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06-26-2006, 07:33 AM
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Went to a shoppin center, scraped the bottom of my bumper on one of those parking space dividers thing, so I'm thinking of going for an upgrade... Maybe ACS kit with 18 or 19" rims. But I can't decide whether i should put 18 or 19. But i keep thinking that if I put 19, i'll lose some power. Any advice?
06-26-2006, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by 525iSE' post='303346' date='Jun 26 2006, 04:33 PM
Went to a shoppin center, scraped the bottom of my bumper on one of those parking space dividers thing, so I'm thinking of going for an upgrade... Maybe ACS kit with 18 or 19" rims. But I can't decide whether i should put 18 or 19. But i keep thinking that if I put 19, i'll lose some power. Any advice?
19inch look best on the e60.
06-26-2006, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by needforspeed' post='303351' date='Jun 26 2006, 10:50 PM
Why would you lose power with bigger rims?
19inch look best on the e60.
19inch look best on the e60.
06-26-2006, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 525iSE' post='303356' date='Jun 26 2006, 10:54 AM
well.. i'm not 100% sure, but i just thought that the car will not reach the top speed it reached with the 17" i have right now since the engine is working harder to spin the bigger rims... just my thought... i'm also thinking it has a lot to do with weight and your tire setup too, but i'm sure no matter wat.. you'll lose a bit of power with a bigger rim. anymore advice would be greatly appreciated.
06-26-2006, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 525iSE' post='303356' date='Jun 26 2006, 11:54 AM
well.. i'm not 100% sure, but i just thought that the car will not reach the top speed it reached with the 17" i have right now since the engine is working harder to spin the bigger rims... just my thought... i'm also thinking it has a lot to do with weight and your tire setup too, but i'm sure no matter wat.. you'll lose a bit of power with a bigger rim. anymore advice would be greatly appreciated.
06-26-2006, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by jet190rs' post='303410' date='Jun 26 2006, 01:19 PM
performance will suffer with heavier rims
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