New shoes... and feet? umm ankles too!...*teaser*

[ian e30 318is]

damn those are gonna look sick. are you gonna keep the kosei's??

[cahomey]

You bastid, that will look ballin.

prepare for a bumpy ride tho

edit: also good job picking those wheels over those other ones.

[clavinZERO]

Thanks for the nice words guys. I really didn't expect to hear such approval in this wheel choice! I think they were an e36 wheel option, and I have seen them on a few Z3s. The e36 cars are usually 15" and the Z3 I last saw had this 17" form.

I am using the e36 struts (new Bilstein Sports) in the front. I have done HOURS of chatting and searching and debating on this, and I am sure my methods will come out pretty nice in the end. It will all be in the write-up eventually.

As I said earlier in the thread, the Kosei wheels are going to John (Norcal325)... they are his birfday present from himself to himself. He'll have new-ish 205s in the front and 50% 225s in the rear of yoko es100 flavor.

I am gonna start with 215/40/ZR17 all the way around in teh BFGoodrich G-Force Sport rubber styling. Eventually I am gonna go wider out rear if she can handle it, hehe. From what I can see from my little test fitting is that there is about 1" to 1.5" of clearance between the FRONT strut and the tire/wheel... room to grow?

These are very low profile, I hope I can handle it without fubar'ing these wheels!

:P

[DarkWing6]

picnic or bust

[Jand3rson]

picnic or bust

No, fuck all that. Because if he doesn't finish in time, he won't have a car to drive up. And Clavin be my negro.

[golde30]

hooray, now u can drive under the speed limit on 5lugs, bigger brakes & 17's!!!:p LOL. really though, taking pics of rims on front of your rims is teh gayzors. just put them on you pansy.

[clavinZERO]

come on now... they will be on soon enough. last time I checked, going 80 in a 65 zone was ABOVE the speed limit, not as high as 85 or 90, but still above, hehe.

I'll get em on soon, but for the picnic roadtrip I am gonna mob 4 lug cause I have a spare that still fits and all that, plus some stuff isn't even here yet.

woot.

[cahomey]

Can you still use your sways?

If not I want em.

[c0rnfl4k3]

bery nice mister, always have loved the look of the style 32's, you should check into the 17x9 that came on the rear on some z3's, me tinks would look bery nice

[CleanAzzE30z]

I love those rims..... hell yes.


Mariano

[norcal325]

nice. pure and simple. they look good setting next to the car. at least i get to see them on the car in person. cant wait. teh cruise will defiantly happen whe i get up there. perhaps some SF shots? we'll see

[Jean]

I like those wheels, I think i've only seen a couple of cars with them on! They look good!

[clavinZERO]

I like those wheels, I think i've only seen a couple of cars with them on! They look good!

Ever since I dreamed of doing this swap I knew I wanted a classy looking wheel, most likely a factory wheel. I don't see these all over the place, which makes me feel better about choosing them.