prospective mods for my 06 530i
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
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From: san diego california
My Ride: 2006 530i premium and sport package. all stock for now... :/
spacers is something i have been wandering about too, what size spacer? i dont believe i am gonna be lowring my car anymore but, when my money tree blooms a full suspension upgrade, so i will have the option to drop it down or keep it the same.
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My Ride: 2005 BMW 545i 6spd sport Sapphire black...well satin white wrap
i was also wandering about wheel size.... im gonna go with a 19' rim but for the width, the tire guy wants to do a 9.5 in the rear and an 8.5 in the front... i think i can go wider... whats the widest i can go without having to roll fenders. id like to go x10 in the rear and x9.5 or 9 in the fornt..... advice please!
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Initially I was never a big fan the all back theme but when I installed my old Miro CSL rep which I painted low gloss black btw, it didn't look bad at all. I'm also running plus size tires, 245/40 and 275/35 rear with no rubbing, surprisingly. Planning to get a set of spacers to push out my rear ones. Thinking of 18mm as of now.
Initially I was never a big fan the all back theme but when I installed my old Miro CSL rep which I painted low gloss black btw, it didn't look bad at all. I'm also running plus size tires, 245/40 and 275/35 rear with no rubbing, surprisingly. Planning to get a set of spacers to push out my rear ones. Thinking of 18mm as of now.
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My Ride: 2005 BMW 545i 6spd sport Sapphire black...well satin white wrap
i was also wandering about wheel size.... im gonna go with a 19' rim but for the width, the tire guy wants to do a 9.5 in the rear and an 8.5 in the front... i think i can go wider... whats the widest i can go without having to roll fenders. id like to go x10 in the rear and x9.5 or 9 in the fornt..... advice please!
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My Ride: 2006 530i premium and sport package. all stock for now... :/
now quick question about the offset..... i see an et33 and an et15, this means the hub is 33mm from the centerline o the rim???? help with this btw your rms are pure sex on rubber lol. also with a x11 did you have to stretch the rubbers? or did you get rubbers that fit? and the whole spacers thing, can anybody elaborate this for me?
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what wheels are they? u may consider going 9.5 fronts and 10.5 rears 19's are always a good start.. 
then invest on getting some coils so u have an option to adjust height and dampening
i started with 19's then i recently switched to 20's for a more aggressive set up, i'm running 255/35/20 fronts and
285/30/20 rears
then invest on getting some coils so u have an option to adjust height and dampening
i started with 19's then i recently switched to 20's for a more aggressive set up, i'm running 255/35/20 fronts and
285/30/20 rears
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From: san diego california
My Ride: 2006 530i premium and sport package. all stock for now... :/
what wheels are they? u may consider going 9.5 fronts and 10.5 rears 19's are always a good start..
then invest on getting some coils so u have an option to adjust height and dampening
i started with 19's then i recently switched to 20's for a more aggressive set up, i'm running 255/35/20 fronts and
285/30/20 rears
then invest on getting some coils so u have an option to adjust height and dampening
i started with 19's then i recently switched to 20's for a more aggressive set up, i'm running 255/35/20 fronts and
285/30/20 rears
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as suppose to coils i like kw's depending on your budget.. go get the wheels first, mount them and see how low you want to go, then decide
on which coils..spacers just really depends on what wheels you get and depending on the offset...btw: not a big fan of the stretch look on the rears, i'd rather have more meat on the rears to better protect my wheels imo
good luck buddy!!!keep me posted