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08-02-2009, 10:22 PM | #25 |
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Yeah, as in all things, if everyone liked the same thing, the world would be a boring and unhappy place. To my eye, the 18 design is horrible, but as they say, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
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....wait a second: "beauty is in the eye of the beholder".......TRU DAT!!! |
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08-02-2009, 10:34 PM | #28 | |
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Fuchs? Is that the same company that made that "classic" 911 wheel back in the day? |
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08-02-2009, 10:36 PM | #29 |
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The OEM's look better with spacers? Could someone please fill me on the type and size? What exactly do the spacers do? Are there any downsides, like alignment issues, uneven tire wear, etc?
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08-02-2009, 10:38 PM | #30 |
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Yes, that's the same company.
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If you're asking if they degrade the handling/performance of the stock suspension: I'd have to say maybe, maybe not. Most have told me that if they do have a negative affect, that it will be extremely slight and not very noticeable perhaps. Also, it depends on what size spacers you use. The more wider you go, the more riskier it is and it may put more pressure on the bearings and perhaps mess up the handling. At the end, I really wanted to get spacers and also springs.....But I didn't want to mess with the stock suspension since BMW has put forth serious effort in making it magical and brilliant when it comes to handling. And they have succeeded in doing so, and therefore I don't wanna' mess a good thing up. Hopefully this answers your question my friend. |
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08-02-2009, 11:06 PM | #32 | |
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Thanks for a very informative response. |
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08-02-2009, 11:29 PM | #33 |
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Love the 18's. Especially with my Graphite e92 M3. I also love the fat race tire look. I agree they have a more aggressive look than the oem 19's. I'll probably get a set of non-oem 19's in gunmetal or black and keep my 18's for track and when I get bored with the new wheels.
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08-03-2009, 05:25 AM | #36 |
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Would have been happy with the 18", but with SSII, the 19" were a better look, Just my two cents.....
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The 18" stock grey finished alloys only really suit a few colours, Silverstone Silver being one of them, but regardless of what others may think it's the 18" OEM which are best suited to the M3 and not the 19". They offer just as much grip, a sweeter handling and steering balance, easily the better ride and work out to be cheaper to replace.
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One more thing you forgot: 18's look awesome on IB also. |
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08-03-2009, 05:14 PM | #40 |
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The 19" stockers look great on my AW. They look better than what is seen in the pics. I've added spacers 15/10 and with the Dinan springs the handling is slightly better than stock. I've pushed the car both in stock and modded form and have to disagree with Nawaaz that the spacer/spring combo degrades the stock handling of the car. It only adds to it.
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08-03-2009, 07:54 PM | #43 |
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personal opinion: hard to get that hypersilver color back.. and it looks great....
even though they look good black. but I thought it over, I have to lower my car if i'm gonna get wheels and so i'll be doing that first, and i know it looks good. maybe it'll convince me to keep them longer? |
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