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GARC
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Post by GARC »

Hi,

Recently purchased a Silver 98 Z3 and looking to upgrade the alloys.

Really not sure what to get - I think I prefer 18" and ideally OEM but the jury is out !

Post up your alloys to help me please.

GARC



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Ian_C
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Here's a couple of pics of the 3 types that have been on mine:

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Original 17" 5 spokes ------------ M6 18" Replicas ----------- ACS Type 1 18"
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ALM
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Post by ALM »

Redzed,
What's the score with insurance when you have changed your wheels?
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Ian_C
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Post by Ian_C »

ALM wrote:Redzed,
What's the score with insurance when you have changed your wheels?
No discernible difference in the price as far as I can tell. The only stipulation is that they won't replace the aftermarket wheels; they pay the replacement cost of the originals :D
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Post by Jonttt »

There was a very recent thread showing all BMW alloy variants :wink:

http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopi ... ght=wheels
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Post by Z3_TJK »

and mine.....

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Post by Jonttt »

And mine, Breyton Magic Racing 18" 2 piece rims. Note that the ///M's have a weird rear offset of 8 allowing the much deeper dish than you can get away with on a non ///M. I think 18" are perfect for the Z's though, 19" can look great but for me look a little too big and have been reported as adversley affecting ride quality a little too much.

nb. lowered suspension also makes a big differnce with how the wheels sit in the arch. Also its pretty normal for people to fit 10-15mm spacers on the rears of the wide bodied cars to get flush with the outer arch.

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Post by Naeem.m »

Thought this site might help a little :wink:

http://www.zvolution.com/Z3Faq/wheels/wheels.htm
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Post by Jonttt »

Naeem.m wrote:Thought this site might help a little :wink:

http://www.zvolution.com/Z3Faq/wheels/wheels.htm
I think thats my new Z with the Breytons :D
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Post by Naeem.m »

thats what i thought when i saw it. the one with the MIL reg. Thats cool. Your car is all over the place :)
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Post by Rob13 »

Here are mine.... Copy Alpinas.....as real ones are stooopid money....you can spot them as the Valve is inside the Centre cap and must fill the wheel via a hollow spoke - very cool.

A nightmare to clean though :-(

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I used to have a '97 2.8 Z3 50k FOR SALE £4699 Shorter 'M' Cup Sport gear knob,M Steering wheel, Alpine / Infinity audio, 18" Alpina style wheels, Clear indicators all round, cold air feed and modified airbox. Miss April in the '09 Calendar.
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Post by shantybeater »

^^ wow great shots rob, a bit more of a drop would set that off perfectly :)
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Post by Rob13 »

Thanks

I know, and maybe 15mm offset at the back too.

All on the to-do list...
I used to have a '97 2.8 Z3 50k FOR SALE £4699 Shorter 'M' Cup Sport gear knob,M Steering wheel, Alpine / Infinity audio, 18" Alpina style wheels, Clear indicators all round, cold air feed and modified airbox. Miss April in the '09 Calendar.
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Post by GARC »

Wooo - I'm REALLY liking the Alpina's ! :P
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m sport 18". I'd go with looks buy easy to clean.lol
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Post by LEX77 »

18" DTM invoits. Polised chromed rim, satin centre. 9" rears look extra wide after putting 265's on. (pictured with 255's)
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Post by W444 LKR »

Here is mine...19" same make as 321bhp's, saw his and wanted a set! 8-)

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W4LKR, I love those wheels every time I see them on 321's. They look great on an ///M, wish I could have seen them last weekend :head:

How do you find the ride around Cheshire on 19"'s ?

I'm really surprised how well my 18" ride (on ACS sport supsension) :D I thought the setup would be a lot harder and jittery on A roads but not too bad at all.

Would be interesting to hear how the 19" are on (guessing) standard ///M suspension ? (ps I'd ask 321 put its hard for him to tell on 200 miles pa :D )
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Mine when I had her on BBS CH's

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Why did you sell so soon katie? The guy I bought my supercharger kit off said he knew you, lev is his name, real nice fella, think he said he met u at the bluewater meet? He used to have a blue e36 m3.
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shantybeater wrote:Why did you sell so soon katie? The guy I bought my supercharger kit off said he knew you, I can't remember his name right now but real nice fella, think he said he met u at the bluewater meet? He used to have a blue e36 m3.
Lev Nice chap :) his had heaps of motors

I loved the Z and I got offered my old car back so initaily i was selling to fund that. Then that all changed and I decided it just wasn't the best BMW i have ever owned, as lovely as it was. It was just a bit noisy and the quality didnt seem to be all there in parts. I drove the car everyday it just was a bit impratical i guess :( So i fixed her welding and sold it on

Looking for a e46 M3 now, boot space at last lol :D
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Post by alanandjudi »

W4LKR, I love those wheels every time I see them on 321's. They look great on an ///M, wish I could have seen them last weekend
Look even better in the flesh, was dead set on keeping my standard S50 alloys and refurbing, but after seeing these serious considering getting a set as seem to be good value from the figures W4LKR quotted. wouldnt mind further details or web address W4LKR.[/quote]
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Post by W444 LKR »

Jonttt wrote:W4LKR, I love those wheels every time I see them on 321's. They look great on an ///M, wish I could have seen them last weekend :head:

How do you find the ride around Cheshire on 19"'s ?

I'm really surprised how well my 18" ride (on ACS sport supsension) :D I thought the setup would be a lot harder and jittery on A roads but not too bad at all.

Would be interesting to hear how the 19" are on (guessing) standard ///M suspension ? (ps I'd ask 321 put its hard for him to tell on 200 miles pa :D )
Cheers for the comment, the ride quality is spot on, didn't notice any difference really, thought that the ride would be harder but its not.

The suspension is standard and I think they sit quite well 8-) .
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alanandjudi wrote:
W4LKR, I love those wheels every time I see them on 321's. They look great on an ///M, wish I could have seen them last weekend
Look even better in the flesh, was dead set on keeping my standard S50 alloys and refurbing, but after seeing these serious considering getting a set as seem to be good value from the figures W4LKR quotted. wouldnt mind further details or web address W4LKR.
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Hi, I bought them from DP-Motorsport (they are based in Scotland) I think the code for them is Cruize 134 (but I will check), they sell on Ebay also. I bought mine with Avon ZZ3, if you do get a set make sure they send the correct offset for your car, the back ones they sent the first time were completely wrong as they were way to far in the wheel arch. However, they did collect and resend the correct ones and gave me a discount for being a member of the forum. :)
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yalden
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I don't need much of an excuse to share, my home made AC Schnitzers...

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17" M Roadstar Styling 40 ftw :)


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3.0 Lakes Lee
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Post by 3.0 Lakes Lee »

AC Schnitzer type II 3pc 18"

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Can't have a wheel thread without some BBS LM porn! :D

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Chippy wrote:Can't have a wheel thread without some BBS LM porn! :D

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LMs, without doubt THE most beautiful wheel on the planet! 8-)
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Stunning. How much for a set to fit the M? Bet it's painful!
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Rondell 021
8x17(f) 10x17(r)

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Replica MV1's

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JohnSmith wrote:Stunning. How much for a set to fit the M? Bet it's painful!
they used to be around 2.5k-3k new but are now discontinued, put it this way I've been looking for the right size set for my zm for over a year, I'm expecting to pay 1.5k-2k second hand
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Z3 2.8 Progress Journal (Mine)
Z3 1.9 Sport Progress Journal (Wifey's)

I have an element of 'M-styling' on my car, If that's a good enough reason for the manufacturers to adorn a 320 with the M badge, then its certainly a good enough reason for me..
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Mark, those AC Schnitzers type threes look great. Are they staggered?
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Hi
These are my newly aquired set, ready for summer use.

http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22997

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Daz 999 wrote:Mark, those AC Schnitzers type threes look great. Are they staggered?
No they're not. 8.5j rims et 35. the car has been lowered somewhat and its not a widebody variant, so i think thats why they site so flush. got a 3mm spacer on the front wheels to clear the bottom of the coilovers.
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c_w wrote:Rondell 021
8x17(f) 10x17(r)

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Very nice... I recall an appreciation thread on Bimmerforums for Rondell 021's; those yanks would die for a staggered set.

I think that's the first photo I've seen of your car c_w... you finally kept your promise to show me a photo of your kidneys, albeit about 14 months late:lol:
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Chippy wrote:Can't have a wheel thread without some BBS LM porn! :D

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So nice with LM! Whats the name of that "rear wing"??
Z3M Coupé -99
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shantybeater wrote:
JohnSmith wrote:Stunning. How much for a set to fit the M? Bet it's painful!
they used to be around 2.5k-3k new but are now discontinued, put it this way I've been looking for the right size set for my zm for over a year, I'm expecting to pay 1.5k-2k second hand
Does anyone do any decent replicas?
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Carlee wrote:
Chippy wrote:Can't have a wheel thread without some BBS LM porn! :D

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So nice with LM! Whats the name of that "rear wing"??
It's a G-Power one and it will soon be for sale!! :wink:
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So jealous of you guys who can afford (performance wise) to put 18" rims on your Z3.

With the 1.9 M44 I really think it would be a bad idea to put such large wheels on. The acceleration performance would be even worse than it is on standard 16's i'm guessing.

More noticeable on a humble 4 cyl model imo.
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danieltharris wrote:So jealous of you guys who can afford (performance wise) to put 18" rims on your Z3.

With the 1.9 M44 I really think it would be a bad idea to put such large wheels on. The acceleration performance would be even worse than it is on standard 16's i'm guessing.

More noticeable on a humble 4 cyl model imo.
Where do you get this from?

If the the overall circumference of the wheel/tyre combination is the same for 15" and 19" wheels then the gearing (acceleration and speed) will not be affected. The only things that could have an effect are the overall weight impacting innertia and the width of the tyre generating extra friction.

A 225/50/16 is almost identical to a 225/45/17, 225/40/18 and close enough to a 225/35/19 to make no difference.

Have a read of this, especially the section on rolling radius and then use the tyre size calculator. You are not likely to notice any difference at all below 2%, maybe more.

Where larger wheels do compromise you is in ride comfort and your wallet. The tyres are more expensive and less able to withstand potholes. Larger wheels can also affect tramlining (see mutiple threads on this).

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siwilson wrote:
danieltharris wrote:So jealous of you guys who can afford (performance wise) to put 18" rims on your Z3.

With the 1.9 M44 I really think it would be a bad idea to put such large wheels on. The acceleration performance would be even worse than it is on standard 16's i'm guessing.

More noticeable on a humble 4 cyl model imo.
Where do you get this from?

If the the overall circumference of the wheel/tyre combination is the same for 15" and 19" wheels then the gearing (acceleration and speed) will not be affected. The only things that could have an effect are the overall weight impacting innertia and the width of the tyre generating extra friction.

A 225/50/16 is almost identical to a 225/45/17, 225/40/18 and close enough to a 225/35/19 to make no difference.

Have a read of this, especially the section on rolling radius and then use the tyre size calculator. You are not likely to notice any difference at all below 2%, maybe more.

Where larger wheels do compromise you is in ride comfort and your wallet. The tyres are more expensive and less able to withstand potholes. Larger wheels can also affect tramlining (see mutiple threads on this).

Si.
Had a look and maybe I should consider some new wheels for my Zed. Since i'm now going to keep it longer than I expected (had it a year).

Cheers for the info, I remember using that calculator years ago when I had an Escort GTi (Which wasn't chavved up, just wheels, lowering and Recaro seats)

Just going to look for some pre facelift 1.9's with aftermarket wheels now, as most cars in this thread have the wider rear arches from either 2.8's or facelifted models.
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Style 78 7.5x17 fronts and 8.5x17 rears ET41, I think one of the nicest alloys BMW made for the Zed.

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Have to agree there Tim... got them on my 2.2 Sport. Mind you I do have a set of 18" Z4M wheels sitting in the garage off my old Z4. Not worked out offsets yet but when the weather improves I might do a trial fitting!
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