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Hi all,
I'm thinking of getting some DOTZ Mugello 18" for my E61 - ready for the summer :-)
Front: 18" x 8.5 with 245/40/18
Rear: 18" x 9.5 with 275/40/18
(Are these the correct Tyre size for these?)
Question: Will these fit onto my E61 without any mods? Particularly worried about the rear one :-)
Thanks in advance!
I'm thinking of getting some DOTZ Mugello 18" for my E61 - ready for the summer :-)
Front: 18" x 8.5 with 245/40/18
Rear: 18" x 9.5 with 275/40/18
(Are these the correct Tyre size for these?)
Question: Will these fit onto my E61 without any mods? Particularly worried about the rear one :-)
Thanks in advance!
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Hi all,
I'm thinking of getting some DOTZ Mugello 18" for my E61 - ready for the summer :-)
Front: 18" x 8.5 with 245/40/18
Rear: 18" x 9.5 with 275/40/18
(Are these the correct Tyre size for these?)
Question: Will these fit onto my E61 without any mods? Particularly worried about the rear one :-)
Thanks in advance!
I'm thinking of getting some DOTZ Mugello 18" for my E61 - ready for the summer :-)
Front: 18" x 8.5 with 245/40/18
Rear: 18" x 9.5 with 275/40/18
(Are these the correct Tyre size for these?)
Question: Will these fit onto my E61 without any mods? Particularly worried about the rear one :-)
Thanks in advance!
245/40 is ok in front. Better size in the rear would be 285/35. What is the ET of your wheels?? Personally I would go with at least 19" on an E61 especially rims with a lip. They just look small on a big car..
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Get 19"s if the roads are good, I drive 18" M-Style summer in Russia, Moscow winter 18" BMW dont remember what style
thats kinda big for winter but I rather keep the car looking good. Another 2 jeeps in the drive way for back up bad winter times
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Well, the roads are pretty good here but as always, it's down to budget ???. Hadn't thought about spending that much for 19" - will it really look that bad?
Any suggestions/set-up recommendation for other 18" wheels?
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Any suggestions/set-up recommendation for other 18" wheels?
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You need to find out the ET for the wheels to understand if you need spacers or not.
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Nono, your car will look fine with 18". On a forum like this you will always get replies like "Buy a 545" when asking "I'm thinking buying a 530".
18" isn't bad at all, but if you have the budget 19" will look much better - it's a fairly big car.
You need to find out the ET for the wheels to understand if you need spacers or not.
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You need to find out the ET for the wheels to understand if you need spacers or not.
Rear ET18
Do I need spacers?
Will do the maths and have a look at the 19" :-)
Thanks all!
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Other thing you may need are hub rings, depending on the center bore of the wheel, since I believe that the wheels are hubcentric. Not a big ticket item, but I believe that E61s are 72.6 or there about (at least the x-drives are). If the center bore is a different size, they will cause vibration without a hub ring.