e60 owners with 19 or 20 inch rims hows it ride?
07-15-2005, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by poleposition' date='Jun 28 2005, 07:58 PM
[quote name='Terp5er' date='Jun 28 2005, 10:45 AM']Michelin Pilot Sport A/S is the only all-season tire for 19" available at tirerack.com
(None for 20")
(None for 20")
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INCORRECT - TAKE A LOOK AT THIS THREAD
My PS A/S shoes are simply fantastic. You get much more wear out of the A/S series than the regular PS tires. Can't say enough good things about them. Expensive but well worth it. You definitely get what you pay for when it comes to high performance tires.
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[/quote]poleposition,
What dimension are those tires on your 20" wheels?
245/30 front and 295/25 rear perhaps?
07-16-2005, 09:28 PM
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My Ride: 2006 530i.... Saphire Black Metallic...19 inch Axis Milanos....Auburn dakota interior.....ACS rear lip spoiler... And a whole lot of head turns ;)
Well guys i got the wheels on and they are gorgeous! Ride quality is still excellent and it is not noisy at all! after all is said i like it alot! the drive is alot more responsive and definately more grippy than the stock wheels.
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07-18-2005, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by D2-AUTOSPORT' date='Jul 18 2005, 11:28 AM
That e60 with the Axis Milanos has a perfect lowering! nice pic, enjoy your new rollers
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What pic? I wanna see...
07-18-2005, 10:31 PM
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My Ride: 2006 525i Alpine White, Grey Leather, Premium package, Cold Weather, 20% tints, M-tech M5 spoiler, ACS roof spoiler, 19inch Zeneitti Dueces, B&B Exhaust
i have zenitti dueces 19" which are made and shown on a e60 and my car drives really hard now
07-19-2005, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by allenman' date='Jul 18 2005, 07:20 PM
What pic? I wanna see...
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posted on first page of this thread, I will try to attach one pic
07-20-2005, 08:24 AM
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Remember I will only be using the tires for about 4 months out of the year (after i put on my winter tires)
Where do you live Kriston???
I mean, even here amongst the Polarbears I drive my summer wheels for more than half the year.
Where do you live Kriston???
I mean, even here amongst the Polarbears I drive my summer wheels for more than half the year.
07-22-2005, 07:33 AM
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19's & 20's ride surprisingly well there are always a few factors that will contribute to a "bad" ride that can easily be avoided:
1) Hubcentric fitment - the wheel MUST have hub rings or be hubcentric which means the hub off the car matches with the hub bore on the wheel perfectly with not "slop". This causes vibration and harshness, especially in BMW's and other fine European cars.
2) Tire Choice - with tires you get what you pay for. Purchase quality tires and the difference(s) are noticeable.
3) Balancing - This is sort of obvious, yet many people do not know about ROAD FORCE testing which is the fundamental process to avoid vibration. This process road tests the tire & wheel on a proper machine (Hunter GSP9700) which loads the tire and wheel with approximately 1800 lbs. of force and balances it as a loaded rolling assembly. This finds the high and low spots of the wheel & tire an any vibration that could be caused by this. Read more here, scroll down to step 5:
SPY Engineering Wheel & Tire Package Info Page
1) Hubcentric fitment - the wheel MUST have hub rings or be hubcentric which means the hub off the car matches with the hub bore on the wheel perfectly with not "slop". This causes vibration and harshness, especially in BMW's and other fine European cars.
2) Tire Choice - with tires you get what you pay for. Purchase quality tires and the difference(s) are noticeable.
3) Balancing - This is sort of obvious, yet many people do not know about ROAD FORCE testing which is the fundamental process to avoid vibration. This process road tests the tire & wheel on a proper machine (Hunter GSP9700) which loads the tire and wheel with approximately 1800 lbs. of force and balances it as a loaded rolling assembly. This finds the high and low spots of the wheel & tire an any vibration that could be caused by this. Read more here, scroll down to step 5:
SPY Engineering Wheel & Tire Package Info Page
07-22-2005, 11:51 PM
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My Ride: 2006 530i.... Saphire Black Metallic...19 inch Axis Milanos....Auburn dakota interior.....ACS rear lip spoiler... And a whole lot of head turns ;)
Originally Posted by Ricracing' date='Jul 20 2005, 12:24 PM
Remember I will only be using the tires for about 4 months out of the year (after i put on my winter tires)
Where do you live Kriston????
I mean, even here amongst the Polarbears I drive my summer wheels for more than half the year.
Where do you live Kriston????
I mean, even here amongst the Polarbears I drive my summer wheels for more than half the year.
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I have em on from may to september so 4-5 months. Its gets kinda of finnicky at late september as it gets colder, more rain etc, not too nice for summer tires.
plus i will be using the factory 17;s as winter tires/rims so it will be nice even though they are secondary
how is finland? ive always wanted to visit finland ive heard the people and hospitality are very nice.
Kris