Tires & Wheels Ask all of your Tire & Wheel questions here!

20s on my e60

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 06-01-2012 | 04:05 PM
  #1  
Jsanjuan32's Avatar
Thread Starter
Members
 
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 67
Likes: 0
From: Miami
Default

Hi guys. I was planning on putting some 20s on my 530i but was not too sure about dropping the car. If you guys can please post some pics of other 360s with 20s that are NOT dropped. And anyone who can better inform me about dropping the car, your help will be appreciated too. Thanks
Old 06-02-2012 | 02:28 AM
  #2  
wtf's Avatar
wtf
Members
 
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 90
Likes: 0
From: Australia
My Ride: BMW E60 530i Daily Porsche 986S Convertible Weekend
Default

heres pics of mine on 20s before i dropped it:









Here is what it looked like after it was dropped on coilovers:



Old 06-02-2012 | 07:06 AM
  #3  
Jsanjuan32's Avatar
Thread Starter
Members
 
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 67
Likes: 0
From: Miami
Default

Thanks. I thought it would have a much bigger gap before the drop but it doesnt look bad at all. I think I might go for it. How much were your coilovers? And what tire size are do you have on? Nice set up btw.
Old 06-02-2012 | 09:34 AM
  #4  
e60frankdatank's Avatar
Members
 
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 184
Likes: 0
From: SoCal, CA
My Ride: 08 535i
Default

i think the drop makes it look better
Old 06-02-2012 | 12:11 PM
  #5  
Jsanjuan32's Avatar
Thread Starter
Members
 
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 67
Likes: 0
From: Miami
Default

Originally Posted by e60frankdatank
i think the drop makes it look better
Me too. I just have had bad experiences with dropping cars. That's y I would like to learn more about it before dropping the car and end up paying more to fix everything. Lol
Old 06-02-2012 | 05:24 PM
  #6  
ColdList's Avatar
Senior Members
 
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 373
Likes: 0
From: Marietta, GA
My Ride: Modded 2010 Carbon Black M5 SMG and Modded 2008 Dinan 550i Sport
Default

Originally Posted by Jsanjuan32
Me too. I just have had bad experiences with dropping cars. That's y I would like to learn more about it before dropping the car and end up paying more to fix everything. Lol
Just be aware that putting 20's on that car will reduce performance. Handling, ride and acceleration.
Old 06-02-2012 | 09:12 PM
  #7  
BMW fanatic's Avatar
Senior Members
 
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 342
Likes: 0
From: Algonquin, IL.
My Ride: E60
Default

Don't go with 20's. Get yourself a nice light wide set of forged 19''s. 9 in front and 10.5 in back for staggered. You'll hate the 20's when you realize how shitty the drive feels.
Old 06-02-2012 | 09:53 PM
  #8  
Jsanjuan32's Avatar
Thread Starter
Members
 
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 67
Likes: 0
From: Miami
Default

Originally Posted by ColdList
Just be aware that putting 20's on that car will reduce performance. Handling, ride and acceleration.
Yea. I figured that. But I have a 530i so it's not too fast anyway. Lol. I'm more concerned about the looks right now. But I don't want a crappy ride either.
Old 06-02-2012 | 09:57 PM
  #9  
Jsanjuan32's Avatar
Thread Starter
Members
 
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 67
Likes: 0
From: Miami
Default

Originally Posted by BMW fanatic
Don't go with 20's. Get yourself a nice light wide set of forged 19''s. 9 in front and 10.5 in back for staggered. You'll hate the 20's when you realize how shitty the drive feels.
That's what I'm scared of. It's a Beamer. The suspension and the ride is the best. I don't want to ruin that. But at the same time I really want some 3 piece rims with a white face and a chrome lip since my car is white. I have seen it on other beamers and it looks very clean.
Old 06-03-2012 | 12:13 AM
  #10  
pjinca's Avatar
Contributors
 
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 10,496
Likes: 2
From: SoCal
My Ride: 2008 550I LOADED, all options except HUD and NV
Default

This is the perfect forum to get info on this, even though the question has been asked ad nauseum. The vast majority of members here have some sort of drop ( springs or coilovers). I have 20s and with my tire setup I have noticed no perceptable worsening of the ride as opposed to the 3 sets of 19s I had before. Then again I am running lightweight forged 20s which don't weigh much more, if at all, than the OEM 125s and 172s I used to have. I am running 245/35/20 fronts with 275/30/20 rears so there is more meat on my tires than is recommended, but I am still within 3% rolling diameter.
Btw, I vote against the white wheels on a white car, that hasn't looked good since the 80s on "Spencer for hire"


Quick Reply: 20s on my e60



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 10:01 AM.