JC522
11-18-2015, 11:23 PM
I'm not sure if this is the proper place to post this topic, if not could you please move it. Thanks
So I go to put my winter tires on yesterday and I've been keeping them in my parents garage, apparently they've been stolen. So today I buy a set off kijiji. The guy said they were off a 2008 328xi, I have an 06 330i. They're 17" rims and the set I had stolen were 17 inch rims so I thought they would fit.
I put them on, get in the car to try and drive and the car isn't moving. I thought I was on a patch of ice so I jack the car up again and put a mat under the drive wheels and I try again and I'm giving her and the car is lurching but the wheels won't spin. I take the rear wheel off again and see a metal shaving. I put it back on and jack up the front and try to spin it and it won't move either. I realize now that the caliper is rubbing on the inside of the rim, it sort of narrows closer to where the spoke is than the back of the rim. What do I do now? Will a spacer work? I guess worst case scenario is I buy a set of steelies and have these tires mounted to them.
https://40.media.tumblr.com/f3fdeb8d4dd213c08ff03ef0eeb58310/tumblr_ny1q255hM71r8odjko1_1280.jpg
https://40.media.tumblr.com/9c9042267e4ab9f3ebd794cba4365e70/tumblr_ny1q255hM71r8odjko2_1280.jpg
Pretty sure they're oem BMW wheels, I'm not sure how to check the offset but while inspecting the wheels after I did notice some of the markings said BMW. Any help would be greatly appreciated
So I go to put my winter tires on yesterday and I've been keeping them in my parents garage, apparently they've been stolen. So today I buy a set off kijiji. The guy said they were off a 2008 328xi, I have an 06 330i. They're 17" rims and the set I had stolen were 17 inch rims so I thought they would fit.
I put them on, get in the car to try and drive and the car isn't moving. I thought I was on a patch of ice so I jack the car up again and put a mat under the drive wheels and I try again and I'm giving her and the car is lurching but the wheels won't spin. I take the rear wheel off again and see a metal shaving. I put it back on and jack up the front and try to spin it and it won't move either. I realize now that the caliper is rubbing on the inside of the rim, it sort of narrows closer to where the spoke is than the back of the rim. What do I do now? Will a spacer work? I guess worst case scenario is I buy a set of steelies and have these tires mounted to them.
https://40.media.tumblr.com/f3fdeb8d4dd213c08ff03ef0eeb58310/tumblr_ny1q255hM71r8odjko1_1280.jpg
https://40.media.tumblr.com/9c9042267e4ab9f3ebd794cba4365e70/tumblr_ny1q255hM71r8odjko2_1280.jpg
Pretty sure they're oem BMW wheels, I'm not sure how to check the offset but while inspecting the wheels after I did notice some of the markings said BMW. Any help would be greatly appreciated