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  1. #6771
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yankeefan View Post
    I found a set of Style 68's for sale locally. I've always liked the looks of these wheels. I did a bit of research on the wheel weights vs. the Style 135's, and it looks the Style 68s are about 9.5kg front/9.9kg rear, and the style 135s are about 11.2kg front/11.9kg rear. My question is, does anyone have the experience to say whether or not this weight savings (approximately 3.7lb front and 4.4lb rear) will feel any different with regards to acceleration and/or NVH? Thanks.
    They’ll certainly ride quieter because they’re 17s. I’ll let someone like Botond with firsthand experience chime in for acceleration feel, but the extra tire weight would narrow the gap a little bit.
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  2. #6772
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    I'm running Apex ARC-8 17x8.5 square on my ZHP with 245/40/17's and the the weight savings made a very noticeable improvement in acceleration.

    Regarding NVH, my tires on my ZHP wheels were cupped and toast when I bought it. They rode horrible and shook the car >75mph. Now everything is smooth.

  3. #6773
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yankeefan View Post
    I found a set of Style 68's for sale locally. I've always liked the looks of these wheels. I did a bit of research on the wheel weights vs. the Style 135's, and it looks the Style 68s are about 9.5kg front/9.9kg rear, and the style 135s are about 11.2kg front/11.9kg rear. My question is, does anyone have the experience to say whether or not this weight savings (approximately 3.7lb front and 4.4lb rear) will feel any different with regards to acceleration and/or NVH? Thanks.
    Yes you will feel a difference in both regards. With the NVH though, it depends on the tires and profile you're planning to run though.

  4. #6774
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    Quote Originally Posted by 704sw View Post
    They’ll certainly ride quieter because they’re 17s. I’ll let someone like Botond with firsthand experience chime in for acceleration feel, but the extra tire weight would narrow the gap a little bit.
    I don't feel much of a difference in acceleration (negligible) when I have the 68's mounted, but the ride is definitely more comfortable and it is definitely easier to mount/dismount wheels since they're not quite as heavy.

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  5. #6775
    Thanks everyone. The wheels currently have 245/45R17s on them. The seller thinks they are a square set. My research is showing that the non-M’s had staggered wheels but the M’s had a square set. Does that sound right? That doesn’t make sense to me.

  6. #6776
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yankeefan View Post
    Thanks everyone. The wheels currently have 245/45R17s on them. The seller thinks they are a square set. My research is showing that the non-M’s had staggered wheels but the M’s had a square set. Does that sound right? That doesn’t make sense to me.
    Nope, M's had staggered sets as well.
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  7. #6777
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    I would double check. My buddy and I are pitting our sets together to make an”daily” set of square 68’s and a “track” set of 68’s by combining are staggered sets. I’ve also come across square sets of 68’s in the wild


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  8. #6778
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    Style 68s only came on non-m e46s as staggered.

    I have apex arc-8 17x8.5 that are 10 pounds lighter per wheel than the style 135s. Very noticeable.

    I also have a staggered set of style 68s. Can’t tell much better em the two. I think the 68s are 5 pounds heavier per.


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    How often do y'all change spark plugs and belts, both by time and mileage?

  10. #6780
    Quote Originally Posted by BMWCurves View Post
    How often do y'all change spark plugs and belts, both by time and mileage?
    I do 50k miles on plugs, checking every 3-4 years, don't really replace them on age. Belts I check for cracking and splitting. If they're over 80kish/7-8 years I replace them. I'm not sure what BMWs recommendations are, this is just based off of other cars.

    FWIW, I have a '95 Impala SS with 28k miles still on the original belts. They look fine, but I don't really drive that car, and if I do, it's not highway. (Car is currently on the back burner until the wagon has a 6 speed.)



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