My New Rims

[drmmaster]

please give me yall's opinion on these.....also...i was thinking..

245/35/19 in the front

275/30/19 in the rear.....

any ideas?....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8012539927&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT

[Phil Sanderson]

...and i'd like to see photos of 19's when you get them on your car.
regards
Phil

[angrypancake]

congrats. i almost bid on those, but then my credit card bill came...


edit: they relisted them with a starting price of 899!

[Incantation]

did you lower the car? it will look dumb if you haven't..

with 19" rims you will be raising the car up.. unless you have really low suspension they will look too big for the body and you will get the offroad look

dont' get me wrong.. i'm all for big wheels but unfortunately the 17" and 18" look best on the e34

but yea, if you do get em slam that puppy and it will look great. made sure to post pics :)

also.. 10" rims will ***NOT*** fit on the back unless you grind down the control arm about 3mm .. and while you shouldn't have play in the wheels to begin with.. that's not a lot of room to move

lastly, the less rubber you have, the more prone your car will be to that annoying 55mph shimmy.. and you aren't likely to ever totally get rid of it, at least not for long.

these aren't baseless opinions.. my buddy owns a wheel shop and we tried several combos before deciding on the 18" i have below \/

[drmmaster]

i belive there 9.5 rims in the back.....and ill post pics...cant wait.......

[saj3n]

Did you lower your vehicle? Or are those stock springs?

[Jon K]

my 10" rims fit fine ;)

[onewhippedpuppy]

Agreed on the 17" or 18" wheels looking best on E34s, just an opinion though. I have to wonder what effect that big of wheels will have on the ride quality though, that's not much rubber for a car that originally came with 16" or 17" wheels. Also, unless those are forged marvels, which for $790 they aren't, you're going to have a pretty big increase in unsprung weight, not a friend of good handling.

[Springfield1952]

Nice looking wheels.

Curt.

[Traian]

Also, unless those are forged marvels, which for $790 they aren't, you're going to have a pretty big increase in unsprung weight, not a friend of good handling.

Good point. How do most of the aftermarket 17s compare to the stock 15s weight wise, if anyone knows?

[drmmaster]

Agreed on the 17" or 18" wheels looking best on E34s, just an opinion though. I have to wonder what effect that big of wheels will have on the ride quality though, that's not much rubber for a car that originally came with 16" or 17" wheels. Also, unless those are forged marvels, which for $790 they aren't, you're going to have a pretty big increase in unsprung weight, not a friend of good handling.

not sure what you mean by forged marvels....but they are aluminum...i would imagine....anything else would be ungodly......thought never crossed my mind.......but i would love to have some input....on tires...anyone know of a good place online...to get some tires.....if i cant find a better deal online..the cheapest i can find tires for them is around 300 a piece.....

235/35/19
265/30/19..............or somthing close to that...

[RobPatt]

..the 15"s had dunlop sp sport a2 tires, the 17"s have michelin pilot primacy. using the bathroom scale, the 15s weighted 41 pounds each, the 17s weighed 43 pounds each - both w/said tires mounted. for what it's worth. cheers, rob.

[Jon K]

..the 15"s had dunlop sp sport a2 tires, the 17"s have michelin pilot primacy. using the bathroom scale, the 15s weighted 41 pounds each, the 17s weighed 43 pounds each - both w/said tires mounted. for what it's worth. cheers, rob.

Hmm I think I may have had your Style 5's on my 5'er at one point haha. Did you sell them to a guy named wyn?

[onewhippedpuppy]

Most high quality lightweight wheels are forged aluminum, while the cheaper ones are cast, as these probably are. Forged is more expensive, but lighter and stronger.

[Incantation]

sachs kit

[Incantation]

they probably arent 10inch. or maybe the racing dynamic 5 spokes i have on my 850 are bugger than 10.. but i am pretty certain they are not. no way they would fit on the e34, anyway