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      05-14-2015, 12:16 AM   #1
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Help with spacers for 2004 on OEM 18"

Folks, new to zpost. Sold my E90 M3 and gearing up for an F80 euro delivery. To tidy me up for the summer (and hopefully keep much longer wife permitting), I picked up a nice 2004 Z4 3.0, on stock 18" telephone dial rims with the usual 225/255 setup and M sport suspension.

Love the car so far, and was thinking spacers next - curious how big I can go without any rubbing.

Any help would be appreciated...
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12.5 front and 10 rear without being too aggressive
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12.5 front and 10 rear without being too aggressive
Thanks. I'll try the 10 then on one side, see how it looks...
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I would order 12's first knowing you'll use regardless front/rear and then go from there. I personally don't like running 10's since they're so hit or miss on BMW's. It's always a question as to whether or not there's enough or too much 'hub lip' to support the 10's. And the cost of hub extenders + 10's is so expensive when a 12 might simply do the job. I always go 5's or 12+.
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I'm looking at these for my car:

5's: http://www.tuningteiletotal.de/ttts/...-05.Z4-TYP-M85
10's: http://www.tuningteiletotal.de/ttts/...-10.Z4-TYP-M85
12's: http://www.tuningteiletotal.de/ttts/...-12.Z4-TYP-M85

Haven't decided what to order though.
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If your in North America, turner has one of the best quality spacers
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If you want exact, go to the dealership and ask them to swap your tires (don't tell em you need spacers), they will tell you exactly how big the spacers need to be when they realize the wheel won't fit - and no charge unless you buy spacers and finish installation there.
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If your in North America, turner has one of the best quality spacers
Thanks for the tip, they look really nice. But with current SEK/USD exchange rate, taxes, customs and shipping they would be really expensive compared to the H&R's I can order from Germany.

I will probably just run 5's all around on the Z4 since the setup is kind of flush already. I'll order 5's all around for the E34 M5 also. The E36 beater on the other hand would need 10's or 12's in the rear, so there's my real issue.
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i put 12 up front and 10 in the rear on my stock m coupe wheels for winter storage. sits flush
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I don't have stock wheels anymore, I run 18x8.5 ET 38 up front and 18x10 ET 32 in the rear. I think 5's will be great, I don't want any poke either.
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