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Richland Forged is pleased to unveil our latest special project, the "ZSPEC" tuner spec wheelset, to the Bimmerpost enthusiast community.

One of the most popular and iconic wheel designs ever released by BMW, the 359M wheel was available on the coveted ZCP Competition Package on the e92 m3 platform. Interestingly, although the package was offered on a performance oriented basis, the construction of the 359M wheelset was curiously undermined by cast construction that resulted in a notably heavy wheel. In traditional fashion, the intrinsic offsets and selected width are deemed conservative by the tuner community and certainly left much on the table in terms of stance and support for upsized tire preference.

Of course, there have been several attempts over the years to supplement the perceived deficiencies of the original 359M design, to pursue an improved stand-in, to various degrees of success and pitfall.

In the vein of our relentless pursuit of perfection in our support of the true enthusiast, we are very proud to realize our efforts towards the ultimate tuner solution through the release of the “ZSPEC”, the new e92 ///M3 performance standard. The first 100% fully forged tuner-centric solution with inspiration basis of the original iconic 359M. The project focused on several primary design goals including:

• transforming fundamental construction

• providing ideal offset/fitment

• pinpointed visual accuracy in the details

• enhancing aesthetic/reveal where it matters

• increasing barrel capacity in lieu of compatibility with essentially all e92 big-brake packages

This is the competition wheel BMW should have made from the jump!

🔧Tuner offsets/widths: 19x9.5" et+22/19x10.5" et+22
🔧Fully forged construction
🔧6061-T6 aluminum Diet: 2.3lbs front, 3.5lbs rear lighter than the original
🔧Enhanced concavity: 16mm deeper "bowl" depth
🔧Massive caliper clearance: +22mm additional headroom
🔧Pavement destroyer: Available with Knurled Bead Seats
🖌️Full array of finishing options including an extremely accurate formulation of the classic "Hyper Silver"

As design of this particular project and other related offerings came about through refinement and feedback Bimmerpost community, Richland Forged proudly offers incentives exclusive to forum members. Bimmerpost members are eligible for $175 discount on a purchase of any of our wheelsets. Members may use PM to acquire your individual member discount code. In addition, military discounts are also available due to Richland Forged’s commitment to service members and origins in the defense industry. See the “Honor” section of our website for details on military discounts.

Build time is approximately 8-10 weeks from initiation/order to client delivery.

https://www.richlandforged.com/product/zspec/34

Below is a preview of the new ZSPEC wheelset. If significant interest among the community, we are open and endeavoring towards developing 19x10 and 19x11 configurations as well!

[OmairK]

Any plans for 18’s? Are these made in Canada?