IB roadster w/ rays ITC and "super unaggressive offset"

[krnnerdboy]

some pics off of my bbStorm but I have pics coming up in a bit off my SLR

the wheels are 2 piece Rays ITC euromesh SD in 19x8.5/9.5 and et f42/r42-15mm spacer
wheels weights are 24/26lbs
the tires are 245/35 and 275/30 dunlop direzzas

as promised some more pics of my soon to be gone rays...








leaning towards 20mm spacers in the rear or just changing them to BBS CH. let me know what you all think! Roadsters are hard to shop for....everything looks good on the Coupes

[crfine88]

Roadsters are tough.

I went from stock to csl's and then from csl's to DPE's.
Then I traded in my roadster for a coupe and now wheel choices are no problem. Only problem now is that I am stuck selling a bunch of wheels.

The wheels are nice, but I don't think they do justice to your M. I think the BBS CH wheels with an agressive rear offset would look great. good luck

[Jaydon Fabulous]

CH's are timeless. I'd say just splurge and get 'em.

[Dammmittt]

I think any wheel you have to put a 15mm spacer on is too much of a stretch. Good luck man.

[krnnerdboy]

I agree with everyone...15mm sucks...and CH's are timeless...I guess I'll put these on my wifes e90 and stick with stocks untill I find some CH's or even the miro 935<--but I'm thinking maybe I shouldn't compromise this time

[krnnerdboy]

now i'm thinking BBs CH or vmr vb3 10" rear!! they both weigh the same. which would you guys choose??

[Motionblurrr]

Unffffff, that looks amazing. Makes my little 3.0i look like a baby haha.

[krnnerdboy]

thanks!! first compliment online I get alot of people staring though

[M2audioman]

I like it, but I think that you should have gone with the M fitment. That would have been a 19x10 in the rear with about +24 offset. That would have given you more lip and a concave face. That would have made a huge different. The look works, but the fitment doesn't.

Any reason you didn't go with the M fitment?

[jragan]

I would have suggested a different tire than the DZ101s. On street driving, you'll likely never get them warm enough to stick at all (major complaint about them and the reason they were replaced with the StarSpecs).

[03BeastCharmer]

Originally Posted by jragan

I would have suggested a different tire than the DZ101s. On street driving, you'll likely never get them warm enough to stick at all (major complaint about them and the reason they were replaced with the StarSpecs).

I think with the NOS bottle in the back, he can find a way to heat up those tires

Not sure I agree with the idea about going 10's in the rear. That just creates an even bigger stagger front to back, which changes the handling characteristics.

[jragan]

Originally Posted by 03BeastCharmer

...Not sure I agree with the idea about going 10's in the rear. That just creates an even bigger stagger front to back, which changes the handling characteristics.

Wider wheel doesn't necessarily equal wider tire. I routinely swap my rears from my stock wheels to my track wheels which are 10s. (As I wear out my track tires, I replace them with whatever was on my OEM/street wheels, and then get new rubber for my OEM/street wheels)

[Matty C]

Love the look of the new rims. I usually don't like blue cars but I like the color of your Z.

[krnnerdboy]

Thanks ya'll!! the only reason I didn't go M fitment was b/c I got these for about half the price of the M fitments....but I took them off and went back to stocks. They are on my wifes car now, e90 LCI. I'll post pictures later!

Those wheels look amazing on my wifes AW e90 and my car looks so much better w/ my stocks back on and some spacers!! Perhaps after I refi my home, hopefully this week, I can get back to finishing my car but until then I actually like the way the stockies handle over that setup.

[M_Six]

That rear-quarter-looking-forward shot is always the best. The Z just looks awesome that way. And even though I own a Monaco Blue, I think the IB is the best color. Sweet looking car.

[krnnerdboy]

Originally Posted by M_Six

That rear-quarter-looking-forward shot is always the best. The Z just looks awesome that way. And even though I own a Monaco Blue, I think the IB is the best color. Sweet looking car.

thanks!! yeah that rear quarter is the money shot for the z4's...I just need a better angle


here it is on the wifes car, where it belongs

[Nate2046]

Wow, these were THE wheels I wanted to get, only in the M fitment, which I think would have looked great on your car. If you've seen those, you know they have a darker finish as well as a bigger lip in the rear and of course the correct offset. They were being cleared out by dealers last year for <$1500. Unfortunately most sellers wanted more than that for a used set

They do look great on your wifes car though

[krnnerdboy]

Originally Posted by Nate2046

Wow, these were THE wheels I wanted to get, only in the M fitment, which I think would have looked great on your car. If you've seen those, you know they have a darker finish as well as a bigger lip in the rear and of course the correct offset. They were being cleared out by dealers last year for <$1500. Unfortunately most sellers wanted more than that for a used set

They do look great on your wifes car though

haha yeah!! the sellers on here wanted 1500+ w/ curb rash. I would have gotten the M fitment but they weren't available new and no member had one w/o rash...I don't think I would do lip again on my 85 as I haven't seen a good one yet...only on the 86

[M2audioman]

Originally Posted by Nate2046

Wow, these were THE wheels I wanted to get, only in the M fitment, which I think would have looked great on your car. If you've seen those, you know they have a darker finish as well as a bigger lip in the rear and of course the correct offset. They were being cleared out by dealers last year for <$1500. Unfortunately most sellers wanted more than that for a used set

They do look great on your wifes car though

Those are so sick. I've always loved these wheels with the darker finish and the M offsets. If I ever find a clean set, i'd probably give them a go...

[T330]

Looks great