e34 tire question..

[xuor]

hi everyone,
I bought my first bimmer 2 days ago. A mint 535 1990. This machine is so fun to drive!

So I already got some 255's at the rear. I was wondering if 275's would fit under the wheel arch. The car is 2'' lower.

What I'm looking for:
Front 245/40/18 with 18x8.5 (1.5 inch high polish lip)
Rear 275/35/18 with 18x9.5 (3.5 inch high polish lip)

I will probably sell the wheels and tire that I got at the moment.
It's Front 225/40 ZR 18 Pirelli PZero tires (new: 5% wear)
Rear 255/35 ZR 18 Pirelli PZero tires (new: 5% wear)
The wheels are CHROME wheels by Branzach. Personaly, I don't like that bling bling look. But maybe someone would like them.

Here's some picture:
http://forums.montrealracing.com/showthread.php?t=267208&highlight=535i

[Gayle]

Congrats on getting a 5 speed 535.

[xuor]

thank you giiirll!

wow 32 views and no answer? I'm sure yo can do it!

or maybe someone can hook me to some other e34 forum?

cheers

the french canadian guy.

[pmlmotorsports]

not w/o fender modification......your best choice is to run 265/35-18 rear and 235/40-18 front.......HTH..........as for wheels with the lips you are looking for, I haven't a clue whats out there, but beware of replicas.they weigh a ton


hi everyone,
I bought my first bimmer 2 days ago. A mint 535 1990. This machine is so fun to drive!

So I already got some 255's at the rear. I was wondering if 275's would fit under the wheel arch. The car is 2'' lower.

What I'm looking for:
Front 245/40/18 with 18x8.5 (1.5 inch high polish lip)
Rear 275/35/18 with 18x9.5 (3.5 inch high polish lip)

I will probably sell the wheels and tire that I got at the moment.
It's Front 225/40 ZR 18 Pirelli PZero tires (new: 5% wear)
Rear 255/35 ZR 18 Pirelli PZero tires (new: 5% wear)
The wheels are CHROME wheels by Branzach. Personaly, I don't like that bling bling look. But maybe someone would like them.

Here's some picture:
http://forums.montrealracing.com/showthread.php?t=267208&highlight=535i

[jjw]

It depends on the offset of the wheels. People with 18x9 et22 have no problem fitting 275/35/18 tires in the back. But with 18x9.5, you might have to mod. the fender lips.
Here is a link to see if the wheel and offset difference
http://marksink.com/tire_wheel_offset/offset.html

[xuor]

as for wheels with the lips you are looking for, I haven't a clue whats out there, but beware of replicas.they weigh a ton

I found a great deal 'used'. The rims are new as weel as the tires. I can get that for under 2000$can. That's so sad if they don't fit! What kind of modification you need to do? The 'iner' fender? Or the fender itself? You don't really need a 'wide body' midification to make them fit? Hope not!

Did you ever heard of 'beyern'? Are they consider as replicas? are they weight a ton?

here's the wheels that I'm looking to buy. 18x8.5 and 18x9.5.
http://www.beyernwheels.com/typemesh.html

[xuor]

It depends on the offset of the wheels.
http://marksink.com/tire_wheel_offset/offset.html

How to measure an offset? Is it the lenght of the lip?

[Gayle]

thank you giiirll!

wow 32 views and no answer? I'm sure yo can do it!

or maybe someone can hook me to some other e34 forum?

cheers

the french canadian guy.

FYI

A number of the heavy hitters on this board will not respond to posts in which the person has not filled out their profile/signature and put in build date, mileage, location, mods etc.

[jjw]

Those wheels you are look at, should fit with no problem. But they need to be with ET15 both front and rear for e34 and bore of 72. For offset question, go to http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/index.jsp for more info.

[Kalevera]

The car is 2'' lower.


That car is not two inches lower.

[xuor]

FYI

A number of the heavy hitters on this board will not respond to posts in which the person has not filled out their profile/signature and put in build date, mileage, location, mods etc.


your the girl with the master plan! I'm a 3 days old 5er so that's why anything is filled.

[xuor]

That car is not two inches lower.

last owner said it was 2inches lower. how many inches do you recon is lowered?

but it's definetly lowered..

cheers again!!!

[xuor]

Those wheels you are look at, should fit with no problem.
good to know! can't wait to wear those shoes!!!



they need to be with ET15
those are hubcentric rings?

[liquidtiger720]

ET is the offset.

[SchnellE34]

last owner said it was 2inches lower. how many inches do you recon is lowered?

but it's definetly lowered..

cheers again!!!

Most good name brand shocks and springs setup will only give you 1" (roughly) in the front and back.
The car is pretty cool looking, a bit to 'pimped' for my taste but... with 18" wheels and this pic, it doesn't looked lowered at all.
I haven't heard of the brand of shocks or springs the original owner said he had installed, maybe others on the board have. I would def lift it up and check if it is indeed aftermarket springs and shocks.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h314/cpurcell34/lowered.jpg

[xuor]

a bit to 'pimped' for my taste but...
I know man. that's I'm selling those! I really need classy wheels. The reason why I chose this car if that beacuse it was the cleanest 535 - black on black manual - low mileage that I found. brand new 'performance' parts like springs-shocks, wheels and tires, breaks and exhaust.


Most good name brand shocks and springs setup will only give you 1" (roughly) in the front and back.
here are the setup:
KYB Shocks
B&G Sport Spings (2 inch drop)


I would def lift it up and check if it is indeed aftermarket springs and shocks.
already done that, they are aftermarket.


and the other mods:

18 inch wheels by Branzach
Front 225/40 ZR 18 Pirelli PZero tires (new: 5% wear)
Rear 255/35 ZR 18 Pirelli PZero tires (new: 5% wear)
Bavarian Autosport Performance Chip
SuperSprint Performance Exhaust
Custom cold air intake with K&N filter
Clear corners all around
AC Schnitzer manual pedals and dead pedal
Levok Chrome Shift knob
Chrome Hand Brake handle
Bavarian Autosport 535i floor mats
Bavarian Autosport High Performance Ignition Wire Set
High Performance Denso Iridium spark plugs
20% Black tints all around
Viper alarm system

Sound System:
Pioneer DEH-P8400MP (cost $800 when I bought in 2 years ago)
Alpine V12 Amp (2 channel)
2 Rockgford Fosgate 10 inch subs enclosed in custom box

Inline 6 cylinder
208 HP stock
231 HP with upgrades (approx)

[SchnellE34]

I would do some research on those brand names. See far they drop the car down. Also look at some profile pictures of fellow member's as far as their shock/spring and wheel setup and how much of a 'gap' they have.

The wheels are the only things I don't really like on the car. Maybe you should go with something similiar to those, like M-Parallels?

I do like the painted calipers though. I am planning on painting mine.

[xuor]

The wheels are the only things I don't really like on the car.
here's the wheels I'll buy:
http://www.beyernwheels.com/typemesh.html


Maybe you should go with something similiar to those, like M-Parallels?
what are those?

[SchnellE34]

Good choice, I like those wheels.

Look up the M-Parallels on bavauto.com

BMW's Part Number is 36 11 2 227 631

[DueyT]

M-prallels, Throwing Stars or Style #5's are nice wheels for an E34.

Regarding lowering, your front looks only about .75"-1" and the rear about the same. There's an awful lot of space above your front wheel for a "dropped 2""...I realize that's what the PO told you, but there is no way.

My 540 came with the '95 sport package (6-sp, M-tech suspension, original Style #5 wheels [not the newer E39 versions requiring a hubcentric ring] ) Compared to other E34's I've seen, I believe the M-tech factory suspension was about 1.5" front, 1" rear drop. The front inner fenders were rolled at the factory to avoid slicing into the tire sidewall when fitted with the 235/45-17 tires.

Here's a close up of what 1.5" lower in the front looks like:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/dnatown/540whl-2.JPG

...and my car's overall stance (which I like a lot...Teutonically understated.. :D)

http://www3.sympatico.ca/dnatown/540drvwy.jpg

Cheers,
Duey

p.s. Wheel info can be found at Bruno's fantastic site here (http://www.bmwe34.net/e34main/upgrade/wheels_upgrade.htm).

[Gayle]

wow 32 views and no answer? I'm sure yo can do it!

or maybe someone can hook me to some other e34 forum?



I'm a 3 days old 5er so that's why anything is filled.

Just trying to let you know one possible reason you had 32 looks and no answers.

But now you have gotten some good response. Peter (PMLMotorSports) is a wheel guy. And Whit (Lowell) is a professional mechanic. Just telling you so you can recognize the credibility behind the comments.

Also you might want to lose the K& N filter. To get the history of this quote "K&N filters are bad, they let small pebbles and possibly things as large as small birds into your intake."
read this thread: http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=19269&highlight=small+birds


Duey's pic has style 5s.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/dnatown/540whl-2.JPG

Here are Mike Holbrooks throwing stars.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/e34Gayle/throwingstarsSmall.jpg
Here are my M parallels. (Sorry the pic is so bad--taken with my last digital camera). M Parallels were on the M series. There are a lot of replicias around.


These three wheels are the classic choices for e34.



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