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1991 525i Novs
05-26-2006, 08:11 AM
i need ur help on decided if i should get these and if its a good price too?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8067727037&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

ThoreauHD
05-26-2006, 08:17 AM
Decent price and the wheels look pretty nice. They are very big though.. yer gonna feel those bumps.

1991 525i Novs
05-26-2006, 08:29 AM
what size should i go with and where is a good place to get some nice ones for a cheap budget

VentoGT
05-26-2006, 08:33 AM
You should be fine on 18s...those listed are damned cheap--it will be hard to find cheaper 18" wheels anywhere...just remember that you get what you pay for, and tires are gonna be quite pricey too...

1991 525i Novs
05-26-2006, 08:35 AM
do u think they are cheaply made, i want to get rid of my 15 inchers but where do i start?

angrypancake
05-26-2006, 08:35 AM
make damn sure you get really good tires. the ride wont be terrible at all. you cant beat $495

1991 525i Novs
05-26-2006, 08:42 AM
what size tires would u recommend for these bad boys, also u think this place is legit

1991 525i Novs
05-26-2006, 08:51 AM
what about these 2

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/findWheelDetail.do?rcz=60561&mk=BMW&rc=ILCINT&yr=1991&wd=18&c=2&dVeh=dVeh&pc=57782&rw=&bp=&vid=006955

diamond777
05-26-2006, 08:55 AM
the place seems legit enuf. i have16 inchers on my e-34 and that is as big as i would go because that is the way the car was designed. the 16's go on the m5 of our vintage. do not mess around with mother nature ,so to speak. btw i have 225 55 16 tires-about 100 each and bbs wheels.very very sharp;)

angrypancake
05-26-2006, 08:58 AM
e34 m5's come with 17" (tstar) or 18"(m-par) wheels.....

diamond777
05-26-2006, 09:02 AM
my bad then. i read somewhere the tires for a m5 in 91 was 255 50 16

1991 525i Novs
05-26-2006, 09:02 AM
so u dont think the 2nd ones would look good? or what

angrypancake
05-26-2006, 09:04 AM
what color is your car? m-par replicas for $135 each is badass.

SharkmanBMW
05-26-2006, 09:06 AM
Replicas are always risky... softer, heavier and harder to balance.

I would buy local so you have somewhere to go back to when you have issues.

1991 525i Novs
05-26-2006, 09:08 AM
only way to get real ones is to find a really good deal from someone or pay a **** ton of money right?

SchnellE34
05-26-2006, 10:07 AM
Yep, pretty much. I would abso****inlutely NOT buy those ones off eBay. They look nice but i'm sure are cheap quality and communication with the seller will be tough.

VentoGT
05-26-2006, 10:20 AM
Tirerack at least has something you can go after if they fail to deliver or give you an inferior product. Plus, you can buy wheel and tire sets from them and have them balanced so that you can just throw the rims on when you get them. Remember you will be spending more per tire than per wheel, so keep that in mind when you are looking at overall budget.

SchnellE34
05-26-2006, 10:21 AM
The wheels on the car are arguably the most important safety feature it has to offer. Getting cheap or poor quality wheels is not going to help in emergency situations and may deplete other suspension parts as well.

I have been looking for wheels here. (http://www.lakeshorewheelandtire.com/index.html) They having wheel and tire packages and are running a sale with free shipping.

1991 525i Novs
05-26-2006, 11:52 AM
i have been looking there too, but kinda pricey, so who knows then, u gotta pay for install and balance 2, ebay does seem crap, anyone else know good places to check for wheels

ericcamaro
05-26-2006, 01:10 PM
try Roadfly I currently have a set of 17x8 Style 42 2pc BBS stock 2003 530i wheels on there for 1k. A great deal if you know how hard these are to find.

1991 525i Novs
05-26-2006, 02:29 PM
looking a little cheaper than a 1k and especially used rims too