And then lowered on PSS-9’s
http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/attac...5&d=1407671004
And then lowered on PSS-9’s
http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/attac...5&d=1407671004
Bruce
21 GMC Sierra - mine
16 X5 M-Sport - wife
11 M3 - 1st son
04 Tundra - 2nd son
17 X1 M-Sport - daughter
Former (mo/yr sold):
15 335xi M-Sport (8/18)
11 335is (8/17)
11 X5 AW/blk (11/15)
04 330xi blk/gray (7/15)
06 ZHP SGM/blk (6/15)
08 335xi blue/blk (4/15)
04 ZHPci MB/blk (2/14)
04 ZHPcic IR/Alc (10/13)
01 540iT anthra/blk (7/13)
04 ZHPci TIAG/blk (9/12)
03 540i M-Sport (9/12)
01 325ci (3/12)
02 325iT 5MT (10/11)
05 ZHPci (7/11)
03 330cic (2/11)
00 323ci (10/10)
I been wanting 19" Apex arc8 since Bruce said they are a great fit.
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His - 2004 Imola Red / Alcantara 330i | 6MT | ZHP |
Her's - 2005 Black Sapphire Metallic / Black Leather 330i | 6MT | ZHP |
going to a lower offset wheel, say ET38, increases the track width by 24mm.
and i run the 3mm spacer on the back to bring the square wheel setup offsets 'in line' with the stock ratio (so i effectively have increased track width in the rear by 30mm, and 30mm in the front).
in a perfect world i would run 9's or 9.5's in the rear on a 265/35/18, and one day i might, but i would have to run the 18x9.5 ET58 ARC-8s to avoid running into fender clearance issues... but then i might have shock clearance issues, so i'd likely need to run a 10mm spacer... i haven't measured yet. i do run into traction problems with the 245's in the rear, especially with the LSD, because it makes me do stupid stuff. otherwise 245-width PSS' are totally adequate for 235hp.
peter
2004 330i ZHP
2005 330iT ZHP
2010 328iT M Sport
Got it.
I hope to do the LSD eventually... Just not in the budget now though. With the recent Hotchkis F&R bar upgrades I can break the rear loose with a little throttle, so I think an LSD and some wider rubber (275mm) in the rear will round the car out nicely. The trick will be getting the right combination of offset and fender rolling to make it work. I predict a 9.5" wheel at ET38 should clear the shock and fender with a little fender rolling. This is on a non-lowered vehicle, of course.
on a non-lowered vehicle, i think a 9.5" ET38 wheel would stick out past the fender. i think. that said, it's an incredibly aggressive fitment, lowered or not - and mega fender rolling would be required. i am going to be doing some very minor fender rolling to allow my 8.5" ET35 wheels to fit without rubbing - imagining another 12.5mm with wider rubber sticking out... no way would it work (for me).
peter
2004 330i ZHP
2005 330iT ZHP
2010 328iT M Sport
Sorry - don’t know why I wrote ET38. I meant ET45 for a 9.5” wheel in the back.
Here's another dude that pulled off the 18x9.5 et35 nicely by rolling the rear fenders and trimming the plastic tab:
http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showt...-Timeless-quot
a little pokey in the front but not bad
yep, he was running 235's if i remember correctly. and flattened the inner rear fender lip? what's the point of going to a 9.5" wheel, other than looking cool, if you're running less rubber? it does look cool - for sure. but definitely form over function... and that kind of setup is not for me.
peter
2004 330i ZHP
2005 330iT ZHP
2010 328iT M Sport
I actually prefer it for the sidewall stability!
I have a 235 on a 9.0" wheel now, but since it's a pretty wide tread tire, there's little to no stretch. I like a small stretch so that I can use a softer sidewall tire for highway comfort and still have a stable sidewall for cornering. I'd definitely like to put these same tires on a 9.5" wheel.
As far as I recall, the only way to get the concave look with the Apex Arc8 was to run the 9.5" width wheels with an et35. And a 235 section tire provided enough clearance with the fenders rolled/pulled/cut.
Now apex offers the arc8 in a 18x9 et30 with a concave face but even with that size you still have to do some work to make them fit and not rub.
His - 2004 Imola Red / Alcantara 330i | 6MT | ZHP |
Her's - 2005 Black Sapphire Metallic / Black Leather 330i | 6MT | ZHP |