Reply With QuoteI say go for it, since you have good roads.
19 inch wheels
I`m thinking about purchasing some 19 inch wheels (BBS) for my 93 M5.
(hear me out!) I have stock M5 suspension with the Nuburing pkg.
The roads are kept up in my area, and I don`t encounter many potholes..
I have some Racing Dynamics 17`s on now, so the 19`s will actually be lighter. I know there is a pretty conservative view on this board about
this subject, but I would like to hear about anyone running this size.
thanks.
Grand Master
I say go for it, since you have good roads.
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Tires cost WAY more and don't last near as long. But hey, it's your carOriginally Posted by NH004
I`m thinking about purchasing some 19 inch wheels (BBS) for my 93 M5.
(hear me out!) I have stock M5 suspension with the Nuburing pkg.
The roads are kept up in my area, and I don`t encounter many potholes..
I have some Racing Dynamics 17`s on now, so the 19`s will actually be lighter. I know there is a pretty conservative view on this board about
this subject, but I would like to hear about anyone running this size.
thanks.
-ashley
'92 525iA / 179k miles / Born 3.92 / ABS / No ASC / stock / North Carolina
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Grand Master
Show us a picture of what you are considering.
I am in So Cal where the roads are like glass cause we don't get the freezing thawing cycle. My suspension is very stiff so it is hard to differeniate what is the wheels and what is the suspension, but in an ideal world I would prefer a little more cushiness. My set up was selected by the prior owner. I can't imagine what 19s would feel like. Even if the roads are great, there are always driveway lips. That is when I think I wish I had a little more sidewall.
Dinan chip, Bilstein sports w H&R, RD sways, RD strut brace, 750 bushings, Zimmermans/MetalMasters, O.E. M Pars, Eisenmann muffler
Grand Master
wanna sell the RD's
Big, Big Time Poster
Yeah that makes sense...
The wheels I`m looking at are the 19 inch LM`s
They are lighter than the RD`s.
I looked on the BBS website, and it says that the sizes for the E34
are: 19X8.5 front et20 19X10 rear et20
Sorry, I`m keeping the RD`s
BMW 5er Reihe E34 5/H, 5/H Touring
LM wheel LM 121 dsk/pol. 8.5 x 19
LM 148 HA dsk/pol. 10 x 19
Last edited by NH004; 09-17-2005 at 04:36 PM.
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