Test fitting 20 inch rims

ejazbmw · 02-29-2012, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Craig@SupremePower

19's are too small imo... I ran 245/30 front and 275/25 rear Nitto Invo's

not trying to pick a fight just curious how do think 19's look small? I mean if you think 20's look good thats another thing but to say 19's look small on a 3 series seems really odd since majority of members run 19's.

Craig@SupremePower · 02-29-2012, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by NJ330i

Rim offsets?

20x9 front ET34 and 20x10 rear ET32... I had two set's of 19's with my HRE C20's and BBS LM's then went with the HRE P40S, imo having run both 19's and 20's i wish i had gone 20's sooner just fills the wheelwell and looks better aesthetically. Opinions vary some guys prefer to buy rep's and cheap wheels then in turn complain how 19's bend, bottomline you get what you pay for like everything else in life. My point is I certainly wouldn't deter someone if you have not had both set up's. Hindsight is 20/20 i guess but I should have done the 20's all along!

shock2314 · 02-29-2012, 12:23 PM

the pic on my sig is sporting 20's, my tires were 245/30 front and 285/25 rear. 20's is just a personal preference. u can have some aggressive set of 18's and can look better than 19's or 20's

Reketjr · 02-29-2012, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig@SupremePower

20x9 front ET34 and 20x10 rear ET32... I had two set's of 19's with my HRE C20's and BBS LM's then went with the HRE P40S, imo having run both 19's and 20's i wish i had gone 20's sooner just fills the wheelwell and looks better aesthetically. Opinions vary some guys prefer to buy rep's and cheap wheels then in turn complain how 19's bend, bottomline you get what you pay for like everything else in life. My point is I certainly wouldn't deter someone if you have not had both set up's. Hindsight is 20/20 i guess but I should have done the 20's all along!

Thanks for this info man. Just got a e92 a month ago so havent had the chance to really do research on what sizes fit well. Hopefully i'll find a set of wheels here shortly

NJ330i · 02-29-2012, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Reketjr

Thanks for this info man. Just got a e92 a month ago so havent had the chance to really do research on what sizes fit well. Hopefully i'll find a set of wheels here shortly

Thanks for all the info

Craig@SupremePower · 02-29-2012, 01:54 PM

btw i had my fenders rolled by Alex & Kev at AKM give them a holler!

NJ330i · 02-29-2012, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig@SupremePower

btw i had my fenders rolled by Alex & Kev at AKM give them a holler!

Thanks
I did send him a PM, still waiting for an answer.

328i · 02-29-2012, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cuban335i

I have 20's for my M3, but they are just for the summer. It won't rub as long as the offset and widths are correct.

I'm pretty sure 20's on an M give you the same size sidewall as 19's on a non M. That's how it is on E46's and I'd assume it's the same case on e9x's. I think that's why they look better on M's.

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Originally Posted by Craig@SupremePower

20x9 front ET34 and 20x10 rear ET32... I had two set's of 19's with my HRE C20's and BBS LM's then went with the HRE P40S, imo having run both 19's and 20's i wish i had gone 20's sooner just fills the wheelwell and looks better aesthetically. Opinions vary some guys prefer to buy rep's and cheap wheels then in turn complain how 19's bend, bottomline you get what you pay for like everything else in life. My point is I certainly wouldn't deter someone if you have not had both set up's. Hindsight is 20/20 i guess but I should have done the 20's all along!

Isn't your car more of a show car? How many miles do you have on it? 20's will have virtually no sidewall, if you don't daily drive your car it doesn't matter as much, but daily drive it and it doesn't matter what kind of rims you have, they will bend. I've seen oem BMW 18's bend, and those wheels were heavy and definitely not weak.

Reketjr · 02-29-2012, 10:17 PM

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Isn't your car more of a show car? How many miles do you have on it? 20's will have virtually no sidewall, if you don't daily drive your car it doesn't matter as much, but daily drive it and it doesn't matter what kind of rims you have, they will bend. I've seen oem BMW 18's bend, and those wheels were heavy and definitely not weak

Yea my 18's got bent pretty significantly... But I see a positive future with some nice 20's hopefully

StatenEye · 03-01-2012, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Derek@MAC Auto Couture

Just Sayin'

Lol of course this looks good; custom painted BBK with 5 star wheels to show off the caliper. . . . AMAZING.

But on a 335i with stock ugly

brakes and without the fender flare 20's are difficult to pull off and sometimes looks a little ricey with the extreme tuck...

that being said Craig's heavily modded 335i pulls them off supremely.. 6k wheels, 1k Vorsteiner lip, M3 skirts, BBK and drilled rotors definitely helps dress up that wheel well and surrounding areas nicely lol.

Moral of my story, if you want to go big with 20's surround it with some necessary mods...

tofu- · 03-01-2012, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by cuban335i

The M3's handle bigger rims better visually for some reason.

because the lip around the fender arches on m3's are smaller

also, don't m3s take a larger sidewall?

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