Wheel sizes?
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Wheel sizes?
Can anybody tell me what setup I could go to on my 99 2.8?
I’d quite like 18” wheels and a staggered setup if possible (bigger rears).
Can’t seem to find anything definitive on what would work.
I’d quite like 18” wheels and a staggered setup if possible (bigger rears).
Can’t seem to find anything definitive on what would work.
Re: Wheel sizes?
18” wheels split opinion. To the best of my knowledge no Z3 (not sure on Ms) left the factory with 18” wheels. Some people say they get on fine with them. Others take them back off. I have some on one of my cars and they have caused tramlining. But new suspension and tyres may sort that. 18” wheels seem to demand more from the rest of the car.
17” are the safer option and you will certainly find these as staggered sets. In fact I have a nice set of 5-spoke Style 18s for sale.
Robert
17” are the safer option and you will certainly find these as staggered sets. In fact I have a nice set of 5-spoke Style 18s for sale.
Robert
2001 Z3 2.2 Topaz Blue (Trudy) - Keeper rebuilt from a write-off
2002 Z3 2.2 Titan Silver (Cookies) - Keeper rebuilt having been bought with a seized engine
2002 Z3 3.0 Sapphire Black (Peanut) - Keeper awaiting rebuilding having been bought as an abandoned project
Plus Willy, Kodak & Maycee - All 2.2 Sport projects. Yes, 6 is a lot of Z3s
Always happy to try and help with spares
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Re: Wheel sizes?
Thanks for the advice. The car actually has style 18s on it already, but I’m looking for more of a multispoke. 17s sound like the way forward.mrscalex wrote: ↑Mon 14 May, 2018 20:20 18” wheels split opinion. To the best of my knowledge no Z3 (not sure on Ms) left the factory with 18” wheels. Some people say they get on fine with them. Others take them back off. I have some on one of my cars and they have caused tramlining. But new suspension and tyres may sort that. 18” wheels seem to demand more from the rest of the car.
17” are the safer option and you will certainly find these as staggered sets. In fact I have a nice set of 5-spoke Style 18s for sale.
Robert
My first Z3 had split rims on which were hellish to clean but looked great (pic below). Can’t remeber size and not sure of style number. I do like style 78s though.
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I had 18x8.5 on my 2.8 without problem.
One member I remember had 19’
One member I remember had 19’
Gazza
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
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Re: Wheel sizes?
Those wheels are a little odd in that they don't have a 'Style x' designation. They are actually known somewhat clumsily as 'Cross spoke comp.II 42'. The 42 presumably refers to the fact they are a split rim version of Style 42. But they are not as some people believe Style 42 itself.Dr. Wilson wrote: ↑Mon 14 May, 2018 20:51 My first Z3 had split rims on which were hellish to clean but looked great (pic below). Can’t remeber size and not sure of style number. I do like style 78s though.
They were an official Z3 option and would have been 17" and staggered.
Style 108s are my favourites and are the 18" wheels I have on currently. But I must try and resolve the tram-lining or go back to 17" wheels. And the Style 78s are my favourite there. The connection with most of the nice Z3 wheels is that they are made by BBS.
2001 Z3 2.2 Topaz Blue (Trudy) - Keeper rebuilt from a write-off
2002 Z3 2.2 Titan Silver (Cookies) - Keeper rebuilt having been bought with a seized engine
2002 Z3 3.0 Sapphire Black (Peanut) - Keeper awaiting rebuilding having been bought as an abandoned project
Plus Willy, Kodak & Maycee - All 2.2 Sport projects. Yes, 6 is a lot of Z3s
Always happy to try and help with spares
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They were AC Schnitzer type IV racing copies
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18-BMW-AC-SC ... Swj-Ba-KSE
Gazza
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
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Re: Wheel sizes?
Those wheels really suit the Zed
Gazza
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
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Horses for courses, but I wouldn't swap my 17' 'style 89 for anything else!
Boosh.
Boosh.
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Here's mine on Style 32s from an E46 (3 series). 18 x 8 fronts on 225 tyres, 18 x 8.5 rears on 255 tyres - also on Eibach lowering springs. Handles very well, car mostly used on track.
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