Any Interest In Strong ZHP Replicas that Weigh Around 20lbs Each?

[johnrando]

Possible interest here.

[Stu]

If I can sell my current wheels for these reps, I'm in. I bet I can get enough money for my rims and then buy these new lightweight ones for cheaper - probably make a profit in the end.

Also: staggered option? I wanna keep my tires

[cakM3]

interested to see if the offsets will work with our ZHPs. Not sure if ET35 will fit in the rear...

[danewilson77]

interested to see if the offsets will work with our ZHPs. Not sure if ET35 will fit in the rear...

I'm at 18x8, with effectively ET30 in the rear...with room. I think ET 35 will be fine....depending on width.

[BurghJR]

I'm def interested in these if they are of similar strength to the oem type 135 wheels. 2 of mine are curbed pretty severly and i'm looking to replace or refinish but, amazingly, all 4 are still laser-straight after 89k miles!

[zhp43867]

Alan told me not to get my hopes up, because there is no guarantee Sportline would do it even with 20-30 seriously interested people.

Alan has said:

-These wheels would be stronger than the stock wheels

I doubt they would be available in other diameters.

18x8.5" ET 35 will work with up to a 235/40 on your average zhp with slight negative camber. 255/35/18 is pushing it but it should work- you may need a minor fender roll or more camber.

Should I try and make a serious interest thread on zhpmafia and E46f?

[Hermes]

Interested... Just wondering if they would do 18x9? Offset TBD...

[Stu]

Eh, if they can't do 18/8.0 & 18/8.5 I won't be interested :/ I like my stock setup very much. I feel like if I have the ZHP package, I want to keep it as ZHP as possible, including the wheels. That's what I paid for - BMW engineering! If the wheels can be made lighter but still look perfectly stock, I definitely want them. But the function must be exactly the same too.

Yeah...I'm kinda picky like that

[zhp43867]

Eh, if they can't do 18/8.0 & 18/8.5 I won't be interested :/ I like my stock setup very much. I feel like if I have the ZHP package, I want to keep it as ZHP as possible, including the wheels. That's what I paid for - BMW engineering! If the wheels can be made lighter but still look perfectly stock, I definitely want them. But the function must be exactly the same too.

Yeah...I'm kinda picky like that

I get picky but that's a little bit absurd. The stock 225/255 stagger would still fit on this setup. They would sit a bit more flush with the fenders, but we're not talking stanceworks. BMW engineering is great, but remember that BMW had cost constraints when they made the car.

[johnrando]

Well, that, and they clearly used stagger for understeer. So while the car has great balance, to me that is a little limiting, and maybe a compensation for the masses. Going square would remedy that.