Hello,
I have a '91 535i for which I just bought nice 17"(x8/9) wheels that came off of a '00 540i sport (the alpina look-alikes).

I was originally shopping for a set of 15"s, but no one had a set, so I got these.

I've put them on, and man, they look great!!!
Except for a huge gap in the front.

My car has recently replaced shocks, they're BMW OEM, nice and stiff.

I would love to get rid of the gap b/w the front wheels and fender, but I dont want to buy new shocks/struts along w/ springs, esp since there's nothing wrong w/ these.

Here are my options, tell me what to do... the car is strictly a daily driver.

- sell/trade the wheels for 15" + cash, leave suspenion as is, drive the car (the common sense thing to do)
- keep the 17"s, get a set of springs, use OEM shocks (the ghetto way)
- "waste money" on new shocks and springs (the right way)
- drive around w/ a gap over the front wheel w/ 17's. (the unsightful way)


what do to? what to do?
feel free to throw any and all opinions at me... I plan on keeping this car till spring or so, unless it continues running really well, as it has.
Yea, I'm one of these people that changes cars often.... a habit I'm trying to stop.

I've spend around $1000 on it already, not including wheels... so I dont really want to spend a whole lot more.

Thanks for reading/writing.... does this feel like group therapy yet or what?