[Acalamito321]

Went with the black in the end
Don't mind the poking rears pepboys said they can't take the spacer off they wouldent fit which is bullshit, gonna have to find another shop to take them off for me

[Dylan86]

Looking good!

About the poke, you say there is spacers on, and they "couldn't" remove them? What's the offset on the wheels, et45?

[overcoil]

Does look good.

Those 255 look so wide ( regardless of poke ) very cool.

[aozer]

thats a lot of poke

[Acalamito321]

Originally Posted by Dylan86

Looking good!

About the poke, you say there is spacers on, and they "couldn't" remove them? What's the offset on the wheels, et45?

Yes pepboys doesent know anything about our cars

[Acalamito321]

Originally Posted by Dylan86

Looking good!

About the poke, you say there is spacers on, and they "couldn't" remove them? What's the offset on the wheels, et45?

I need to find a place that will actually take them off, seems like a lot of places are opposed to it

[Dylan86]

Originally Posted by Acalamito321

I need to find a place that will actually take them off, seems like a lot of places are opposed to it

Do it yourself? If comfortable, just visit a tire shop after and have them re-torque after 50 miles..

I have heard of the opposite, shops not wanting to install spacers.. Maybe they think that they are hubcentric spacers, with a universal multi fit (non-hubcentric) wheel, which these wouldn't be..

Totally idiotic, imo..

[Acalamito321]

Originally Posted by Dylan86

Do it yourself? If comfortable, just visit a tire shop after and have them re-torque after 50 miles..

I have heard of the opposite, shops not wanting to install spacers.. Maybe they think that they are hubcentric spacers, with a universal multi fit (non-hubcentric) wheel, which these wouldn't be..

Totally idiotic, imo..

I would do it myself, would any place retorq the wheels for me or only specific places for tires and wheels.

[Acalamito321]

Originally Posted by Dylan86

Do it yourself? If comfortable, just visit a tire shop after and have them re-torque after 50 miles..

I have heard of the opposite, shops not wanting to install spacers.. Maybe they think that they are hubcentric spacers, with a universal multi fit (non-hubcentric) wheel, which these wouldn't be..

Totally idiotic, imo..

And that wouldent mess with the balance or anything right because bmw just fixed the mess pepboys put me through

[Dylan86]

Originally Posted by Acalamito321

And that wouldent mess with the balance or anything right because bmw just fixed the mess pepboys put me through

Nope, balance applies to the wheel/tire itself, all the spacer does is push the wheel out. Balance can only be effected if you lose a wheel weight, bend a rim, or have an uneven mounting surface (sometimes a bit of dirt on the hub surface).

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[Acalamito321]

Originally Posted by Dylan86

Nope, balance applies to the wheel/tire itself, all the spacer does is push the wheel out. Balance can only be effected if you lose a wheel weight, bend a rim, or have an uneven mounting surface (sometimes a bit of dirt on the hub surface).

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Okay so I'll take the spacers off tomorrow most likely, then I should get a retorq in 50 Miles?

[overcoil]

Originally Posted by Acalamito321

Okay so I'll take the spacers off tomorrow most likely, then I should get a retorq in 50 Miles?

Do you have an hydraulic jack and chock plus an adapter ( https://www.reverselogic.us/phone/bmw_jack_pad.html ) to lift the car ?

[Acalamito321]

Originally Posted by ScottSinger

Do you have an hydraulic jack and chock plus an adapter ( https://www.reverselogic.us/phone/bmw_jack_pad.html ) to lift the car ?

No I have a regular jack kit I used to change the lug nuts on the front tires

[overcoil]

Originally Posted by Acalamito321

No I have a regular jack kit I used to change the lug nuts on the front tires

Were you going to take spacers off yourself ?

When you lift front of car the back wheels either by transmission or parking brake prevent car from rolling, you lift rear of car high enough unless you chock front wheels the car can roll.

[Acalamito321]

Originally Posted by ScottSinger

Were you going to take spacers off yourself ?

When you lift front of car the back wheels either by transmission or parking brake prevent car from rolling, you lift rear of car high enough unless you chock front wheels the car can roll.

Then I guess it's back to looking for a shop but 3 shops I checked here won't do it

[overcoil]

Originally Posted by Acalamito321

Then I guess it's back to looking for a shop but 3 shops I checked here won't do it

Can you post a picture of your jack ?

I wondering if the offset of your wheel means the spacer prevents your wheel spoke from knocking into the brake caliper or even if the length of your lug bolts will hit the emergency brake mechanism w/o the spacer.

Can you post the complete specs of your wheels ? Including complete part number ?

[Dylan86]

You can lift from the front lifting point, high enough, to lift the whole side of the car, no need to chock if doing it this way, just keep the e-brake on.

[overcoil]

Originally Posted by Dylan86

You can lift from the front lifting point, high enough, to lift the whole side of the car, no need to chock if doing it this way, just keep the e-brake on.

He’s not using a garage floor jack, I think he’s using a screw type or emergency small style jack.

[Dylan86]

Originally Posted by ScottSinger

He’s not using a garage floor jack, I think he’s using a screw type or emergency small style jack.

Yea, if that's the case, one lifting point at a time, lol, and use a chock/block!

[Maynard]

Always chock your wheels when lifting - even if you just put a 2x4 on either side, don't trust your parking brake for this. 1/2" Torque wrench and a thin wall socket from one of the 'full page cheap tool companies' is probably less than 20$ and accurate enough.

but the possibility of overlong wheel bolts is s/t to consider - I think you can f'up your hubs if you take out a wide spacer and then just re-use them (but if you've been Pep-boy'ing this all along, my bet is they used the original bolts, so you are correcting a major safety issue by ditching the spacer).

[gk09]

Originally Posted by JL1002

I too prefer some contrast. In the summer I use apex arc 8 in hyper silver. I love the look with the chrome Dinan tips out back.

Wow those are perfect. What are the specs and are you on stock suspension.

[JL1002]

Originally Posted by gk09

Wow those are perfect. What are the specs and are you on stock suspension.

Thanks, I agree!

They're 18x8.5 et38 all around. Dinan springs. OEM mpss tire/sizes. Rears initially rubbed, but fixed that with -2° camber.