E60 Wheels and Tires
04-08-2013, 05:03 AM
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My Ride: 2007 BMW 530i
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Front alloy wheels: 19x8.5" ET33
Wheel part number: BMW 36116791383
Rear alloy wheels: 19x9" ET44
Wheel part number: BMW 36116791384
I'll sell you the set that I have.
Wheel part number: BMW 36116791383
Rear alloy wheels: 19x9" ET44
Wheel part number: BMW 36116791384
I'll sell you the set that I have.
04-08-2013, 08:01 AM
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My Ride: 2009 535i Sport
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Engine: N54
I can't entirely agree with LessIsMore that there is NO downside to big spacers. The impact is greatly reduced if (1) the spacers bring the setup close to the factory offset, which for Soulster's car is ET15-32, and (2) the spacers are hubcentric. However, spacers create unsupported space, even if they are hubcentric: the hubcentric ridge is a locator, not a loadbearing feature. With 25mm spacers, your wheels are at the fat end of the lug and the point of attachment to the hub is an unsupported inch away. That's a lot of flex room and it would concern me. Call me conservative, I guess! 
Hope you will consider checking the lug torque frequently.
Hope you will consider checking the lug torque frequently.
The term "hubcentric" means that the hub is load-bearing, not the lug bolts, so you're theory is based on an incorrect assumption - it might apply if BMW's were designed with lugcentric wheels/hubs.
04-08-2013, 10:17 AM
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LessIsMore-Hope you will consider checking the lug torque frequently.-
Why would you suggest checking the lug torque any more than normal. The spacer on the rear bolts to the hub and then wheel bolts to the new spacer. The front is different the spacer came with longer lug bolts thus the wheel and the spacer are bolted to the hub.
Why would you suggest checking the lug torque any more than normal. The spacer on the rear bolts to the hub and then wheel bolts to the new spacer. The front is different the spacer came with longer lug bolts thus the wheel and the spacer are bolted to the hub.
04-08-2013, 07:31 PM
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My Ride: 2009 535i Sport
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LessIsMore-Hope you will consider checking the lug torque frequently.-
Why would you suggest checking the lug torque any more than normal. The spacer on the rear bolts to the hub and then wheel bolts to the new spacer. The front is different the spacer came with longer lug bolts thus the wheel and the spacer are bolted to the hub.
Why would you suggest checking the lug torque any more than normal. The spacer on the rear bolts to the hub and then wheel bolts to the new spacer. The front is different the spacer came with longer lug bolts thus the wheel and the spacer are bolted to the hub.
04-15-2013, 05:08 AM
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LessIsMore-Hope you will consider checking the lug torque frequently.-
Why would you suggest checking the lug torque any more than normal. The spacer on the rear bolts to the hub and then wheel bolts to the new spacer. The front is different the spacer came with longer lug bolts thus the wheel and the spacer are bolted to the hub.
Why would you suggest checking the lug torque any more than normal. The spacer on the rear bolts to the hub and then wheel bolts to the new spacer. The front is different the spacer came with longer lug bolts thus the wheel and the spacer are bolted to the hub.
LessIsMore is incorrect: The purpose of the hub-centric ring is to center the wheel on the axle, which makes it possible to make the lug holes slightly outsize, which makes for easier assembly and prevents seizure. The rings are not loadbearing.
04-16-2013, 03:34 PM
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My Ride: 2001 M5, 2010 535iXT Automatic
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Are you talking about the new ones you just got (model above) or your older ones? I also have an 530iXT and these might fit
04-19-2013, 09:35 AM
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Hub-Centric vs. Lug-Centric Wheels
04-22-2013, 05:23 AM
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04-22-2013, 08:09 AM
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Tire size / wear
What is the brand/size/condition of the tires (kind of hate runflats, but perhaps newer ones are better....)
04-22-2013, 10:29 AM
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TyreWheel WidthAspectDiameterWidthOffset Existing New
OldNew Diameter656.8mm767.6mm Circumference2063.4mm2411.5mm Poke52.3mm75mm Inset138.3mm141mm Speedo error0%-14.43% Reading at 30mph30mph25.67mph Reading at 60mph60mph51.34mph Ride height gain0mm55.4mm Arch gap loss 0mm55.4mm
OldNew Diameter656.8mm767.6mm Circumference2063.4mm2411.5mm Poke52.3mm75mm Inset138.3mm141mm Speedo error0%-14.43% Reading at 30mph30mph25.67mph Reading at 60mph60mph51.34mph Ride height gain0mm55.4mm Arch gap loss 0mm55.4mm