my opinion, and alot of people will go against me on this one because my suggestion is really for race purposes, but I would go with a coilover setup. Bekkers makes a coilover system for non M3's that go for a price around $650. The reason I suggest this is because it SHOULD let you lower it more than say H&R Race springs or something. But I'm not 100% positive, even coilovers have limits. You might want to check up on that.

I think it would look really good if you could not only give it a tucked look, but also a LOW look. Alot of people have big rims and are tucked but measure the ground clearance and its the same.

And for any track pros out there reading this, I know "slammed" isn't always best for racing. But I'm talking purely for looks.

So what I would do is this. Search for opinions/reviews on Bekkers coilover systems, see what is the lowest setting it can go. Then compare it with say, H&R cup kit systems.

Whichever is the lowest setting possible, get that one. Then after the install, ask someone here on BF.C to borrow a fender roller because I'm sure someone wouldn't mind helping a fellow BF.C'er out.

I understand what your saying here, but after looking at some really low rides, maybe a 3" drop??? I have no idea the drop, but it looks ugly way down low. I am going more for the look than performance though.

I'll check into the bekker coilovers. I don't want to go slammed, but since I haven't been able to find very much about anyone lowering their cars with 18" on them, I might want some room to play with. There are pictures of cars lowered with 18" rims, but I haven't been able to find the info on their springs. I was offered some 328 sport springs which I was told will drop it 1" all around. Would this put it back at stock height, and would it tuck then?

Well more of a deployment than a cruise...