E36 M3 with CCW 18x9.5

[circa]

To begin, I bought my car on June 2009 in San Antonio, Texas. Flew out with a friend and drove the car back to Los Angeles. In the 7 months of ownership, I've done almost all the maintenance these babies require (thanks to Gary from Minicorsa in North Hollywood). Anyway, my car is currently on TC Kline S/A coils (450f/500r) with Vorshlag plates. The CCW Classic wheels are 18x9.5 all-around with Conti ExtremeContact DW 255/35 front and 265/35 rear. I am currently rubbing in the rear so I'm going to raise it a little more and maybe pull/flare the fender. As of now, I just have the inner rear fender cut. Enough talking...

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Let me know what you guys think... :buttrock

[nine9six]

Love the wheels and BBK. The CCW is one of my fav. wheels of all time!

[overcast]

Looking at these wheels never gets old. Maybe that's why they call them classics...

With a 4x 9.5" setup why not run a squared 255 or 265?
Regardless nice car... do want.

[BeansM3]

Amazing. Up for HD shots! CCW Classics look amazing on everything.

[circa]

Love the wheels and BBK. The CCW is one of my fav. wheels of all time!

Thanks! Even before buying the car, I knew I wanted the wheels.


Looking at these wheels never gets old. Maybe that's why they call them classics...

With a 4x 9.5" setup why not run a squared 255 or 265?
Regardless nice car... do want.

I probably would have gone 255 squared, but my friend sold me a his 265 tires so I made it work. Also, I wanted to add a little more beef back to fight the oversteer (although I've been told that can be adjusted without needing larger rear tires).

[Ghery]

Looks sick man!


Thanks for the props :D

[GWerks]

So sick!!!

I love those wheels!

[circa]

Amazing. Up for HD shots! CCW Classics look amazing on everything.

Thanks! I agree, they do look good on any car! Also, getting a shoot done by my very good friend Scott Chu (scottchu.com) sometime soon. I'll definitely post pictures!


Looks sick man!


Thanks for the props :D

Thanks for helping me fall in love with the car over and over every time I pick it up again! ;)


So sick!!!

I love those wheels!

Thanks! :redspot

By the way, here's a shoot of the Euro oil cooler Gary put in for me. Can't believe the US E36 M's are the only M without a stock oil cooler!

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[Soup Nazi]

That's hawt.

[URoM3]

Very nice set up! looks great! Classics are gonna be my next set up.... when i get the $$$ of course.

[m3mobbin]

Beautiful wheels and chunky tires, a combination that this forum is lacking in. I love the look, very clean man!

I've got a pair of 17x9.5" Classics for my project car, all I need is another pair to complete the 17" version of your setup. It's also funny that I flew out and bought my sedan in Texas and drove it back as well.

[circa]

That's hawt.


Very nice set up! looks great! Classics are gonna be my next set up.... when i get the $$$ of course.

Thanks!


Beautiful wheels and chunky tires, a combination that this forum is lacking in. I love the look, very clean man!

I've got a pair of 17x9.5" Classics for my project car, all I need is another pair to complete the 17" version of your setup. It's also funny that I flew out and bought my sedan in Texas and drove it back as well.

Thanks, I love the fat tires too! The 255's have a slight stretch on the 9.5's which is not too bad. Texas seems to have cheap cars. I couldn't find ANY good deals in Cali for an E36 M3.

I spoke with John at CCW and he let me know he has a 17x9.5 32mm (set of 4) he's trying to get rid of. Call in and see if he's willing to sell you a pair. :alright

[bmwm1128]

More pics!

[3MPowered]

Sick setup!Are your fenders rolled as it is and you just need them rolled a little more?Also, what are the offsets of your wheels?

[325i e36]

By the way, here's a shoot of the Euro oil cooler Gary put in for me. Can't believe the US E36 M's are the only M without a stock oil cooler!


us m3 got the :shiftyend of the stick.

[TheM3]

clean.. looks good

[fonsito]

Those wheels on any ///M look sick!! How much did it cost the oilcooler? I've been thinking about that lately due to the high temps we see here in Puerto Rico. A good summer day would be like 94deg but on others day I goes up to 105deg

[circa]

Thanks guys!


That's hawt.


Sick setup!Are your fenders rolled as it is and you just need them rolled a little more?Also, what are the offsets of your wheels?

Wheels are 32mm all-around and came off my friend's E46 M3. Front is not rolled at all. They rub a little on full-lock turns only. I may think about adding a 12mm spacer in the front and cutting/rolling the inner fender if I want to completely get rid of the inside rubbing. The rears, I had Tony Saggu in Granada Hills cut the inner fender and hammered it out a bit to give me about 12-15mm of space. If you take a look under the fender, you'll notice a glue between the inner and outer fender; he cut the inner fender and glue off. I'm thinking about flaring the fenders, but we'll see...

[318bud]

#1 favorite wheel of all time
hope to own a set some time in the near future
how much did you pick urs up for? if you dont mid

[arthothezilvian]

Lovin' the wheels, lovin' the spoiler. I wish I had these CCW's: flush fitment, without loss of meat.

[Compactive]

I love what you got going on here man, its perfect!

[circa]

Those wheels on any ///M look sick!! How much did it cost the oilcooler? I've been thinking about that lately due to the high temps we see here in Puerto Rico. A good summer day would be like 94deg but on others day I goes up to 105deg

My friend, Gary, helped me source the parts and I believe it cost around ~$600 in parts. I highly recommend it - preventative maintenance is a priority!


#1 favorite wheel of all time
hope to own a set some time in the near future
how much did you pick urs up for? if you dont mid

$2300 with 1000 miles of use. I know they cost $2200 + $60 for the finish new, but the shipping is $200+ and the wait is about a month.


Lovin' the wheels, lovin' the spoiler. I wish I had these CCW's: flush fitment, without loss of meat.


I love what you got going on here man, its perfect!

Appreciate it! Love my tires like my women, with a little meat!!!

[whitebeast]

I wish i had a perfect car, paint the centers gold???

[adamnur]

Man I want to run 255 on a 9.5 up front. What offset are the fronts?

[busterhax]

I don't like Classics with the face mounted behind the lip.

[Bimmer14PA]

Full of win. Nicely done.

[EThirtySicks]

Now this is how you do an E36. I really like it.



Because of this and a couple other cars, I'm eyeing a setup of 18x9.5 all around. mmmmmm

[circa]

The CCW's are the Race version so the Grade 8 bolts bolt from the outside as opposed to the ARP bolts which are from the inside. If the outside bolts bug you, you can try and find shorter ARP bolts that can be retrofit. I believe CCW used to do these a while back, but no longer.

[busterhax]

The CCW's are the Race version so the Grade 8 bolts bolt from the outside as opposed to the ARP bolts which are from the inside. If the outside bolts bug you, you can try and find shorter ARP bolts that can be retrofit. I believe CCW used to do these a while back, but no longer.
The race version they've been doing the past couple years still has the face on the outside of the lip.

[MrRizzmeister]

i love these wheels!

[circa]

The race version they've been doing the past couple years still has the face on the outside of the lip.

Whoops, I misread your previous post. These wheels were built only a few months ago so I'm not sure why I have the face on the inside of the lip, but I like it! :)

[Bobby Autogeek]

The CCW Classics are perfect.

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[FastrTHNu]

I think I need those wheels for My Alpine too!

Looks killer.

[BlueM3Racer]

Awesome looking car. Supersprint exhaust? and which wing is that?

[98M3_4]

Very nice, great setup. Love the centers' color with your car

[Mad Dog 20/20]

Wow. Looks great. Have always loved those wheels.

265's w/ those wheels will require some MAJOR work and/or high ride, though. Good luck.

[circa]

Thanks everyone! I did want CCW LM20's on the car, but the set I ordered with CCW wouldn't fit my front BBK. :(


Awesome looking car. Supersprint exhaust? and which wing is that?

Yup, it's a Supersprint DTM Sport exhaust. The car originally came with the AA track pipe and UUC System U. It was way too loud for me so I switched to an OBDII mid-pipe and the quietest exhaust I could find. Wing is a Mashaw without the riser. :)


Wow. Looks great. Have always loved those wheels.

265's w/ those wheels will require some MAJOR work and/or high ride, though. Good luck.

I already cut the inner fender and I am still rubbing on the sidewalls, so I am going to raise the car a little more and do more fender pulling and possible flaring! :buttrock

[armorrig]

car looks great and clean!

I was this "-" close to owning that but didnt have time to fly out to TX. Good for you for jumping in right after I backed out :buttrock

[circa]

car looks great and clean!

I was this "-" close to owning that but didnt have time to fly out to TX. Good for you for jumping in right after I backed out :buttrock

Haha!!! I saw the for sale thread get bumped and I immediately PM'ed Joe. Took 10 minutes to review the information provided to me via e-mail and looked up plane tickets to Texas. I got very, very lucky! :alright

[armorrig]

Haha!!! I saw the for sale thread get bumped and I immediately PM'ed Joe. Took 10 minutes to review the information provided to me via e-mail and looked up plane tickets to Texas. I got very, very lucky! :alright

:buttrock Very Lucky indeed :redspot

Just curious, have you done any reinforcements on the car, or were they already done when Joe owned it?

[circa]

:buttrock Very Lucky indeed :redspot

Just curious, have you done any reinforcements on the car, or were they already done when Joe owned it?

I've done countless things to the car. New clutch, pilot bearing, guibo, replaced the loose Rogue SSK with a Z3, re-installed the SSK because his previous mechanic did not do it right, new shifter bushings (refresh), properly bled the clutch slave cylinder (which was done horribly before), water pump, thermostat, pulley belts, O2 sensor, sway-bar endlinks, new front rotors for the BBK, E30 seat-belt receptacle because the seat wouldn't slide with the E36 receptacle, micro air filter, etc. I've been busy with the car, but it's ALL worth it!!! :alright