I am planning on buy some BBS LM's, but I am worried that the wheels will be too much work to fit properly. The wheel size/width/offset is: Front 17x8+40; Rear 17x9+35. I have not rolled my fenders and I know that I'll have to start there, but how much more work will I have to do. I am dropped on Tein S-Tech springs, so the drop isn't too low. I am also worried about rubbing. I need some advice and pointers. - Thanks

 

With the 17X9 ET35 they are going to rub. You are going to need to roll the fender lips, run more negative camber and stay with narrow tires. The front is not much better either.
You have to decide how much is too much. You can't go wrong with BBS wheels though.

 

Depends on how comfortable you are with rolling the fenders, or if you know someone with the correct tool to do it, if they're good, etc...

The fronts are a little close, but tbh it wouldn't be all that bad. You'd probably have to just push the tabs straight up, trim the fender liner over the top about an inch in, and roll the fenders until you get them to *SLIGHTLY* flare. If you heated up the paint with a paint gun real good you should be ok...I did it on mine.

Those rears? More of the same. You'd have to roll that lip back there almost all the way up, and relocate the bumper tab about 2 inches back. Also, you'd most likely need to shave that inside lip of the bumper down. The wheel would sit so flush after you lowered it you really wouldn't even be able to see it when the wheel was on.

I run 17x8 F 17x9 R both +45 with 225/45 and 255/40. I love this fitment, just reqs a little work to make it fit well.

All in all...if you know someone good that's local, it's not a big deal. If you don't know anyone that rolls fenders and don't know any good body shops or don't feel like dealing with it, you won't want to try for that fitment.

 

Thanks Dreaming S2K.

 

nps.

If you do it post pics!

 

I'm running similar sizes, 17x8 17x9 +35. My fronts are flared and the rears are rolled flush. I've some 215/45 and 245/45, and thats with -5ish degrees and about maxed in the front camber. You can do it, but its no easy feat.

 

my wedssports were 17x8 +42 front and 17x9 +35 rear. 215/245 setup. I had rolled rear fenders, flared front fenders, trimmed inner fender lips, relocated rear bumper tabs, and -2.5º camber up front and -3.3º out back, and the rears still rubbed a little bit on hard turns and large dips.

car was raised for track events, but this shows the general fitment

 

So it depends on how much you want to do to the car to make it fit.
If I canhelp with anything let me know.

 

would a 17x9+37 wheel with a 255/40 tire fit in the rear with fender rolling?

 

In a word? Yes.

-further explanation-

You'll have to do some srs rolling. It also heavily depends on how low you want to be. I'd say in all you'll need: a good roll, tab relocate, trim down the inside of your rear bumper lip, and roughly -2.5 degrees of camber (maybe more, depends)

ppl run 9.5 +38 on stock body, so 9 +37 certainly seems feasible.