Lightweight wheels for 135

Järppä · 04-03-2012, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Bavarian54bimmer

Thanks mate!

And how do you review the difference now? does the car feel more agile and does the steering feel more direct ?

PS : please tell me you're on PSS and no longer the RFT because if i go for aftermarket wheels i'll surely dump the RFT's

cheers!

I really don't know yet, yesterday i got wheels and summer tyres under the car and there is snow and there is freeze -2 C so have to be carefull when driving.

Steering feels more direct.
One thing i notice that car looks better than winter tyres

I have Falken 452 tyres. No RFT
Front 225/40R18
Rear 245/35R18

BrokenVert · 04-03-2012, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 1speedbike

Matt, I will have to respectfully disagree with that. My Breytons were daily driven in NJ, took a couple trips down to Baltimore, and several to NYC (Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx), and I never had any problem. Even when I popped over a curb, they did not crack at all. Only bent and that's because I hopped a curb sideways at highway speed. They are a high quality wheel, better than VMR in my own opinion. Gill's recommendation should be enough for anyone, but ever since those couple horror stories from 2 years ago I never noticed anyone else on the forum complaining about them.
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This is embarrassing now because I cant remember who you are. Sorry!

But there is nothing to disagree with. They have poor quality control. I never said that all of their wheels are bad but they do let bad ones through. Many people have had cracked Breytons over the years. You can look all of this up.

1speedbike · 04-03-2012, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

This is embarrassing now because I cant remember who you are. Sorry!

But there is nothing to disagree with. They have poor quality control. I never said that all of their wheels are bad but they do let bad ones through. Many people have had cracked Breytons over the years. You can look all of this up.

Lol, it's okay man. I get usernames and people confused. I'll give you a hint.. I'm on the Tri-State FB group, but I never go to meets because I'm a lazy fuck. And I just got new wheels and posted them on there. And my front license plate is permanently fucked up

BrokenVert · 04-03-2012, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 1speedbike

Lol, it's okay man. I get usernames and people confused. I'll give you a hint.. I'm on the Tri-State FB group, but I never go to meets because I'm a lazy fuck. And I just got new wheels and posted them on there. And my front license plate is permanently fucked up

Andre???

I would know for sure if you actually ever came out

1speedbike · 04-03-2012, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

Andre???

And maybe if we ever have a 2PM weekend meet I'll wake up in time

wibbit · 04-05-2012, 09:29 AM

Contacted Advan Australia today and it appears the hyper silver RZ is a good 15% more expensive than the dark gunmetal colour.

Silver is lighter? haha

Focusedintntions · 04-05-2012, 10:02 AM

A highly over looked wheel are the Forgestar f14's. They're extremely light and I track with them a lot. Gotten nothing but compliments on my wheels and 18lbs a wheel are extremely light for an 18" wheel. I have mine wrapped in PSS's. Sorry for the crappy photo but you get the idea.

Bavarian54bimmer · 04-05-2012, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Focusedintntions

A highly over looked wheel are the Forgestar f14's. They're extremely light and I track with them a lot. Gotten nothing but compliments on my wheels and 18lbs a wheel are extremely light for an 18" wheel. I have mine wrapped in PSS's. Sorry for the crappy photo but you get the idea.

Sick Wheels indeed bro!

A quick Review will be highly appreciated, steering response, does it communicate way better than stock ? do you really feel the difference due to the unsprung weight on bumps and braking etc,,??

Plus if you could share your setup : Offset , Semi concave or deep concave etc,,, and the tire size

Cheers!

BrokenVert · 04-05-2012, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by 1speedbike

And maybe if we ever have a 2PM weekend meet I'll wake up in time

workaholics? Ohh stop being lazy. You can see me drop some lightweight wheels on the activeE and spend the day autoxing

1speedbike · 04-05-2012, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

workaholics?

(trust me, I love the show I have a million of these)

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Ohh stop being lazy. You can see me drop some lightweight wheels on the activeE and spend the day autoxing

I really should. I just hate waking up early. Ugh. But that's not an excuse. Next reasonable meet that doesn't actually interfere with my schooling I will go to. There's really no excuse since I quit my job lol. You can all see my dirty-ass broken-bumpered, scratched up, beauty of a car.

Sorry I kind of made this whole thread pretty off-topic. So yeah. Lightweight wheels. Woooo

Forgestars are nice. And not much more expensive than Breytons. If anyone's worried about Breyton quality (which I still maintain they shouldn't be), Forgestars are a nice choice and only a small step up in price.

Mstandard · 04-05-2012, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Bavarian54bimmer

Sick Wheels indeed bro!

Plus if you could share your setup : Offset , Semi concave or deep concave etc,,, and the tire size

Cheers!

I want to know too. They look great on your car!

Focusedintntions · 04-05-2012, 12:26 PM

They 18 x 8.5 and a 9.5 rear; et 46 and et56 (best remembered); they have a bit of concavity to them, more than the apex's i've seen in person, but less than anything you can run on a 3 series. I run a 225/255 setup although i could go a 235 up front and 275 rear. On a stock setup i had no rubbing issues at all. Now i'm lowered on kw v2's and running -2.5 in the front -1.5 in the rear and still no issues. I track the car a bunch and they've with stood the abuse with no issues.

Performance wise its hard to tell on the butt meter. You will however notice immediately that steering is much lighter (in a good way) and combined with the m3 lca's communicates very well. You'll notice a massive difference in weight from stocks with rft's to these with pss's when swapping them out...i want to say about 15lbs a wheels. If i remember right, every pound of unsprung weight you remove is equal to 4lbs of sprung weight.

pixelblue · 04-05-2012, 12:36 PM

actually in the case of wheels and tires it's rotating mass which if remember correctly it's like 10 to 1

wibbit · 04-05-2012, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Focusedintntions

...notice immediately that steering is much lighter (in a good way) and combined with the m3 lca's communicates very well.

Thank you for the feedback. This is probably the first response to my original question :P Keep it up guys, would love to know some more experiences.

04-05-2012, 09:29 AM	#28
wibbit Private 5 Rep 87 Posts Drives: 228i Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0)	Contacted Advan Australia today and it appears the hyper silver RZ is a good 15% more expensive than the dark gunmetal colour. Silver is lighter? haha
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Focusedintntions Colonel 105 Rep 2,696 Posts Drives: 2011 135i M-Sport :D Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NoVA iTrader: (1)	A highly over looked wheel are the Forgestar f14's. They're extremely light and I track with them a lot. Gotten nothing but compliments on my wheels and 18lbs a wheel are extremely light for an 18" wheel. I have mine wrapped in PSS's. Sorry for the crappy photo but you get the idea. __________________ Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death… – Hunter Thompson
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Focusedintntions Colonel 105 Rep 2,696 Posts Drives: 2011 135i M-Sport :D Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NoVA iTrader: (1)	They 18 x 8.5 and a 9.5 rear; et 46 and et56 (best remembered); they have a bit of concavity to them, more than the apex's i've seen in person, but less than anything you can run on a 3 series. I run a 225/255 setup although i could go a 235 up front and 275 rear. On a stock setup i had no rubbing issues at all. Now i'm lowered on kw v2's and running -2.5 in the front -1.5 in the rear and still no issues. I track the car a bunch and they've with stood the abuse with no issues. Performance wise its hard to tell on the butt meter. You will however notice immediately that steering is much lighter (in a good way) and combined with the m3 lca's communicates very well. You'll notice a massive difference in weight from stocks with rft's to these with pss's when swapping them out...i want to say about 15lbs a wheels. If i remember right, every pound of unsprung weight you remove is equal to 4lbs of sprung weight. __________________ Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death… – Hunter Thompson
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04-05-2012, 12:36 PM	#35
pixelblue Colonel 140 Rep 2,234 Posts Drives: the silver bullet Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: northern virginia iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 135i [8.90]	actually in the case of wheels and tires it's rotating mass which if remember correctly it's like 10 to 1 __________________ "I would quote everything pixelblue said, but you've already read it. Take it from someone who's put the 1 through its paces"
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