Wheel fitment question...

[Paul in NZ]

the wheels must have been bored out?....i never knew the throwing stars came in e 39 fitment

[bubba966]

the wheels must have been bored out?....i never knew the throwing stars came in e 39 fitment

Listing said they were aftermarket. Fancy for aftermarket T-Stars as the only ones I've seen pics of were one piece cast, and looked bad. Those at least look like the real deal.

[e34.535i.sport]

Thanks guys! I'm a happy bunny!! ( Besides this virus I've got - feels like I've been eating razor blades )

However, the wheels look spot on, I've got them stored in my dad's spare room until I can find some nice tyres for them. They seem a lot lighter than the wheels I have on now but there's no tyres so it could be negligible.

Anyway, speaking of tyres I'm in two minds... On one hand I was looking at getting 235-45-17 all round... On the other I was thinking of putting 235-40-17 on the rear... Would either of these options be pheasible?

Really can't wait to get them on!

[e34.535i.sport]

Dont know what price he paid in the end. But thats 3 hours each way! And its snowing. You have to admire the commitment

I think you mean I should BE committed!

[whiskychaser]

I think you mean I should BE committed!

True. But as its your birthday I was being nice

[bubba966]

Run 235/45/17 all around. Don't put 235/40/17's on. E34's do well with PS2's. Quite like 235/45/17 PS2's on my car.

[Paul in NZ]

when i first got my car it had 235 45 x 17 on the front and 255 40 x 17 on the back...a poor mans "staggered fitment" perhaps?

[bubba966]

when i first got my car it had 235 45 x 17 on the front and 255 40 x 17 on the back...a poor mans "staggered fitment" perhaps?

Those are proper staggered sizes for an E34 staggered setup. But you're supposed to be running 17 x 9 ET22 on the rear & 17 x 8 ET20 on the front when running those sizes. If you've got 17x 8's all around you should stick to 235/45/17 on all corners. And staggered E34's don't handle quite as well as non-staggered ones do. The 255/40/17's add a little too much understeer.

[e34.535i.sport]

These are replica wheels, not staggered (8J front and back) so 235 should be fine. That's the width I have on currently and haven't had any problems... Still turkeying to get them on but I've had a fair bit of expense this month (new shocks/springs + road tax) so need to wait for payday to get them rubbered up...

[bubba966]

So are they one piece or two piece? Meaning can you take the cover off? I'm still rather surprised they replica's as they don't look like any replica T-Stars that I've ever seen pics of.