My new IX - New Member

[saurey]

Bought this on eBay from Cincinatti, flying out and then driving it back to San Francisco

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-325-ix-Extremely-rare-classic-all-wheel-drive-excellent-condition-runs-great-/280978670354?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item416ba24312#ht_500wt_925

Plans:
Put on tasteful 16x7.5 ET38 wheels with 215/45/R16 Tires
Put on classy trunk spoiler
Give it a Dinan Performance Chip

Drive to Spokane in the winter, Drive to Idaho for Christmas and enjoy the AWD suited roads that my 2012 Merc C350 Coupe can't do :)

Already found tons of info on here glad this community exists! Cheers

[audiquattrot]

16x7.5 ET38 wheels with 215/45/R16 Tires

sounds like u might rub a bit w/ this setup.....more so if you lowered it. congrats btw.

[saurey]

I love your setup, seen pics around the forum. What's your wheel/tire/spring setup?

[audiquattrot]

I love your setup, seen pics around the forum. What's your wheel/tire/spring setup?

16x7 ET28 (205 tires), H&R sport springs + Bilstein HD's. Thanks!

[Kershaw]

That's nearly a stock width and offset. I can't imagine that rubbing. Maybe Nando can chime in for another opinion.

[audiquattrot]

i was thinking the 215 tires might be an issue.

[audiquattrot]

btw kershaw, saw your ix @ Bimmerfest. Looking good man!

[nando]

sounds like u might rub a bit w/ this setup.....more so if you lowered it. congrats btw.

nah, a 215 on a 7.5" wheel and ET38 is actually pretty conservative.

I have 225s on a 7.5" ET36 wheel, ET33 effectively (3mm spacers for brake clearance).

[audiquattrot]

nah, a 215 on a 7.5" wheel and ET38 is actually pretty conservative.

I have 225s on a 7.5" ET36 wheel, ET33 effectively (3mm spacers for brake clearance).

thats good to kno!

[future rs]

I was under the impression the IX's had issues running different size tires/wheels similar to a Subaru. Is there a reason in the picture the front wheels/tires don't match the rear? Wouldn't this cause issues with the differentials.

[nando]

only if they're different diameters. it's hard to tell in the pic, but that's a good point. hopefully the difference isn't greater than 1-2%.

[future rs]

only if they're different diameters. it's hard to tell in the pic, but that's a good point. hopefully the difference isn't greater than 1-2%.

After years of subaru's my personal opinion was never to have tires that differed by more than 2-3/32 in tread depth (as well has different sizes but that goes without saying.) Would this hold true for the IX models as well?

Sorry for the thread hijack.

[nando]

I don't know what the exact tread depth is but there's a tech document from BMW somewhere, I recall 1-2% as being the max difference the VC could absorb long term without damage.

[future rs]

I don't know what the exact tread depth is but there's a tech document from BMW somewhere, I recall 1-2% as being the max difference the VC could absorb long term without damage.

Good to know. Thanks.

Congrats on the new car OP! I was so close to picking up an almost identical ix. Hope the drive back goes well.

[Kershaw]

btw kershaw, saw your ix @ Bimmerfest. Looking good man!

lolol dude. i did not wash it and i still havent painted the hood. no idea what the PO did there... i've only had this one (RIP zinno) for 10 months now. still sorting out just mechanicals...