I got my 18" OEM BMW wheel and my Maxxis tire mounted today. The M12 bolts have some play in the bolt holes in the wheels, as expected since they are made for M14, but the conical head of the bolts matches perfectly with the counter sink on the wheels. I haven't bolted it to the car yet, but I don't expect any issues. And like I mentioned earlier, the M3 guys have used this wheel successfully in the past.
Now I am doing some research on a quality compact jack.
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Originally Posted by Dackelone
^^The BMW scissor jack is a better choice - I think. BMW thinks the same since they offer it as an option via thier parts dept. I never liked those leaning jacks. The scissor jack that BMW reccomends is more stable since it lifts straight up and not at an angle.
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The BMW kit you showed off seems to have had a few reported failures:
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=351023
I know scissor jack's aren't the most reliable form of jacking up a car, but those incidents have me nervous. It also seems a bit expensive for a simple jack, chock, and wrench.
I'm thinking of building my own jack kit. This is much more affordable, however, I have no idea on it's quality and I am assuming since it is listed as fitting an E46 M3 it will fit into the BMW jack pad:
http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E46-M3-S54_3.2L/ES1866579/
Maybe I should just get something like this with a very large capacity so as to have plenty of margin:
http://www.harborfreight.com/automot...ack-96406.html
I would have to make an adapter to fit properly into the jack pad of the car, but that seems fairly easy.
Any thoughts?