wheel spacers on an e90

[keen 6]

Just a question here. ( probably very boy racer but pretty old for that) I have a motorsport e90 just the 320i version, it has 255 40's on the back . just looking at the car in general and I wondered if I put spacers on the back it would fill the outside apperance a little better. 3 questions

1: How much would this affect the handling positive or negative?

2: Would it be of a noticable improvement visually?

3 : And where do you get good spacers at a reasonable price?

[elmarco 56]

And dont forget:

4: what do I need to do to get it certed

Pretty sure that wheel spacers will require a cert....

[qube 3568]

Good quality spacers wont make any difference to handling afaik

E90s have quite wide wheel arches so getting them to stick out bit will do wonders looks wise

http://wheelspacers.co.nz

I think this website has decent ones but not sure i never used personally

Make sure u get it certified because it will 1. Fail wof because it can be unsafe if bad quality and wrong fitment, bolts being too short etc

2. U wont get any insurance payout if they find out that you were running spacers illegally

[polley 916]

Good quality spacers wont make any difference to handling afaik

E90s have quite wide wheel arches so getting them to stick out bit will do wonders looks wise

http://wheelspacers.co.nz

I think this website has decent ones but not sure i never used personally

Make sure u get it certified because it will 1. Fail wof because it can be unsafe if bad quality and wrong fitment, bolts being too short etc

2. U wont get any insurance payout if they find out that you were running spacers illegally

Changing the front / rear track width will definitely affect handling

[Boowhup 26]

Changing the front / rear track width will definitely affect handling

Does that count for increasing the track width overall? I can see how it would affect it change one andnot the other.

[qube 3568]

i was thinking of handling in terms of comfort and ride not cornering. i see what you mean though.

but i think having the tyres out a bit wider with spacers wont do much harm, rather might make the car ride better and more stuck to the road having a wider width.

maybe turning circle will become a mess but how many U turns does one do per year?

[keen 6]

Well thanks Guys for that, Ill make enquiries at the website to find out further. I hadnt thought about having it certed, that may change the game a little.

[HaNs 226]

www.ecstuning.com for longer bolts and decent spacers