My 330ci w/ 19" ACS

[photek]

Thanks to PaulM3 for selling me those wheels! I've finally put them on and took a few pics!

Now I just need to drop the car... what do you guys think of Koni Coilovers? Or Bilstein PSS9 but they are like £300 more expensive.

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[Raj]

Looking seriously sweet. Love the look the rims have given your ride.

[lee330sport]

That looks sweet! nice colour.

Are you set on coilovers? Why not a spring and damper package or even just springs?

[peppernick]

Awesome choice! Genuine Type 3 Racing [bow [bow

If you're set on coilovers, get the PSS9. They are well worth it. Ride is very comfortable for what they are and performance is unsurpassed. Roy will be your man ;)

BTW, did you use the 7mm spacers? Your wheels look slightly tucked in.

[paulm3]

looking good there mate :) just to say i've popped the original invoice in the post to you today for u.. sorry bout the delay .. hope your happy with em :)

[westside]

yeah man they look wicked coilovers woul dbe great for slamming i think more time is spent setting them up rather then the fitting lol

[Afif]

that colour is sweeeet! Nice rims too :D

[kris d]

That looks sweet mate
Is that another individual I see!

Put some spacers on them mate, will give the car a much better stance and look! [cool

[peppernick]

Kris, we haven't seen any pics of your car since your trip to ASA! [hiya

[scorcher]

great choice, and sweet pics [jam

[photek]

Thanks for your input! I didn't use any spacers except for the small orange discs that were provided with the wheels - Paul, are they spacers? :confused: (thanks for sending the invoice BTW [cool )

The wheels may look "tucked in" because they are 8.5" in 235/35/19 all around. I had M72 wheels with 255/35/18 at the rear before and thought that 255 was really too large for the car - so I didn't want to go for 9" in 265/35/19.

I was thinking about upgrading the brakes too but it cost an awful lot of money :eek:

I wish I could put an LSD on it too but nobody sells this part in Europe :mad:

Other than that, I really don't want to add anything to the car except a drop - I may go for Bilstein or Koni coilovers.

[paulm3]

if u want it just want it lower with slight handling go for some eibach springs.. only £140ish.(so save $$ too). but if u want both go for coilovers especially if u like tracks :):)


the little orange things arnt spacers.. i cant remember wat
they're called.. theykeep the rim sitting properly

[Ali_]

Thats a great set of shots you have there, the rims r awesome [jam

[peppernick]

Original ACS rims should come with the factory 7mm spacers. Even with your 235/35, you have a lot of space to push the wheels out to give them the maximum effect. Have a looks at this ;)

[Afif]

wow what red is that! I like it. I like it alot :D

[photek]

Nice one! Are they 235 at the rear? I'm afraid I haven't go any spacers with them :confused:

[peppernick]

Imola Red ;)

He was running 255 rears, it's not the tyres but spacing out the rims together with a drop really fill the arches. Little things that make a huge difference :cool:

You can get ACS 7mm spacers from your dealer, they come with wheel bolts as well as a set, £35 each corner.

[peppernick]

Original ACS rims should come with the factory 7mm spacers. Even with your 235/35, you have a lot of space to push the wheels out to give them the maximum effect. Have a looks at this ;)

That Imola 330ci with Type 3 Racing was 12 months ago. Same car but it is this now :eek: :eek:

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[Afif]

that red looks almost same as mine now [hmm. You sure its the same red in both pics?

[peppernick]

Nope, he re-sprayed the entire car. The new red is Lamborghini Andromena ;)

[Afif]

that would explain why it looks so much better than mine [crackmeup.

[mysticm3]

dude those rims look seriously nice! Well done! Nice colour too! Now get rid of those orange indicator bulbs!!! :mad:

[photek]

Hey guys

following your suggestions, I'm looking for some spacers. Do you think I can buy these from any BMW dealer?

Also, which size do I need to look for? 7mm all around? I have heard 15mm - but that seems too much.

Also, will I need to have the arches rolled, since I plan to lower the car?

Thanks!

[benny boy]

Hey guys

following your suggestions, I'm looking for some spacers. Do you think I can buy these from any BMW dealer?

Also, which size do I need to look for? 7mm all around? I have heard 15mm - but that seems too much.

Also, will I need to have the arches rolled, since I plan to lower the car?

Thanks!
you can buy spacers from any car shop i.e halfords

i would go wider at back than the front you may need longer wheel bolts depending how wide you go .

if you drop it you may need to roll arches nothing mayjor [writesmil

[444bhp Ray]

Love the color and love them wheels,go bilsteins.

[sonny.j.h]

WOW now that is nice, bloody loving them wheels...the real McCoy

[Estoril Sport]

Congrates on those rims, Nice individual colour as well [bow [bow [bow

[MistaSmiff]

yikes! :eek: ..my eyes! my eyes! ...get that thing lowered!!

..lovin those rims [cool

[photek]

Thanks for the comments.

I'll probably go with Bilstein PSS9 - if I have the cash.

But what about the spacers guys? Which spacer size do I need to aim for?

[kris d]

you want to go for the ACSchnitzer 7mm spacers :cool: . They come with the longer bolts which you need. They're 40quid a corner from bmw.
They'll fill the arches nicely [cool . You wouldn't need the arches rollled either if you're runnng 235 tyres all round.

[Afif]

£40 a corner?!?! Thats like £160 all round right :eek:. Im pretty sure Roy does the eibach equivalent of spacers much cheaper and some longer bolts shouldnt be much more.

[photek]

That's quite expensive indeed!

So, I guess 7mm is enough then - don't need to go for 15mm which may be too much if I understand correctly.

[lee330sport]

Roy does Eibach, about £25 for a set of 2. Just fitted 10mm to mine but it rubs slightly now.

[photek]

and can I ask what tyre size and offset you have?

[lee330sport]

Im not sure, they are custom rims but i think the fronts were 38+10mm spacer so im not surprised there rubbing.lol

Looks awesome though. And they only rub when cornering very hard.

Tyres are 235/35.

[Shuriken]

Lovely car Photek, what colour is it? It's nice whatever it is.

Shuriken.

[kris d]

I've got 255tyres at the rear and 7mm spacers and mine are 18inch. They never used to rub, but I changed my pilot sports for dunlop's and the tyre wall sticks out more on the dunlops so they rub now if there's more than 2 people in the car and I accelerate hard. :(

I've got to make the choice of getting the arches rolled, or going back to pilot sport's (which have a lovely looking tyre wall btw)...

[photek]

Will try with the 7mm spacers - hope the tyres won't rub once the car is lowered, I'd hate that :(

Shuriken> Color is Mora Metallic Individual.

[photek]

I took some new pics with the Bilstein PSS9 and ACS 7mm spacers fitted. However I can't edit my original post, sorry for the missing pics.

[peppernick]

Start a new thread ;)

[gringosteve]

Those rims are enough to give me wood mate..

How much were they in total...inc tyres?? If you dont mind me askin?

[Cannondale99]

You sure you want to get some coilovers? The car looks mighty impressive as it is :)

[MistaSmiff]

Car looks to be sitting fine as it is to me [ok

[Gee]

I'm loving that colour. What sort of exhaust have you got there?

[lee330sport]

Those rims are enough to give me wood mate..

How much were they in total...inc tyres?? If you dont mind me askin?
About 3k+ new. Worth it though.

[photek]

The exhaust is an Eisenmann 2x76mm

In fact the car has been fitted with PSS9 coilovers - in the first post I replaced the original pics on my webspace by the new ones with the car lowered, but I'm unable to edit the original post.

[MistaSmiff]

In fact the car has been fitted with PSS9 coilovers - in the first post I replaced the original pics on my webspace by the new ones with the car lowered, but I'm unable to edit the original post. ..ahha, thought as much [cool

[InvIs Inc]

looking good mate...

[Vert]

Sweeeeeeeeeet!
Love that colour!

[photek]

Some new pics

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[330-Singh]

That is one sweet looking car. Very tastefully done..... [jam

[cableguy]

Colour & Rim Combo rocks man... [cool looks so much better now you've dropped it, lovely motor [ok

[peppernick]

That is what I call the elusive PURRRRRRRFECT drop [ok [ok [ok

Get the OEM BMW 330 X-drilled brake discs, they will look SICK behind those wheels ;)

[photek]

That is what I call the elusive PURRRRRRRFECT drop [ok [ok [ok

Get the OEM BMW 330 X-drilled brake discs, they will look SICK behind those wheels ;)

They sure look nice but I prefer saving for a big brake conversion ;)

[Raj]

The drop with the PSS9s, the ACS rims with the spacers and the individual colour = PERFECT and SICK matey. :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

[peppernick]

They sure look nice but I prefer saving for a big brake conversion ;)
ACS Type 3s are not BBK friendly. You need 16mm spacers up front and 10mm rear.

[photek]

ACS Type 3s are not BBK friendly. You need 16mm spacers up front and 10mm rear.

Oh no... :eek: :confused: