Z4 Coupe 3.0L with 19" AC Alloys

[rufus]

Hi Everyone

Today i bought some 19" ACS alloys for my Z4 Coupe 3.0L, The origianal alloys were 17" and made it look underwheeled.

The new ones are 235/35/19 and 265/35/19 rear

Ill Post some better quality pics in the next few days, but for now this is what i took on my camera phone tomiht just after fittin them

[koj415]

Where are the pics?

[rufus]

[rufus]

I know the pics are rubbish quality, ill post some taken with my SLR tomorrow.

I think the wheels look great and the ride quality is actually BETTER now i have ditched the Runflats

I have still to put the AC Centre caps in, was too dark when i finished.

It was between these and some CSLs on ebay i had seen for £1200. These won in the end cos ive never seen them on a Z4 yet

[Hawkeye]

Is that a beige interior I see? Don't see that much on dark cars!

[rufus]

Hi

Its the Champagne nappa option, looks really good on the black saphire and was the main reason i decided to buy it.

[rufus]

Hi

Here is a better quality picture of the wheels, i really do need to put the centre caps in

[EdmM3]

Where did you did you get the white reflectors? Are they standard in the UK?

[rufus]

Hi


Yes they come standard on uk z4s thankfully, i am not a fan of the orange bits bmw insist on putting on their cars

[ianbiz]

Nice wheels, and nice car. Euro spec ftw. US Spec ftmfl

[rufus]

[bojinns]

Very NICE...They blend really well...is there much of a ride "feel" switchin to 19s?

[rufus]

Hi

THe difference is actually for the better.

No More run flat bumps in the road and twitchy steering etc

Much better ride even tho my tyres are lower profile etc etc

[koj415]

looks great

[GP20]

Originally Posted by rufus

Hi Everyone

Today i bought some 19" ACS alloys for my Z4 Coupe 3.0L, The origianal alloys were 17" and made it look underwheeled.

The new ones are 235/35/19 and 265/35/19 rear

Ill Post some better quality pics in the next few days, but for now this is what i took on my camera phone tomiht just after fittin them

Wrong tire sizes. I hope you meant you got 235/35/19 and 265/30/19.

[rufus]

Lol

Yes just checked tonight and they are 30 profiles on the rear, someone told me i had a flat at work today cos they look so thin.

Has anyone put 20" wheels on a Z4, i think they would look too much personally but just curious

[rufus]

Hi GP20

How much did you lower yours by??

[GP20]

Originally Posted by rufus

Hi GP20

How much did you lower yours by??

I had H&R springs on my '04 3.0i and it was extremely low. They advertised a 1.5" drop and in reality it was more like 2.2" That car was slammed. I had zero finger witdh of gap at the back and 1 finger width at the front. I bottomed out every time I drove the car, almost everywhere I went.

I have TCK coilovers on my Z4M and there's about 1.5 finger widths front and back.

If you're gonna lower your Z4, I recommend the Eibach springs. Less aggressive drop than the H&R's, but the ride quality is much better. And DO get Koni struts/shocks at the same time. It's more money up front but believe me it wil save you more money (for the 2nd install) because you will hate the ride quality with lowering springs and OEM struts/shocks almost immediately. The car will feel floaty and will feel like it's jumping back and forth coming to a stop (your head will bubble a lot) if you retain the OEM shocks.

[rufus]

Thanks for the advice on lowering it

Just picked up some stainless steel z4 illuminated sill strips today from ebay. Won the auction for £40 ha ha ha

They are £360 from BMW uk and the seller was a dealership who had had them for 6 months sat in the showroom

Gonna fit them tomorrow and ill post some pics

Also fitted the centre caps for the alloys this week and a short shifter

I love z4s