18" BBS CH on Interlagos E90

midlifecrisis · 11-02-2010, 05:02 PM

The big brown truck arrived today with a special delivery from Ben and the TireRack. It was worth the wait for the TPMS sensors. I went with the Conti Extreme Contact DW in standard 18" sizes with silver BBS CH wheels. I'm very happy - I was worried that the wheels would look too small but I think they're fine, and I won't have to worry so much about bending them here in NJ.

Sorry about the poor picture quality. I've got to get a new camera!

davem3fan · 11-02-2010, 05:08 PM

Looking good!

Its good to see someone taking the state of road infrastructure (in the Northeast) into account.

midlifecrisis · 11-02-2010, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by davem3fan

Looking good!

Its good to see someone taking the state of road infrastructure (in the Northeast) into account.

Yeah. You guys down there in the Philly area have a much warmer climate! I see you got your ZCP. Very nice. I love those wheels, but in the end I made the more sensible choice for this neck of the woods.

I still have a little treadlife on the PS2's on the stock wheels. I'll do my best to cord them at Thunderbolt next weekend. Then I can decide whether I put snows or track tires on them.

davem3fan · 11-02-2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by midlifecrisis

Yeah. You guys down there in the Philly area have a much warmer climate! I see you got your ZCP. Very nice. I love those wheels, but in the end I made the more sensible choice for this neck of the woods.

I still have a little treadlife on the PS2's on the stock wheels. I'll do my best to cord them at Thunderbolt next weekend. Then I can decide whether I put snows or track tires on them.

The car isn't back in my hands yet!
Maybe early next week... Waiting for an update.

VERY ITCHY.

BTW:

I have 2 front stock size PS2s in the basement... and 2 rears that would last a couple more track weekends. I don't think I'll ever use any of them.
Let me know if you need to root through my inventory!

m3_love · 11-02-2010, 10:08 PM

not bad at all, looks very low key, but at least you don't have to worry about the road conditions that much now

KiokenM3 · 11-02-2010, 10:45 PM

what r the specs?

midlifecrisis · 11-03-2010, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by KiokenM3

what r the specs?

18 x 8.5 front, 18 x 10 rear. 10mm spacers on both.

ooowowizstev · 11-03-2010, 10:21 AM

Nice but I think it looks a bit too small for the car.

isugoo · 11-03-2010, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ooowowizstev

Nice but I think it looks a bit too small for the car.

+1

midlifecrisis · 11-03-2010, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ooowowizstev

Nice but I think it looks a bit too small for the car.

Yeah, you can say that coming from SoCal. Here in Jersey, a straight 18 looks better than a bent 19. Road conditions are awful out here.

Funny how things change. When I was growing up, no car had bigger than 15 inch wheels, now 18's are too small!

///M_CRUSH · 11-13-2010, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ooowowizstev

Nice but I think it looks a bit too small for the car.

agreed but great wheels

montreal red · 11-13-2010, 03:26 PM

smart choice in going for 18s instead of 19s or 20s. i agree that the roads in the north east arent great at all.

dawgdog · 11-13-2010, 04:54 PM

Looks good. I have 18" Volks and stock 19" wheels. As far as ride goes I prefer the 18s.

peanuboy · 11-13-2010, 06:50 PM

Hey looking nice and clean there. Are they 18x9 and what offsets are they and what size tires? Any spacers

Sorry for all the questions

midlifecrisis · 11-14-2010, 06:17 AM

Not sure on the offset, but they're 18 x 8.5 front with 245/40 18 and 18 x 10 with 265/40 18 rear. 10mm spacers front and rear, I think. I'll double check when I get home.

I ran Thunderbolt yesterday with my stock 18s and PS2s, which I'm trying to wear out. I was debating whether to put snows or track tires on the stock wheels when these wear out. I'm leaning toward leaving the car in the garage for the winter.

By the way, I switched to Continental Extreme Contact DWs after two sets of PS2s on this car, and I really like them so far. After 500 miles, they're much quieter than the PS2s, and feel a little more compliant without being mushy. They also have a much longer treadwear rating than the Michelins. (340 vs. 220) I don't intend to use them on track.

LateBraking · 11-14-2010, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by midlifecrisis

Not sure on the offset, but they're 18 x 8.5 front with 245/40 18 and 18 x 10 with 265/40 18 rear. 10mm spacers front and rear, I think.

I ran 19" BBS CH's, they were pretty flush at ET20 front and rear. They were also 8.5 front 10 rear.

Technic · 11-15-2010, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by midlifecrisis

... a straight 18 looks better than a bent 19.

That is epic...

GTM_Challenge · 11-15-2010, 10:52 AM

wheel specs should be 18x8.5 +35 and 18x10 +40. these sizes can use a 10mm spacer in front, and up to 18-20mm in rear

These 18s look GREAT when the car is lowered some more

midlifecrisis · 11-15-2010, 04:04 PM

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These 18s look GREAT when the car is lowered some more

That's exactly what I'm thinking! I've got two kids in college right now, but I'm thinking of Dinan springs when I'm down to one tuition.

GTM_Challenge · 11-15-2010, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by midlifecrisis

That's exactly what I'm thinking! I've got two kids in college right now, but I'm thinking of Dinan springs when I'm down to one tuition.

I think you may have to go eibach to get the right look for the 18s IMO. Dinan might just be enough though on a sedan.

Good luck with those college bills..... yikes

hdrewh · 11-22-2010, 03:14 PM

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Not sure on the offset, but they're 18 x 8.5 front with 245/40 18 and 18 x 10 with 265/40 18 rear

do your front and/or rear differ much from the circumference of the standard OEM sizes? Just curious as I'm going through these decisions myself and I thought changing the overall circumference was not desired for performance or other reasons.

Thanks.

midlifecrisis · 11-23-2010, 04:33 AM

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do your front and/or rear differ much from the circumference of the standard OEM sizes? Just curious as I'm going through these decisions myself and I thought changing the overall circumference was not desired for performance or other reasons.

Thanks.

I'm running the stock sizes for my M3. I don't know how they compare to the circumfrence of the 328 tires, but you can compare them on the TireRack web site. Width might be a bigger problem. I'm guessing you could have fender clearance problems, but I'm not sure. Talk to Ben at TireRack - they've got all this stuff figured out already.

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midlifecrisis Major 804 Rep 1,208 Posts Drives: 2017 X5 35d, 2019 230i X Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	Not sure on the offset, but they're 18 x 8.5 front with 245/40 18 and 18 x 10 with 265/40 18 rear. 10mm spacers front and rear, I think. I'll double check when I get home. I ran Thunderbolt yesterday with my stock 18s and PS2s, which I'm trying to wear out. I was debating whether to put snows or track tires on the stock wheels when these wear out. I'm leaning toward leaving the car in the garage for the winter. By the way, I switched to Continental Extreme Contact DWs after two sets of PS2s on this car, and I really like them so far. After 500 miles, they're much quieter than the PS2s, and feel a little more compliant without being mushy. They also have a much longer treadwear rating than the Michelins. (340 vs. 220) I don't intend to use them on track. __________________ 2017 X5 35d (Performance Center delivery March 2017) 2019 230i X-drive 2022 M3 base 2000 328i sedan (UUC suspension - still the favorite), 2006 M3 slick top - Alpine White/Cinnamon SOLD! 2008 E90 M3 SOLD! 1991 325iX (both great), 2019 Miata RF - various others not as memorable but gone.
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