Wheels and sizing help!

mfindigital · 08-30-2022, 02:50 PM

Hi Everyone,

Been waiting on wheels forever because I honestly love the 264's. If they were wider, I wouldn't even be on this journey.

My car is spinning in 4th on the highway, has been since I went PS2. Ruins the car in my opinion, I hate spinning away all the power I paid for. I have Continenetal Extreme Contacts on the car now, which are pretty sticky for a street tire.

So I want to move to a 9.5inch rear and 8.5 inch front. I have spacers on now (15mm back and 10mm front), is anyone aware if 9.5 rear will fit without rubbing?

Having a really hard time picking wheels. Anyone have any good recommendations? Right now, I'm looking at

1. OZ' Allegrita HLT's (can't find good pictures on them on a 1 series)
2. VMR 703 or 710 (these feel like safety picks, but would like something a bit more unique)
3. OZ Ultraleggera
4. And a new wheel maker, ESR SR05 (or SR01, love them both). They are basically BBS LM reps (which is my favorite bmw wheel ever but out of my price range).

I am heavily leaning toward the ESR's.
Does anyone have experience with ESR wheels? It's about 1,100 for four wheels. They look unbelievable, to me, but I can only find them on three series. Any other recommendations in the 1000-$1600 range? Picks of the ESR's below for context:

white.nasty135i · 08-30-2022, 05:00 PM

I have the standard Apex arc8s sizes for 135i on nitto nt05s 235 front 265 rear. No rubbing at stock height for me.

Later on I did coilovers, camber plates and even put a 5mm spacer on rear. Still no rubbing

mfindigital · 08-30-2022, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by white.nasty135i

I have the standard Apex arc8s sizes for 135i on nitto nt05s 235 front 265 rear. No rubbing at stock height for me.

Later on I did coilovers, camber plates and even put a 5mm spacer on rear. Still no rubbing

sweet. I'm sold on white ESR LM reps, these are too gorgeous. Was a bit worried about how white would look, but this is an ideal setup for me. Feel free to close thread, thanks.

Eyeman · 08-30-2022, 06:14 PM

Wheels are as much about the offset as the width. You might could use an 11" rim width wheel with a 275 or 285 width tire if you got the exact right offset/tire, etc (guess that would be around a 60 offset). Pilot Super Sports or PS4S are by far my favorite daily driven high HP performance car tire.

mfindigital · 08-30-2022, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eyeman

Wheels are as much about the offset as the width. You might could use an 11" rim width wheel with a 275 or 285 width tire if you got the exact right offset/tire, etc (guess that would be around a 60 offset). Pilot Super Sports or PS4S are by far my favorite daily driven high HP performance car tire.

Ya it looks like the offsets on these won't work. Unfortunate. 4's are very moderately stickier than my tires, track times are always within a few 1/10ths in comps. I need something stickier than that, probably going with a federal 595 rs-rr

ANYONE know if there are any BBS LM replicas that fit our car? Guess I'll go with RP-F1's or the 703s if not.

Eyeman · 08-30-2022, 09:04 PM

Have you heard about the rear brake hub mod you can do and gain around 7mm? I did that so I could run 9.5et45 wheels easier.

Suprgnat · 09-02-2022, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eyeman

Have you heard about the rear brake hub mod you can do and gain around 7mm? I did that so I could run 9.5et45 wheels easier.

10mm.

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mfindigital Lieutenant 349 Rep 574 Posts Drives: 2011 135i Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: los angeles iTrader: (0)	Wheels and sizing help! Hi Everyone, Been waiting on wheels forever because I honestly love the 264's. If they were wider, I wouldn't even be on this journey. My car is spinning in 4th on the highway, has been since I went PS2. Ruins the car in my opinion, I hate spinning away all the power I paid for. I have Continenetal Extreme Contacts on the car now, which are pretty sticky for a street tire. So I want to move to a 9.5inch rear and 8.5 inch front. I have spacers on now (15mm back and 10mm front), is anyone aware if 9.5 rear will fit without rubbing? Having a really hard time picking wheels. Anyone have any good recommendations? Right now, I'm looking at 1. OZ' Allegrita HLT's (can't find good pictures on them on a 1 series) 2. VMR 703 or 710 (these feel like safety picks, but would like something a bit more unique) 3. OZ Ultraleggera 4. And a new wheel maker, ESR SR05 (or SR01, love them both). They are basically BBS LM reps (which is my favorite bmw wheel ever but out of my price range). I am heavily leaning toward the ESR's. Does anyone have experience with ESR wheels? It's about 1,100 for four wheels. They look unbelievable, to me, but I can only find them on three series. Any other recommendations in the 1000-$1600 range? Picks of the ESR's below for context: Attached Images __________________ 2011 Space Grey 135i DCT: Pure Stage 2, Fuel-it Stage 2 LPFP, ST XTA Coilovers, Berk Street Axle Back, MHD Stage 2+, VRSF Catless DP, VRSF 5" FMIC, VRSF LCP, BMS UCP, M3 FSB, e92 M3 Drivers Seat. Last edited by mfindigital; 08-30-2022 at 03:15 PM..
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white.nasty135i Private 37 Rep 59 Posts Drives: 2009 Bmw 135i Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Vancouver BC iTrader: (0)	I have the standard Apex arc8s sizes for 135i on nitto nt05s 235 front 265 rear. No rubbing at stock height for me. Later on I did coilovers, camber plates and even put a 5mm spacer on rear. Still no rubbing
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Eyeman Colonel 121 Rep 2,037 Posts Drives: 2008 135 blk, blk, step Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0) Garage List 1994 Porsche 968 Cab [0.00] 2017 AMG GTS [0.00] 1994 Porsche 968 Coupe [0.00] 1977 Mercedes 450SE ... [0.00] 2008 135 [8.00]	Have you heard about the rear brake hub mod you can do and gain around 7mm? I did that so I could run 9.5et45 wheels easier. __________________ Injen, RR OCC, MadDad Whisper, donut spare, 19x8.5et43fr 19x9.5et45r Volk LE37's, rear fenders rolled/pulled, PSS4S 225/35fr 255/30r, KW V1's, AR coated catless dps, Cross strutbar, CF grills and license plate holder, iCarbon diffuser, ETS black anodized FMIC, M3 control arms, Quaife, ER chargepipe, ForgeDV's, Topspeed Custom Tune, V3sims, Braille, Andrey_GTA rear hub mod, Ebay Mstyle front bumper and performance style side skirts.
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