what would it take to fit 225/50/14?

[E30@iLand.net (Mike VanAmburgh)]

It depends what suspension you're running.  When I ran 225/50/14 V700
Victoracers with 14 x 7" TSW wheels on my 88 with H&R Sport Springs and
Boge TurboGas, everything fit fine without modification, except of
course you will have to run 1/4" spacers in the rear to clear the
springs.  When I bought my 87 16V with HoR springs, the 225/50/14s would
not fit in the front because the car was too low.

Which E30 wheels do you plan to use?  Bottlecaps or basketweaves?  The
bottlecaps are 14 x 6" with 35 mm offset and the basketweaves (made by
BBS) are 14 x 6.5" with a 30 mm offset.  The 30mm offset would be great
for the rear, but might cause rubbing problems up front on the Scirocco. 

Mike 

jester@westfailure.net wrote:
> 
> hey all,
> 
> I have hooked up with an autocrosser that replaces his Hoosier race tires
> frequently and he is willing to donate the half used ones to me :)
> 
> Thing is, they are 225/50/14, and I really prefer that the tires & wheels
> fit in the fender...
> 
> So, i have thought of:
> removing the fender liners (probably do anyway for weight)
> rolling the fenders & trimming the part of the bodykit off that curves
> inside the fender (i/e trim it so none fo the bodykit sticks inside the
> fender & glue it on top and bottom rather than screw it on to the fender
> lip on the lower side.)
> 
> I also thought of removing the body kit, and trimming the fenders so that
> the body kit ends up being your fender lip, i/e nothing behind it except
> where it attaches, but this is awfully extreme...
> 
> anyone have any other ideas? any ideas what kind of offset i'll need? (i'm
> thinking of a set of e30 bmw wheels to get the offset further out without
> spacers, right now i have a spare set of snowflakes to put these on.)
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Steve
> 
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