Anybody running Style 166 M5 wheels on E61 xi ?
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Dude, if you have bad roads where you live, those wheels probably won't hold up too long. It has been discussed that replica 166s are very vulnerable. Many times.
Anyway, to answer your question (and I am suppressing a HUGE desire to tell you to search for yourself, because this subject has been covered on this forum a thousand times), if you have a square setup (same width fronts and rears), get 245/40/19 or 245/35/19. If you are getting staggered setup, you'll want to get 275/30 in the back and 245/35/19 up front. I'll let you get the offset thing on your own, because I believe in you
Anyway, to answer your question (and I am suppressing a HUGE desire to tell you to search for yourself, because this subject has been covered on this forum a thousand times), if you have a square setup (same width fronts and rears), get 245/40/19 or 245/35/19. If you are getting staggered setup, you'll want to get 275/30 in the back and 245/35/19 up front. I'll let you get the offset thing on your own, because I believe in you
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The size of the E61 looks better with a larger tire diameter anyway.
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I have a bmw wheel 8.5" wide and ET 29 which works fine up front. The same wheel on the rear is still tucked in about .5" from flush.
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You can see how in the front it's really very flush but the rear rim could be wider or have lower ET number and still be fine.
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Dude, if you have bad roads where you live, those wheels probably won't hold up too long. It has been discussed that replica 166s are very vulnerable. Many times.
Anyway, to answer your question (and I am suppressing a HUGE desire to tell you to search for yourself, because this subject has been covered on this forum a thousand times), if you have a square setup (same width fronts and rears), get 245/40/19 or 245/35/19. If you are getting staggered setup, you'll want to get 275/30 in the back and 245/35/19 up front. I'll let you get the offset thing on your own, because I believe in you
Anyway, to answer your question (and I am suppressing a HUGE desire to tell you to search for yourself, because this subject has been covered on this forum a thousand times), if you have a square setup (same width fronts and rears), get 245/40/19 or 245/35/19. If you are getting staggered setup, you'll want to get 275/30 in the back and 245/35/19 up front. I'll let you get the offset thing on your own, because I believe in you
I figure these replica rims are so cheap I can afford to bend one and buy a new one.
The offset?... no clue as I don't know what style wheels I have, and what their offset is.. but you're right... with enough time spent here I'll figure it out.
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learn about what you have so that you have a reference point before trying to replace them: http://felgenkatalog.auto-treff.com/
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learn about what you have so that you have a reference point before trying to replace them: http://felgenkatalog.auto-treff.com/
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Alexio,
Those look like style 189 rims from the E90 3 series. The 189 came with an 8" front (225) 34 offset and an 8.5" rear (255) 37 offset. Is that the set up you have? I was considering them for my car, I'm worried that 19" would be too aggressive for a daily drive + poor CA streets and freeways... By the way try the ultra racing strut bar for the front it is a really tight fit but has helped strengthen the front end.
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that car looks so good with these wheels
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My Ride: 2010 535 xi - M Sport Pkg & other goodies
Here's the TSB on it.
SI B13 13 10.pdf
And the injectors, you're saying the same ones that got replaced (they only did one of mine under recall, as they first check them, and if they are from a certain production batch only (not just based on mfg date) then they replace them).
SI B13 14 10.pdf