Aftermarket Wheels and suspensions for Xi
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My Ride: 2003 BMW 325i
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Great thread, guys.
I've got an E61 535xi so add me to the 3-4 other xi owners out there interested in purchasing aftermarket wheels...
I had a pair of M5 wheels that I'd been saving for the last 2 years since a family member purchased their M5 and we put HRE's on it. Needless to say I was deeply saddened the day I put the M5 wheels on my newly purchased 535xi only to find out that the wheels stick out 2" past the fender due to the offset of the xi![Doh](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/doh.gif)
Plan now is to purchase 20x9's for the front and 20x10's for the rear. My current tire size plan is the following:
Front: 245 35 20
Rear: 285 30 20
This equates to:
Front Diameter: 26.80 Inches
Front Revolutions per Mile: 776
Rear Diameter: 26.80 Inches
Rear Revolutions per Mile: 776
So my question is: will a 285 fit in the rear of an E61. Once I figure that out, I'm ordering either iForged, ADV1's, or Vossen's. Given the price, it'll probably be the Vossen's.
I've got an E61 535xi so add me to the 3-4 other xi owners out there interested in purchasing aftermarket wheels...
I had a pair of M5 wheels that I'd been saving for the last 2 years since a family member purchased their M5 and we put HRE's on it. Needless to say I was deeply saddened the day I put the M5 wheels on my newly purchased 535xi only to find out that the wheels stick out 2" past the fender due to the offset of the xi
![Doh](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/doh.gif)
Plan now is to purchase 20x9's for the front and 20x10's for the rear. My current tire size plan is the following:
Front: 245 35 20
Rear: 285 30 20
This equates to:
Front Diameter: 26.80 Inches
Front Revolutions per Mile: 776
Rear Diameter: 26.80 Inches
Rear Revolutions per Mile: 776
So my question is: will a 285 fit in the rear of an E61. Once I figure that out, I'm ordering either iForged, ADV1's, or Vossen's. Given the price, it'll probably be the Vossen's.
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Ordered Vossen VVS-CV3's today. 20x10.5 in the rear, 20x9 up front. ET30 up front ET42 in the rear. Hope that fits!
I did an M5 conversion to the front of the vehicle, so I should have some more room with the widened M5 fenders. Now we'll have to see if the 285's clear...![](https://5series.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/think.gif)
Here's the CV3's on a new 5. I'm in love!
I did an M5 conversion to the front of the vehicle, so I should have some more room with the widened M5 fenders. Now we'll have to see if the 285's clear...
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Here's the CV3's on a new 5. I'm in love!
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Hi guys!
I want to order bbs CH-R or CK for my 535Xi.
What kind of ET I need for R19 8,5 front and rear or 8,5 front and 9 rear.
I've M5 front fenders.... With stock et43 it looks sucks
I want to order bbs CH-R or CK for my 535Xi.
What kind of ET I need for R19 8,5 front and rear or 8,5 front and 9 rear.
I've M5 front fenders.... With stock et43 it looks sucks
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KW v3 coilovers installed last week. Night and day compared to a drop with H&R springs and stock dampers. Cornering not as tight compared to my old H&R & Bilstein B8 setup, but I'll take that tradeoff any day to enjoy a comfortable ride, that I would say is even better than stock. I left both rebound and compression settings set in the middle for now and had the height adjusted to a 1-3/4" drop. Going with 255/40 & 285/35 tires, which will be installed in about 2 weeks.
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Sup xi Owners. You can add me to the list as well. I've got a 2009 535i xDrive. I wanted to add my setup to the thread.
I recently sold my 2006 330i E90 sedan that I had these on http://www.vortextuning.com/bmw/19-v...e-black-1.html
After researching on here and all over google I was glad to find out that these offsets and tire sizes would actually work. Based on this calculator here http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=689741 , my staggered setup would yield a RPM difference of less than 1%. Which I read was pretty good. So I put them on last night, drove a bit and all seems well. Today I did some pretty aggressive driving in NORCAL on some backroads by Monte Rio. No rubbing and the handling was superb. I even have some room to drop it just a tad
So my setup is
Front 19x8.5 et 35 235/35/19
Rear 19x9.5 et 33 265/30/19
I may switch out the rears to some 275/30/19 to get even less of a difference. But the look is great, and even nicer in person.
I recently sold my 2006 330i E90 sedan that I had these on http://www.vortextuning.com/bmw/19-v...e-black-1.html
After researching on here and all over google I was glad to find out that these offsets and tire sizes would actually work. Based on this calculator here http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=689741 , my staggered setup would yield a RPM difference of less than 1%. Which I read was pretty good. So I put them on last night, drove a bit and all seems well. Today I did some pretty aggressive driving in NORCAL on some backroads by Monte Rio. No rubbing and the handling was superb. I even have some room to drop it just a tad
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Front 19x8.5 et 35 235/35/19
Rear 19x9.5 et 33 265/30/19
I may switch out the rears to some 275/30/19 to get even less of a difference. But the look is great, and even nicer in person.
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