Reply With Quotelooks great! a huge improvement.
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So I put to 9.5" E38 Wheels on the rear with 245/40ZR18s. No rubbing, no problems thus far. I'll be putting the fronts in later today.
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looks great! a huge improvement.
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M pars FTW! (I'm biased)
BMW E34 528i, M52B28 + M50 manifold, Remus exhaust, ///M Parallel Spoke 18" rims
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Be sure to watch for front end wobble at 45 mph. These add to ball joint stress.
1990 535im 421,000 miles, 1987 325is, 1989 325is, 1990 m3, 1991 318is, 2001 X5 3.0
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Interesting. When I changed my upper & lower arms a few weeks ago, I noticed that all the bushings were OK, while the ball joints were shot! They made clunking noises and were quite loose, you could move them around with one finger. So, I guess, 18" rims are likely to kill the ball joints first?Originally Posted by ahlem
BMW E34 528i, M52B28 + M50 manifold, Remus exhaust, ///M Parallel Spoke 18" rims
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... drool...
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Completion:
-the center caps
Last edited by ///Sniper535; 10-14-2009 at 12:27 PM.
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Excellent. Now all you need is a good lowering kit (-35/-25) to finish it off
BMW E34 528i, M52B28 + M50 manifold, Remus exhaust, ///M Parallel Spoke 18" rims
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Good thing you do not live in Chicago!
Our roads here will kill those rims and tires. I feel the bumps with 16's on the car! They do look nice though. Have fun with them.
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18" rims are a bitch on bad roads, but on good roads they completely transform the handling. Difference is massive. 15" have huge sidewalls and tend to deform during hard cornering = spongy handling.
BMW E34 528i, M52B28 + M50 manifold, Remus exhaust, ///M Parallel Spoke 18" rims
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