help needed with lowering

grkwolf20 · 09-16-2010, 08:19 PM

Hi i own a 2007 335i with sport package and i installed TEiN S lowering spring well the car dropped a lot more than i expected and now the front wheel is pretty much behind the fender which when the car is stopped and i turn the wheel almost a turn and a half the tire is right under the fender.
My wheels are 19x8.5 in the front and 19x10 in the back with 245/35/19 front tires and 275/30/19 back.
So my question is how do i solve the rubbing on the back and how about the no space between the tire and fender when wheel is turned, pretty much getting in to my driveway i have to drive very very slow so my front tire doesnt rub on my fender.

e90pilot · 09-16-2010, 08:33 PM

You can roll the fenders if you have a sedan. Coupes are a little trickier.

grkwolf20 · 09-16-2010, 09:09 PM

i have a coupe. My rear looks like i can get around but the front worries me a little because when the wheels turned a little there is only an 1/8 of an inch space between the tire and the fender.

Express · 09-16-2010, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by grkwolf20

Hi i own a 2007 335i with sport package and i installed TEiN S lowering spring well the car dropped a lot more than i expected and now the front wheel is pretty much behind the fender which when the car is stopped and i turn the wheel almost a turn and a half the tire is right under the fender.
My wheels are 19x8.5 in the front and 19x10 in the back with 245/35/19 front tires and 275/30/19 back.
So my question is how do i solve the rubbing on the back and how about the no space between the tire and fender when wheel is turned, pretty much getting in to my driveway i have to drive very very slow so my front tire doesnt rub on my fender.

roll your fenders.. and post a picture!!

Express · 09-16-2010, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by grkwolf20

i have a coupe. My rear looks like i can get around but the front worries me a little because when the wheels turned a little there is only an 1/8 of an inch space between the tire and the fender.

thats too much.

check this out. no rubbing

grkwolf20 · 09-16-2010, 09:45 PM

i see that and i am impressed. what happens to the wheel when you turn and you hit a little bump does it hit the front fender ? and dont forget i am running 19x10 in the rear with 32 offset and 19x8.5 on the front with 35 offset and bigger tires and i think that might be my problem

gizmo335i · 09-17-2010, 01:50 AM

Man...just find someone to roll your fenders...I'm only on H&R sport...my wheel well sits barely above my wheel..and I rub when I turn all the way...I have the same wheel/tire/offset setup you have...

Either that or buy different springs/coilovers....

Those are you choices...or live with the rubbing...

grkwolf20 · 09-17-2010, 06:36 AM

man..... the problem is on the front not the rear and you can`t roll the front fenders

Express · 09-17-2010, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by grkwolf20

i see that and i am impressed. what happens to the wheel when you turn and you hit a little bump does it hit the front fender ? and dont forget i am running 19x10 in the rear with 32 offset and 19x8.5 on the front with 35 offset and bigger tires and i think that might be my problem

you need a 225 or 215 in the front. what is there now?

grkwolf20 · 09-17-2010, 07:00 AM

there is a 245/35/19(front) and 275/30/19(rear)
i really want think that my tires are big .

subieworx · 09-17-2010, 07:17 AM

Can't be that low with 245's in the front. It will rub as you know on bumps with the wheel turned.

gizmo335i · 09-17-2010, 08:31 AM

You can't roll the front? Didn't know that...good to know for the future....sorry I thought I had the exact same setup..I have 235's on the front which is the widest most go on here...especially with a drop...do you have pics?

Couch · 09-17-2010, 11:56 AM

OP post some pics.

grkwolf20 · 09-17-2010, 07:57 PM

the bmontego blue is my car with the wheels on and theother one only for reference to what it looks like when wheels turned

grkwolf20 · 09-17-2010, 08:04 PM

these are the pics

grkwolf20 · 09-17-2010, 08:06 PM

also when the wheels are turned and i push the fender with my hands the fender touching the tire .

gizmo335i · 09-18-2010, 12:10 AM

I think you're ok...looks awesome...

grkwolf20 · 09-18-2010, 09:41 PM

can anyone tell me if its normal ?

Gavin@MMW · 09-18-2010, 09:46 PM

Ok, on a coupe your too low to be running as 245/35 tire. you need to go down to a 225/35 up front.

Express · 09-18-2010, 09:52 PM

craven i sent you a pm

grkwolf20 · 09-19-2010, 08:00 AM

So 235/35 is out the question?

Express · 09-19-2010, 08:01 AM

no, but to be sure you should be running a 225.

09-16-2010, 08:19 PM	#1
grkwolf20 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 211 Posts Drives: 335i, X5m,530e Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Athens, Greece iTrader: (1)	help needed with lowering Hi i own a 2007 335i with sport package and i installed TEiN S lowering spring well the car dropped a lot more than i expected and now the front wheel is pretty much behind the fender which when the car is stopped and i turn the wheel almost a turn and a half the tire is right under the fender. My wheels are 19x8.5 in the front and 19x10 in the back with 245/35/19 front tires and 275/30/19 back. So my question is how do i solve the rubbing on the back and how about the no space between the tire and fender when wheel is turned, pretty much getting in to my driveway i have to drive very very slow so my front tire doesnt rub on my fender.
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09-16-2010, 09:09 PM	#3
grkwolf20 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 211 Posts Drives: 335i, X5m,530e Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Athens, Greece iTrader: (1)	i have a coupe. My rear looks like i can get around but the front worries me a little because when the wheels turned a little there is only an 1/8 of an inch space between the tire and the fender.
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grkwolf20 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 211 Posts Drives: 335i, X5m,530e Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Athens, Greece iTrader: (1)	i see that and i am impressed. what happens to the wheel when you turn and you hit a little bump does it hit the front fender ? and dont forget i am running 19x10 in the rear with 32 offset and 19x8.5 on the front with 35 offset and bigger tires and i think that might be my problem
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09-17-2010, 01:50 AM	#7
gizmo335i Colonel 163 Rep 2,979 Posts Drives: 07 SBM E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (51) Garage List 2007 E92 335i [9.42]	Man...just find someone to roll your fenders...I'm only on H&R sport...my wheel well sits barely above my wheel..and I rub when I turn all the way...I have the same wheel/tire/offset setup you have... Either that or buy different springs/coilovers.... Those are you choices...or live with the rubbing... __________________ In the process of restoring an 07 335i
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09-17-2010, 06:36 AM	#8
grkwolf20 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 211 Posts Drives: 335i, X5m,530e Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Athens, Greece iTrader: (1)	man..... the problem is on the front not the rear and you can`t roll the front fenders
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09-17-2010, 07:00 AM	#10
grkwolf20 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 211 Posts Drives: 335i, X5m,530e Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Athens, Greece iTrader: (1)	there is a 245/35/19(front) and 275/30/19(rear) i really want think that my tires are big .
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09-17-2010, 07:17 AM	#11
subieworx Lieutenant 30 Rep 468 Posts Drives: 07 335 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ohio iTrader: (1)	Can't be that low with 245's in the front. It will rub as you know on bumps with the wheel turned.
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09-17-2010, 08:31 AM	#12
gizmo335i Colonel 163 Rep 2,979 Posts Drives: 07 SBM E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (51) Garage List 2007 E92 335i [9.42]	You can't roll the front? Didn't know that...good to know for the future....sorry I thought I had the exact same setup..I have 235's on the front which is the widest most go on here...especially with a drop...do you have pics? __________________ In the process of restoring an 07 335i
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09-17-2010, 11:56 AM	#13
Couch Colonel 142 Rep 2,900 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E92 335i [0.00]	OP post some pics.
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09-17-2010, 07:57 PM	#14
grkwolf20 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 211 Posts Drives: 335i, X5m,530e Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Athens, Greece iTrader: (1)	the bmontego blue is my car with the wheels on and theother one only for reference to what it looks like when wheels turned
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09-17-2010, 08:04 PM	#15
grkwolf20 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 211 Posts Drives: 335i, X5m,530e Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Athens, Greece iTrader: (1)	these are the pics Attached Images
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grkwolf20 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 211 Posts Drives: 335i, X5m,530e Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Athens, Greece iTrader: (1)	also when the wheels are turned and i push the fender with my hands the fender touching the tire .
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09-18-2010, 12:10 AM	#17
gizmo335i Colonel 163 Rep 2,979 Posts Drives: 07 SBM E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (51) Garage List 2007 E92 335i [9.42]	I think you're ok...looks awesome... __________________ In the process of restoring an 07 335i
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09-18-2010, 09:41 PM	#18
grkwolf20 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 211 Posts Drives: 335i, X5m,530e Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Athens, Greece iTrader: (1)	can anyone tell me if its normal ?
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09-18-2010, 09:46 PM	#19
Gavin@MMW Brigadier General 406 Rep 3,879 Posts Drives: MMW Supercharged E90 328i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 818/805 iTrader: (18)	Ok, on a coupe your too low to be running as 245/35 tire. you need to go down to a 225/35 up front.
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09-18-2010, 09:52 PM	#20
Express Major General 369 Rep 8,693 Posts Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Promise Land iTrader: (17) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [8.30]	craven i sent you a pm
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09-19-2010, 08:00 AM	#21
grkwolf20 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 211 Posts Drives: 335i, X5m,530e Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Athens, Greece iTrader: (1)	So 235/35 is out the question?
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09-19-2010, 08:01 AM	#22
Express Major General 369 Rep 8,693 Posts Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Promise Land iTrader: (17) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [8.30]	no, but to be sure you should be running a 225.
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