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02-06-2009 | 03:08 PM
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Hey guys
New to the forum and just picked up an 08 535i in white.
I live in Toronto and was looking for input on if i should put rims on the car or not. I am not familiar w car upgrades / mods or anything so i was hoping for some help.
what is the change in the ride quality if i moved to 20"? does the extra weight slow the car? Any help and suggestions would be appreciated. I figure i'd use the stock rims for winter tires and find something for the summer?
thanks for the help!
New to the forum and just picked up an 08 535i in white.
I live in Toronto and was looking for input on if i should put rims on the car or not. I am not familiar w car upgrades / mods or anything so i was hoping for some help.
what is the change in the ride quality if i moved to 20"? does the extra weight slow the car? Any help and suggestions would be appreciated. I figure i'd use the stock rims for winter tires and find something for the summer?
thanks for the help!
02-06-2009 | 03:19 PM
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From: Nor Cal
My Ride: 2006 550i w/ sport package: bone stock :(
2006 Yamaha R-6exy Raven: Fully Loaded Track weapon
2004 Ducati 749 Testaretta: Fully Loaded
two other family cars that I dont care to mention, lol!
20's will always make the ride harder. As for performance of course if you get heavier rims that will slow down your total performance... its up to each individual... how much money your willing to fork out...and what look.... Rims are of the best upgrades you can do to a car, because it will give a all around performance. You buy something in the lines of Forged Magnesium/carbon fiber wheels and you've just gained about 5-10HP, you also reduced your braking by up to 10-15 feet. Remember the lighter your wheels the faster the engine can turn them and vice versa the lighter they are the easier they are to slow down. But your talking about G's right there in just rims....
02-06-2009 | 09:02 PM
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From: Milky Way, Earth, N. America, CA, San Jose, 95136, Latitude N 37� 16.837, Longitude W 121� 50.461
My Ride: 2004 530i | Sapphire Black | Sport | Premium | NAV | Logic 7 | DPE R07 Variant S Gloss Black with Polished Lip 20x8.5 front 20x10 rear | Falken FK452 tires 245/30/20 front 275/30/20 rear | H&R Coilovers | Smoked Tail Lights | M5 trunk spoiler | AC Schnitzer style roof spoiler | HID 8000K headlights & foglights | 35% tint all around | Sprint Booster | Speed Innovation ECU tuning | M5 trunk finisher | M-Tech body kit | Remus Quad Exhaust | AC Schnitzer style pedals | Euro Stickers | RPi Ram Air Induction | Smoked LED Side Lenses | AC Schnitzer style e-brake handle | AC Schnitzer style shifter | AC Schnitzer style iDrive knob | AC Schnitzer style carbon fiber diffuser | carbon fiber hood/trunk/steering emblems | carbon fiber grilles | carbon fiber door pillars | MTEC v2 Angel Eyes | Hamann style carbon fiber splitter
congrats on your purchase.. and welcome to the forums.. take a look around the threads.. and then go buy some 20 inchers!! 
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