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"19 inch wheels to 18 inch my experience"
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Keep them that colour, they look great
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They look great, I love Arc8's but they are a little tricky to get a decent concave version on the non ///M.
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Thanks for the complements guys, I purchased them from a company called BAANVELGEN Performance parts in the Netherlands, Hendrik Baan was the guy that helped with my transaction, very quick and getting back to you via email, usually with in a matter of hours and also offers great advice with your purchase. The car is lowered on Eibach springs but that's it.Hadies wrote:This has convinced me to stick with 18's. Thank you.
They look great. I think I'd prefer the current colour over black. Where'd you get them from?
Is your car lowered?
I would definitely look at the apex wheels, the newest editions to the apex brand are the ec-7 wheels which are also very light, both styles are very strong also (JWL tested and VIA certified) and more importantly affordable.
I think ill stick to the colour then guys, the wheels look better in person also as I'm sure most do.
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GREAT thread... really really good.... well done OP... love the wheel choice and love those thick sidewalls,
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Looks fantastic. May I ask how much those wheels cost?
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I have been.looking for these wheels, where did you manage to buy them from?
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Aren't the standard sizes 225/40 and 255/35???z4mroadster wrote:I also went back to the original sized tyres, front, 225, 45 and rear 255, 40 with Michelin pilot super sports.
I know they are the sizes I generally find when I google it and taken from another thread:
in my manual etc that the appropriate tyres for 18" wheels on mine should be...
Front - 225/40 18
Rear - 255/35 18
Having said that, my car is running the sizes given by the OP.....can anyone clarify this?
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Very nice OP, you may have seen in other threads I have been considering the move back down to 18s from the CSLs. It will be the ARC8s or EC-7 I go with. The only challenge I am having is knowing if the ARC8s in the exact size you have bought would clear my AP racing brakes.
Any chance I could ask a cheeky favour and get you to check clearance if I sent you a template?
Any chance I could ask a cheeky favour and get you to check clearance if I sent you a template?
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Wow they're light compared to OEM which are around 26lbs fronts and 30lbs for the rears. I'm not surprised you've noticed a difference
I'll need to see what other styles they do!
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OP..... only thing is i kinda think you've boo boo'd on the tyre size choice, for both tyres will have a slight stretch to them and the rims won't have any protection, i think you should have gone 235/40 and 265/35 respectively, you May find that 40 aspect ratio in the rear on an ET22 offset catches the fender lip/liner.... take the car on the fast bumpy b-road that gives full compression and report back.....
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DONDP wrote:Very nice OP, you may have seen in other threads I have been considering the move back down to 18s from the CSLs. It will be the ARC8s or EC-7 I go with. The only challenge I am having is knowing if the ARC8s in the exact size you have bought would clear my AP racing brakes.
Any chance I could ask a cheeky favour and get you to check clearance if I sent you a template?
they won't fit as are but with a 5 mm spacer they will
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Hmmm, think I would need some more neg camber if I ran that offset with my current setup. Other option would be to raise ride height I guess...Beedub wrote:DONDP wrote:Very nice OP, you may have seen in other threads I have been considering the move back down to 18s from the CSLs. It will be the ARC8s or EC-7 I go with. The only challenge I am having is knowing if the ARC8s in the exact size you have bought would clear my AP racing brakes.
Any chance I could ask a cheeky favour and get you to check clearance if I sent you a template?
they won't fit as are but with a 5 mm spacer they will
I run my CSLs and oem 224s with a 5mm spacer and only just avoid rubbing when using track biased rubber (235/40 18). Effective offset on that setup is et37 so was hoping the et38s would be a straight fit
Getting pushed towards the EC7s again with the ET35 setup
Going round in circles in my head with this one...
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yeah the lower the offset the more camber needed, i run a -et29 up front, you should see my front wheels!!! lmao!! serious camber, but my ride height is very conservative, higher than the stock damper/eibach lowering spring combo id say... works very well for my aggressively setup vehicle.
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Of course, ill even message the guy at baan velgen and the agent at apex I spoke to and ask them, I know for certain the ec-7 wheels have more clearence for definite.DONDP wrote:Very nice OP, you may have seen in other threads I have been considering the move back down to 18s from the CSLs. It will be the ARC8s or EC-7 I go with. The only challenge I am having is knowing if the ARC8s in the exact size you have bought would clear my AP racing brakes.
Any chance I could ask a cheeky favour and get you to check clearance if I sent you a template?
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Honda s2000 (AEM v2 induction kit) 240bhp
BMW 330ci m-sport 231bhp
Current: Silver BMW z4MR