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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 11:38 PM
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is this wheel gap the standard gap i can expect for a 525i with sports package?

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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 11:45 PM
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Looks OK to me
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 11:52 PM
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Seems about right for the Sport pack.

The tires are probable 225/55 17" and the wheels Styling 138.

In US the wheels are 18" with the Sportpack but 19" would look nicest.

Look in the Gallery for cars with Sport suspension, there's lot of them there.

You can also compare to my car witch has the standard suspension.
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 02:05 AM
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tires look bigger too
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 02:06 AM
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are those runflats?
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 02:27 AM
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them tyres look like donuts must be winter ones
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='259245' date='Mar 24 2006, 03:52 AM
Seems about right for the Sport pack.

The tires are probable 225/55 17" and the wheels Styling 138.

In US the wheels are 18" with the Sportpack but 19" would look nicest.

Look in the Gallery for cars with Sport suspension, there's lot of them there.

You can also compare to my car witch has the standard suspension.

vs. mine with the sport...
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 09:48 AM
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The angle of the pics should be the same for comparison...

But the BMW E60 sport chassi is a bit lower (1,5 cm) without loosing the comfort.
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by UUronL' post='259472' date='Mar 24 2006, 01:36 PM
vs. mine with the sport...
Hey,
What size are your rims? If I'm not mistaken are those 750i rims?
I like the way they look, please let me know.
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='259245' date='Mar 24 2006, 03:52 AM
Seems about right for the Sport pack.

The tires are probable 225/55 17" and the wheels Styling 138.

In US the wheels are 18" with the Sportpack but 19" would look nicest.

Look in the Gallery for cars with Sport suspension, there's lot of them there.

You can also compare to my car witch has the standard suspension.
Cool photo and nice car Rr. He can compare to my car too. 19" BMW style 101's with in-spec 275 X 30-19 and 245 X 35-19 PS2's on a sport package car.

I really can't tell much about the wheel gaps in the car he shows. For what is is worth, my bias is against the looks of lowered cars. I think that lowered cars tend to lose their look of agility/capabililty. An extreme is the Z06. I love its off-roader appearance--which makes it look like what it is a streetable, very capable race car.
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