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7 Series - E38 (1995 - 2001)
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Should I go Black? OEM 2001 style 60 Wheels
I am a little dissapointed, my 275/40/18 Falken 452s only lasted about 8000 miles and are now worn through on the rear. I believe this is largely due to the fact that my 740i has 150k on it and has been exibiting some symptoms of suspension wear for the last 20,000 miles. I took the car to have the suspension checked and they gave me the thumbs up that it was ok.. BUT 8000 miles on a set of all season tires and the 55mph shimmy beg to differ..
![]() ![]() I picked up a set of what might be the worst looking OEM e38 wheels ever but they have amazingly brand new Bridgestone tires. I want to roll these untill I can gather all the suspension parts to do a full suspension rebuild as well as a little upgrade or two (performance springs or coilovers etc).. I really don't like these new wheels at all and really don't want my car looking like it belongs to an 80 year old man.. I have had lots of experience painting stuff, and am considering painting them black.. just to give it a less crappy look...less.. What would you do? I just don't want to burn through another $500 worth of tires while I collect parts.... Ok so here is my car on my beloved M-Pars Here are the style 60s I bought I photoshopped (poorly) the wheels black
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1997 740i- Daily Driver- 18" M-Pars, Depo Lighting, HIDs 1991 Mazda Miata CSP Autocross Beast. too much to list.. 1999 540i M-Sport 6 SPEED- Waiting for upgrades. 2010 Mini Cooper S- Bone stock TURBO Wife's Daily.. Last edited by rrtec; 06-11-2012 at 08:01 AM. |
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Plasti-dipped one.. Probably will re-do this one then do the rest...
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1997 740i- Daily Driver- 18" M-Pars, Depo Lighting, HIDs 1991 Mazda Miata CSP Autocross Beast. too much to list.. 1999 540i M-Sport 6 SPEED- Waiting for upgrades. 2010 Mini Cooper S- Bone stock TURBO Wife's Daily.. Last edited by rrtec; 06-11-2012 at 04:24 PM. |
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Black wheels aren't my thing, but to each his own. On to your real problem.... First get a new alignment company, cause those guys SUCK!!!
1. Front suspension a. Check sway bar links b. Thrust arms c. Lower control arms 2. Steering components a. Check tie rod ends b. Steering center link 3. Rear suspension a. Check lower rear bushing b. Lower control arm bushing c. Integral link d. Upper control arms e. Camber struts *** the camber is adjusted using the camber bolt that goes through the integral link and lower rear bushing. 4. Get a new 4 wheel alignment Last edited by BigBoy740il; 06-14-2012 at 06:27 PM. |
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