Wheel Spacers on a Stock 535i M-Sport - 19" 351M Wheels

Here are some pics. I don't have "before" pics, but you can see your own

Wow, no comments at all?

Originally Posted by alex_c

Here are some pics. I don't have "before" pics, but you can see your own

Looks good!

Originally Posted by alex_c

Wow, no comments at all?

Looks good Alex. What side of town are you on...maybe I can see them in person?

You wrote "Turner 12.5mm spacers". I am guessing you are referring to these Turner Motorsport H&R TRAK+ 12mm Wheel Spacers:

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-55...m-x6-pair.aspx

How come you didn't also put any up front?

Also, did you install them yourself, or did you use a shop?

Originally Posted by shawnsheridan

Looks good Alex. What side of town are you on...maybe I can see them in person?

You wrote "Turner 12.5mm spacers". I am guessing you are referring to these Turner Motorsport H&R TRAK+ 12mm Wheel Spacers:

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-55...m-x6-pair.aspx

How come you didn't also put any up front?

Also, did you install them yourself, or did you use a shop?

Shawn, I heard that the H&R are not that good... I went with the actual Turner made:

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-12...cers-pair.aspx

They say on the website that they are not for the 5 series, but I called and they said that they are perfect for the F10, and my installation confirms it.

I had them installed by a small shop near my house. Discount Tire did not want to install them.

I didn't put them in the front since the front looks good, it is very much flush with the fender, but the rears looked too recessed.

Originally Posted by alex_c

Shawn, I heard that the H&R are not that good... I went with the actual Turner made:

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-12...cers-pair.aspx

They say on the website that they are not for the 5 series, but I called and they said that they are perfect for the F10, and my installation confirms it.

I had them installed by a small shop near my house. Discount Tire did not want to install them.

I didn't put them in the front since the front looks good, it is very much flush with the fender, but the rears looked too recessed.

Thanks for clarifying that. If you don't mind me asking, what shop did you use?

Just a mom and pop tire shop. Nothing involved in getting these installed. I could have done it myself but I did not have a torque wrench and I wanted to make sure I got the studs torqued at 90 lb-ft.

Got em 12.5 all around.

Very nice! Have you noticed slightest difference in ride quality, like resistance on the steering wheel when making turns or the way the steering wheel returns by itself when getting out from a turn?

Originally Posted by alex_c

Just a mom and pop tire shop. Nothing involved in getting these installed. I could have done it myself but I did not have a torque wrench and I wanted to make sure I got the studs torqued at 90 lb-ft.

Interesting. Is that the manufacturer recommended pressure?

I think you made the right move putting them only on the back. The front are pretty good, and pushing them both out the same amount doesn't make sense.

I wonder if I would have issues given that my rear wheels are also steering wheels.

Originally Posted by Stealth.Pilot

Interesting. Is that the manufacturer recommended pressure?

I think you made the right move putting them only on the back. The front are pretty good, and pushing them both out the same amount doesn't make sense.

I wonder if I would have issues given that my rear wheels are also steering wheels.

Yes, that is the mfgr recommended torque setting.

You bring an interesting point regarding the rear wheel steering... I don't have that, so no worries.

Originally Posted by marius

Very nice! Have you noticed slightest difference in ride quality, like resistance on the steering wheel when making turns or the way the steering wheel returns by itself when getting out from a turn?

Just installed them, I have put on about 100 miles so far - no noticeable difference in ride quality. Wider stance seems to make a difference on the corners but, nothing major.

LOTS of looks n the city today! Had a couple of people say "Nice car!"

Originally Posted by alex_c

I just installed the Turner 12.5mm spacers in the rear of my 535 M-Sport and it looks FANTASTIC!

Much better than stock. I didn't like that the rear wheels looked tucked-in. Now they sit flush with the fenders and makes the wheel gap look smaller.

I will post some pics later today. Love them!

You sound like a good candidate for the Dinan springs. IMHO the slightly lower look of Dunderhi's F10 is a huge improvement over stock. They will probably be my first mod when I get my car redelivered.

Originally Posted by mdstx330ci

You sound like a good candidate for the Dinan springs. IMHO the slightly lower look of Dunderhi's F10 is a huge improvement over stock. They will probably be my first mod when I get my car redelivered.

Do you know of a good place in Houston to get them?

I plan to buy direct from Dinan and then install myself and then take to Track Time Performance (aka C&C) for alignment or (be lazy) and take to Track Time for install and alignment. I trust Curt (the owner) with all my cars. He is especially gifted with suspensions and alignments of my track cars. He's also the only guy in town I trust to mount tires on wheels I don't want scratched. The only bummer is that his shop is located near Willowbrook Mall and I live near the Galleria and work downtown.

Originally Posted by alex_c

Here are some pics. I don't have "before" pics, but you can see your own

Looks awesome Alex! I think I have told you this before, but you have one of my favorite F10s. Clean!

Originally Posted by Gruntion

Got em 12.5 all around.

Looks good Gruntion. I don't know if it is the angle of the picture, but it looks like the front wheel sits a bit wider in relation to the rear. Do you have any more pics of your car?


Do you guys think that 15mm would be too wide in the back? I was wondering how a 12mm spacer in the front and a 15mm in the rear would look.

Hmmm...the Turner spacers don't seem to come with Lugs.

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-40...cers-pair.aspx

Originally Posted by BigDeep1

Looks awesome Alex! I think I have told you this before, but you have one of my favorite F10s. Clean!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by alex_c

Thanks!

Looks great. Question for you...would I be wasting my time adding these to the rear of my f10 with my OEM 18's? I think the rear wheels could use a little outward push.

Has anyone tried or heard feedback on the BMS wheel spacers? I like that it comes with the bolts as a package:

http://www.burgertuning.com/BMW_wheel_spacers.html

Hey guys, I've noticed a little bit of chatter about what size spacer would look best etc. I had my guys do a video on fitting spacers to the car a little while ago which might help answer some questions. I've embedded it below. Also HERE is the link to my F10 spacers, half way down the page start our kits with wheel extended wheel bolts.

Originally Posted by ECSTuning

Hey guys, I've noticed a little bit of chatter about what size spacer would look best etc. I had my guys do a video on fitting spacers to the car a little while ago which might help answer some questions. I've embedded it below. Also HERE is the link to my F10 spacers, half way down the page start our kits with wheel extended wheel bolts.

What a fantastic and thorough video! Great job ECS. You guys have a very professional and customer oriented business .