e61 - Will the 19" 172 spider alloys fit????
03-21-2008, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by rsyed' post='548297' date='Mar 20 2008, 09:30 PM
I know they definitely work with 13mm spacers (my friend has a 535dT with the 172 wheels).
I dont want to argue with deeman, but his logic seems somewhat off. He says that our cars have et 20 and the 172s have et 32 so we need 12. Well that is incorrect logic. The et have nothing to do with our cars, but is a property of the alloys. Yes indeed, our cars allow alloys with et 20 PROVIDED those alloys are 8" wide. the 172s are 9,5" wide and respectively have a different et. in fact, even though, the 172s have 12 mm more offset, in reality, the 9,5 with e32 only stick out 7 mm. the remaining 5 mm get lost in the side of the wheel...
regarding sourcing the 13 mm spacers - i got my set (and so did my friend) from http://www.lissy-car-tuning-parts.com/ They ship pretty much all over europe...
I dont want to argue with deeman, but his logic seems somewhat off. He says that our cars have et 20 and the 172s have et 32 so we need 12. Well that is incorrect logic. The et have nothing to do with our cars, but is a property of the alloys. Yes indeed, our cars allow alloys with et 20 PROVIDED those alloys are 8" wide. the 172s are 9,5" wide and respectively have a different et. in fact, even though, the 172s have 12 mm more offset, in reality, the 9,5 with e32 only stick out 7 mm. the remaining 5 mm get lost in the side of the wheel...
regarding sourcing the 13 mm spacers - i got my set (and so did my friend) from http://www.lissy-car-tuning-parts.com/ They ship pretty much all over europe...
Ps. The link that was posted for Lissy was in German and my german aint that good...any other ideas??
03-21-2008, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by rsyed' post='548487' date='Mar 21 2008, 05:55 AM
Are you using 9,5" in the rear? really hard to believe that..
Yes I am. With the 275 tires. and no problem at all.
But you think that's better use a 10/12 mm spacers?? I allready think about it, but only for "the look".
03-21-2008, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by fontes79' post='548786' date='Mar 21 2008, 10:01 PM
Yes I am. With the 275 tires. and no problem at all.
But you think that's better use a 10/12 mm spacers?? I allready think about it, but only for "the look".
But you think that's better use a 10/12 mm spacers?? I allready think about it, but only for "the look".
03-22-2008, 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by fontes79' post='548786' date='Mar 21 2008, 11:01 PM
Yes I am. With the 275 tires. and no problem at all.
But you think that's better use a 10/12 mm spacers?? I allready think about it, but only for "the look".
But you think that's better use a 10/12 mm spacers?? I allready think about it, but only for "the look".
@rtm
contact them in english by email - the thing i like about them: they know our cars and the price they offer includes spacers and screws. I have had other shops ask me to measure the bolts i have on my car, and stuff like that.... far too complicated for me
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03-22-2008, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by rsyed' post='549019' date='Mar 22 2008, 02:16 PM
you should definitely have a look at the inside part of your wheels - I am pretty sure there must have been some rubbing. There are tire shops that only sell the 172 with 12mm/13mm spacers for the e61 just to avoid this issue.
@rtm
contact them in english by email - the thing i like about them: they know our cars and the price they offer includes spacers and screws. I have had other shops ask me to measure the bolts i have on my car, and stuff like that.... far too complicated for me
see you...
@rtm
contact them in english by email - the thing i like about them: they know our cars and the price they offer includes spacers and screws. I have had other shops ask me to measure the bolts i have on my car, and stuff like that.... far too complicated for me
see you...
03-23-2008, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by fontes79' post='549161' date='Mar 22 2008, 08:09 PM
I allready see the interior of the wheel, and there's no rubbing. They just do 2000kms.
What kind of spacers do you sugest me? 10mm it's enough?
What kind of spacers do you sugest me? 10mm it's enough?
03-23-2008, 07:11 AM
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check out the link to the 172 wheels in lissy's webshop. there he explicitly says: additional 80 EUR for spacers required for the e61:
Lissy Link to E61
Lissy Link to E61