I'm thinking I may have to treat my once semi neglected daily 2003 Sport Pack 525iT to my my favorite wheels ever offered on the E34, E39 and E38.
I have spent a lot of of money and time bringing this thing back up to snuff during the "Plague" lol.
My question is if I do take this $$$ plunge, should I do staggered or non??
While I like the look of more lip and meat in the rear, let's face facts, the M54 doesn't have enough power to begin with and will be bogged down even more with the staggered lol.Plus you can't rotate obviously.. People with a similar set-up please chime in? Staggered and non staggered 18" wheel peeps!
Thanks!
Last edited by rickadootrd; 08-02-2020 at 05:02 PM.
Too Expensive/heavy between tires and wheels.. If I had a 540it, maybe justifiable
E38 rears are 9.5” wide, not 8.5.
Rickydoo, I’m running squared 9” style 66’s <<< 17”, on my 528 wagon, 255/40/17 Conti DWS tires, definitely better road feel. And I’m not getting that feeling of initial understeer from the front end fast into a turn, while the rear is getting better traction, I never liked that, even my 540 which is on staggered style 65’s. Just because your 525 doesn’t have that much power, you will still benefit from much better handling. A squared set of style 37 9” rears to me would look awesome.
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I run E38 Mpars (hubs bored to E39 dimensions) with tires in M5 sizes on my 528iT. No fit issues at all, and looks great (in my opinion anyway).
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Just can't decide if i want to go least expensive route with 8" width square setup (have a flawless set I can get for $1200), standard staggered (Flawless But $1500) (Can't Rotate and more $$$ rear tires), or EXPENSIVE 9" on all 4 corner's (Flawless $1600 and Obviously wider Tires all around will be the main added expense)
Style 37's Just make these e39's POP! Obviously Style 65's also but, I like them best on cars with an S62 lol...
Last edited by rickadootrd; 06-07-2020 at 09:45 PM.
people gonna hate me but I have never been a fan of the m-pars on the e38 sport or the e39 sport. Too cliche for me. I did like the 'original' m-pars though...the Style 66's. Plus you always saw those 18" m-pars bent to $#!t due to the roads up here. The 66's held up much better.
But...my $.02 on that is $.02 too high as it relates to what you like and how you want your ride to look.
rickadootrd - anyways...I dig the direction you are going but for some reason if you want to go the snotwagon route, but staggered and not square like his, then I have a set of staggered 17" Style 66's that I am going to be letting go of. I no longer have Frau Christine and have run slap out of e39's to use them on.
"two wrongs don't make a right...only three lefts do...."
'79 Euro 635csi - gone and regretting it...
'89 gsxr-750 - former traffic knife
'97 528i sedan - holding on strong...(just sold after 16 years of ownership - sad day)
'03 Euro 525it - something about a famous dolphin.....
'06 Mercury Grand Marquis (don't ask....it gets the job done....)
'84 Specialized Allez - full Campagnolo Super Record
'99-ish Cannondale CAAD4
"Stinky" - Kona Stinky Five
'86 528e
2008 E70 X5 3.0
I found an e38 staggered set for $600 locally...
https://offerup.co/bwewZi0296
I know you're not local but they can be found for a decent price. My friend has a set of genuine e39 mpars for sale as well but i think one rear had a small crack but never and he recently had it repaired. 18" Style 32s would also look great!
Last edited by purplecty; 06-08-2020 at 06:14 PM.
*Those ones sold fast thanks for the link!
Well, I think I'm going factory E38 Staggered ///M Par route bored to E39 spec (New in Box) never mounted after being bored out (Scored an unpassable deal from a STL BMW CCA friend).. Question is What size tires do I run, with the different E38 wheel widths in comparison to the E39 . I Guess just factory E38 tire sizes for F&R? Don't want crazy wide rubber/ or rub issues.
I would think you should still be able to run factory e39 sizes. Here is a realoem link that shows the different offsets between the 2...
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=36_0189
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=36_0421
E38 front ET13 vs E39 front ET20 may cause the wheel to sit in the fender a little more but e39 tires size will still work...
Here is what tire rack shows for staggered 18" tire sizes for your touring...
https://m.tirerack.com/tires/TireSea...true&tab=TDG#0
Last edited by purplecty; 06-09-2020 at 09:15 PM.
THink I'll go with with these sizes
FRONT AXLE 235/40ZR18
REAR AXLE 265/35ZR18
My other question is, will I need E38 wheel lugs? I want to buy brand new OE with a locking one on each wheel
Last edited by rickadootrd; 06-09-2020 at 11:22 PM.
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