today i pulled the trigger on a set of ARC-8's. Hyper Silver 18x8.5 ET38 F / 18x9.5 ET35 R
the 135s will be for sale locally thereafter.
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--Wes--
04 330i ZHP Oxford Green/Natural Brown
04 330Ci ZHP Silvergrey/Alcantara (RIP)
Emma - 2005 BMW 330ci ZHP 6MT Estorilblau Individual
Sportline 8s 18x8.5F - 18x9.5R | APEX ARC-8 18x8.5 Square | aFe Intake | 135i Brembo F/R Calipers | 26mm Front/20mm Rear Sway Bars | Z4 Mirror
M3 Dead Pedal | Lexus ES300 Yellow Fog Light Retrofit | Koni Yellows/H&R Springs | Llumar CTX 40% | Coby Tri-Stitch Wheel & Boots
Awaiting Install: M3 Wing Mirrors
Dinan CAI &Throttle body, ESS Tuning TS2, Bimmerbrakes gen3 headers, UUC SSK & DSSR. Achilles oil pump, VAC oil pan baffle
M3 Motor mounts, UUC Trans mounts, Modified clutch style LSD 3.15, TMS front subframe reinforcement, Koni Yellow sports,
H&R sport springs, UUC sway bars, BMW Perf. Rotors, UUC SS brake lines, Hawk HPS pads, CSL replica wheels,
Rotora strut bar, FXR HID conversion, M3 Mirror conversion, BSW stage 1 speakers
Yeah ET35 on a 9.5” is really aggressive for a non-M. I tried doing that with my VMRs in the rear. They were 9.5” ET45 and putting a 10mm spacer on it made the car completely undriveable even with rolled fenders. It’s probably because I was on 265s. You might get away with 245s.
But dammit it looked so badass stuck in the driveway.![]()
--Trevor--
Vancouver, BC
Call Me Dane l 2/2004 330i ZHP l 18x8 ET45 BBS CK's wrapped with Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+ @ 245-40-18 l KW V1 Coilovers in front l KW V1 springs w/ Bilstein B8 dampeners in rear l BMW Performance Rotors l UUC StrutBarbarian l Racing Dynamics Rear Strut Bar l Jim Conforti Shark Injector l Light Birch Interior Trim l Bimmian Celly Mount l M3 Trunk Mat l l e90 Performance E-Brake & Shift Knob l M3 Tri-Stitched Boots l AL Headlight Retrofit with ZKW Lenses l CobyWheel Wrap w/M3 Stitching l LCM sw 4.5 triple blink and rear fogs l Maple Interior Trim
awesome! looks.... familiar.
sweet! those are going to be interesting to fit in the rear. do you plan on running tires?curious to hear what tire sizes you're going to run, since they are staggered....
heh, my thoughts exactly. us sedan/Touring guys don't have a lot of room back there.
LOL!!!
really? the E36/8 is so much prettier, to me... i almost bought a non-M coupe one time, but it was a '99 (2.8), and the interior was a bit ratty. had it been a 3.0 car i probably would've bought it.
peter
2004 330i ZHP
2005 330iT ZHP
2010 328iT M Sport
2012 128i M Sport
Yeah stock OEM staggered Indy Firehawks. These 255 rears are narrower than the Super Sports i had before...at least they seem so.
I took a gamble...i am kinda having second thoughts and may switch the order tomorrow to the easy fitment 18x9 ET42 (the order hasn't shipped yet)...but DAT CONCAVE DOE.
If it rubs i can always get the fenders rolled...
--Wes--
04 330i ZHP Oxford Green/Natural Brown
04 330Ci ZHP Silvergrey/Alcantara (RIP)