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[chungdae]

I have Macht Schnell 12mm and 15mm spacers on my E92 M3. They came with the extended lug nuts and fit perfectly. However, I saw on several E46 M3's that have these multi colored (aurora?) lug nuts on their wheels. I think they look pretty nice and I checked online and couldn't find any that would fit our cars. If anyone has a link and/or have any advice, please chime in. Thanks again.

[Lemans_Blue_M]

[aus]

LMB, any advantage of those lugs?

[chungdae]

Yes, that is what I was looking for. However would those fit a E92 M3 with spacers and where can I purchase them?

[AMPowerJ]

You would need to covert to studs for those lugs instead of the stock wheel bolts.

[808E90]

I have that set up on my car:

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...ighlight=ltbmw

You have to do a stud kit to run lug nuts ... Contact Julius at WheelSTO

[chungdae]

How would I actually do that? I'm not too familiar. I apologize for my ignorance.

[Lemans_Blue_M]

Originally Posted by aus

LMB, any advantage of those lugs?

Other than the obvious VISUAL appeal, these lug nuts are pretty impressive from a material construction standpoint.

The body of these lug nuts is made from SCM435 CHRO-MOLY steel that is cold-forged for strength. The attached rotating taper-seat is made from A7075-T6 aluminum alloy, with a ultra-hard gold alumite finish.

These steel lug nuts are stronger and more durable than any of forged ALUMINUM racing nuts on the market today.

They are light-weight, use thin-walled construction, and have a special multi-colored neo-chrome finish.

They cost approx. $235 bucks retail for the correct BMW bolt diameter and thread pitch. (12x1.5mm)

The SCM435 used to produce these high strength aftermarket wheel nuts (class 12.9) produces wheel nuts of excellent quality and durability. This particular steel grade goes through a maze of metallurgical processes to become a lug nut. SCM435 has very a uniform-chemical composition, high alloy purity, and surface decarburisation. After they have been cold forged in a high-tonnage hydraulic press, the lug nuts then go through an annealing stage. (to improve it's fracture toughness) The threads are then rolled (not machined) into the lug nuts. Finally, a very precise heat-treatment stage is applied to help insure good hardenability, and to improve the overall tensile & yield strength of the forged steel alloy.

In other words...even though they are lightweight (and use thin-wall technology), the nuts are still incredibly strong and durable.

These unique lug nuts are so good, the manufacturer was awarded a patent. (not kidding) The open ended lug bolt design will fit on both standard length wheel studs, as well as extended wheel studs.

[808E90]

Originally Posted by chungdae

How would I actually do that? I'm not too familiar. I apologize for my ignorance.

You have to get a stud kit and lug nuts to replace the lug bolts ... Make sure you get the right size if you plan on using spacers.

I have a Tuner Motorsports 70mm stud kit with Project kics 40R lug nuts for when I don't run spacer

I also have a 26R lug nuts (shorter) for when I run spacers.

Hope that helps ...

[chungdae]

Wow. This is more complicated than I had thought.

[chungdae]

Where do I purchase a stud kit and how do I know which one to get?

[Lemans_Blue_M]

Originally Posted by chungdae

Wow. This is more complicated than I had thought.

You'll need 90mm wheel studs in order to run larger spacers (with these lug nuts)...

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html...UCT_ID=TWH9950

Why do you need spacers anyway? What are the offsets of the wheels you have now?

[chungdae]

Originally Posted by Lemans_Blue_M

You'll need 90mm wheel studs in order to run larger spacers (with these lug nuts)...

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html...UCT_ID=TWH9950

Why do you need spacers anyway? What are the offsets of the wheels you have now?

Thank you in advance for your help. I have the stock 19 performance wheels. I liked the way it looked with the HR springs and the spacers. IMO it looked perfect. That's why I had the spacers.