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Style 166 or style 128 wheels on 530DA ?

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Old 12-19-2010, 03:44 PM
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I wouldn't lower the car. all you need to do is hit one of those holes and take out your active steering (assuming you have it) hoses or the whole hydralic rack.... that's like a $4000 bill right there. NOT worth it.
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You know what, theres always bad streets where ever you go, just watch where your going and lower the car you wont regret it. Plus with coils you can adjust the height
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jaaja....i feel like a fan looking at Federer and Nadal match game.

There's an interesting issue.

Actually, I'm changing the original 17' rims because I broke one of the front in a hole before

So, lower or not, this happen it, true.

But what Achtung said could be true too, that's something that I will never know, if will be anther rim broken or the Active steerring.

"watch where your going" it will be mandatory, and put the right foot on diet.
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Originally Posted by GalloPinto
Hi Dutch, it's strange to hear about the spacers at the rear, are your rims staggered ?

The OEM rims that already have are front 8' and 9.5 rear, I think I don't need spacer.

I have the OEM wheels too which are ET32 at the back. There's a big difference in how good they look when spacers are added. Of course that is a personal thing but i wanted the wheel to sit closer to the arch.
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After a few weeks, my bimmer has new rim set, and I really love how look this OEM style 128 wheels.

This are some photos from my 530D that I made at this night:
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looks great mate, but I would get 15mm spacers for the back at least, just to fill the arches out a bit, but great difference!
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Originally Posted by GalloPinto
it looks amazing Achtung!!! Are your car tit. silver or space grey ?
Sorry didn't see this msg....my car is SilberGrau (silver gray)
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Hi Guys!!

After three weeks having the new 19' wheels and tires, I think I will have to definitely lower my car...

Long medium turns on highways or getting trough a roundabout fast is more difficult now.

Car seems to go wide on curved streets and if any imperfection appears on the road, the car jump in a very nervous mode.

I knew that some of this issues come with the 19's, but I think that this is increasing now because the car is now 2 inches taller, in comparision to the 17's

( I measured the distance from the low line of the rim to the lower chassis line and the car is now 2 inchs' taller)

So, what kind of springs do you suggest me ? If you are agree...

I'm thinking starting with some Eibach, lowers 1.2 / 1,3 but H&R appears anywhere on the Web too...

After see what happens, I will go for the sport shock absorbers, one step at a time.

Thanks!!!
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