18" Alloys

[bigtallsam]

hi all, been a long time

my 525 bit the dust a few months back so am selling these

http://www.bimmernut.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41969

regards

s

[filmy540i/6]

hi all, been a long time

my 525 bit the dust a few months back so am selling these

http://www.bimmernut.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41969

regards

s

You call that "reasonable" condition?

[bigtallsam]

You call that "reasonable" condition?

lol, they are round with rubber all the way round the outside?

other than than a little kerbing on a few the rest of the marks i can only put down to weathering - i've allway kept them clean but 'finish' seemed to go a bit funny in certain ereas of the wheels after a while, round the holes for the nuts and valves.

s

[leicesterboy15]

are they staggered?

[bigtallsam]

are they staggered?

sorry for being dim, remind what you mean regards to staggered?

s

[genphreak]

wider at the rear than the front- and/or different offsets. Dumb thing, but on M5's they do this to get that extra little bit of balance. Also change the bushes, axles, diff, carrier, subframe, brakes, the rest of the suspension, the axle housings, trailing arms... ah well, u know how they think. If you're going to change one thing, you should change the lot, else you won't be able to say you really are the best, even if all that arsing around makes no difference whasoever.

Best let everyone know the offset- its all in the numbers on the back of the rims btw

[bigtallsam]

wider at the rear than the front- and/or different offsets. Dumb thing, but on M5's they do this to get that extra little bit of balance. Also change the bushes, axles, diff, carrier, subframe, brakes, the rest of the suspension, the axle housings, trailing arms... ah well, u know how they think. If you're going to change one thing, you should change the lot, else you won't be able to say you really are the best, even if all that arsing around makes no difference whasoever.

Best let everyone know the offset- its all in the numbers on the back of the rims btw

aaahhhh gotcha! i remember i think the original wheels on the car were staggered

thanks for the reminder

mine are all the same size i.e front could goon the back and vice versa :-(

s

[genphreak]

Only cars of this ilk that came std AFAIK with staggered rims were Alpinas(?), some e31s, M5s and perhaps M3s... it was not an option on anything that didn;t have suspension built for it as the stock gemetry needs to change when you jampackl the wheel arches to every last mm. Staggerd rims with stock suspension causes bad internal wear, economy and screws up handling and balance. (Not that that stops many ppl doing it, LOL)

[sal_park]

Only cars of this ilk that came std AFAIK with staggered rims were Alpinas(?), some e31s, M5s and perhaps M3s... it was not an option on anything that didn;t have suspension built for it as the stock gemetry needs to change when you jampackl the wheel arches to every last mm. Staggerd rims with stock suspension causes bad internal wear, economy and screws up handling and balance. (Not that that stops many ppl doing it, LOL)

Erm, no.

My UK 1994 525 is a standard sport model* and has staggered rims. As far as I know these are original fit which is backed up by the documentation for the car.

* the suspension is described as "low slung m sports suspension" according to my local dealer.

[genphreak]

Erm, no.

My UK 1994 525 is a standard sport model* and has staggered rims. As far as I know these are original fit which is backed up by the documentation for the car.

* the suspension is described as "low slung m sports suspension" according to my local dealer.

Ooooh, nice. So did it have much of the M suspension? At least it would be low springs, shocks and offset bushes. I wonder how much it had. So the 18s were standard fitment? So are those rims are for sure factory fitment? ie Genuine FORGED alloy?

If so they would be one of the best rims for anyone wanting an e34with 18s, as non-forged rims are heavier so tend not to work so well on an e34's geometry.

Maybe you can post a pic of the inner side of the hub where the numbers are stamped?