[arciga18]

Folks,

I have the ECS Tuning Wheel Spacer Fitment Kit at home.

I have the 19" wheels and probably won't be upgrading anytime soon so I figured I would throw a little cash into a new stance on the 245s/50/19s.

Goal: Purely visual. This is my wifes DD.

The CB and and bolt pattern is the same as the G30 so I figure I could make this work if I buy G30 spacers from ECS tuning.


I tested 15mm and 20 mm in the rear (remember I had a flat a couple days ago so I had to take off the Spare) and saw no issues at all. I might need to have some people sit in the second row just to make sure.

Also, since I would need extended lug bolts I figured I could buy racing studs from APEX (M14 x 1.25 x 90mm kit). Then I won't be afraid at all that the lug bolts are the wrong length. I am going to e-mail APEX for any input.

Will upgrade with some pics this weekend. Need to go back to the garage.


***PARTIAL UPDATE****

The pictures I took are crap. I need to make more space in the garage (I need to move the other car out, shared garage).

I also didn't work on the fronts at all as expected. It got dark and was cold (~20 degrees, no heat) so I aborted mission. I will be working on this again this weekend.

[voyagergab]

Originally Posted by arciga18

Folks,

I have the ECS Tuning Kit Wheel Spacer Fitment Kit at home.

I have the 19" wheels and probably won't be upgrading anytime soon so I figured I would throw a little cash into a new stance on the 245s/50/19s.

Goal: Purely visual. This is my wifes DD.

The CB and and bolt pattern is the same as the G30 so I figure I could make this work if I buy G30 spacers from ECS tuning.


I tested 15mm and 20 mm in the rear (remember I had a flat a couple days ago so I had to take off the Spare) and saw no issues at all. I might need to have some people sit in the second row just to make sure.

Also, since I would need extended lug bolts I figured I could buy racing studs from APEX (M14 x 1.25 x 90mm kit). Then I won't be afraid at all that the lug bolts are the wrong length. I am going to e-mail APEX for any input.

Will upgrade with some pics this weekend. Need to go back to the garage.

Sounds interesting! Can't wait for before and after pics.

[voyagergab]

Any updates on the spacers?
I keep looking at the car and the wheels seem to be a little too tucked in

[azf100]

Originally Posted by arciga18

Also, since I would need extended lug bolts I figured I could buy racing studs from APEX (M14 x 1.25 x 90mm kit). Then I won't be afraid at all that the lug bolts are the wrong length. I am going to e-mail APEX for any input.

Update please! I'm planning to add spacers as soon as my winters come off.
Any reason you didn't get the spacer+bolt set from ECS?

[Kief]

Originally Posted by voyagergab

Any updates on the spacers?
I keep looking at the car and the wheels seem to be a little too tucked in

Isn't that bc you have the 699M winter square setup currently on?

Btw, when you took delivery, did your 718Ms fit nicely in the X3 cargo area or did you have to put the rear seats down to lay them flat?

I'm debating whether I should use my X5 before I trade it in to transport my 718Ms, as the 699Ms will be installed at delivery

[voyagergab]

Originally Posted by Kief

Isn't that bc you have the 699M winter square setup currently on?

Btw, when you took delivery, did your 718Ms fit nicely in the X3 cargo area or did you have to put the rear seats down to lay them flat?

I'm debating whether I should use my X5 before I trade it in to transport my 718Ms, as the 699Ms will be installed at delivery

Good morning

Yes 699m winter.

It's mostly the front that's looking more tucked but both front and back are a bit in.
Just going by memory compared to an x5.
But I've never had an suv before.

The dealer folded the rear seats. I didn't try the wheels vertically side by side.

[arciga18]

Originally Posted by azf100

Update please! I'm planning to add spacers as soon as my winters come off.
Any reason you didn't get the spacer+bolt set from ECS?

So I haven't decided which route to take.

I can buy spacers + extended bolts from ECS. They would fit perfectly fine with this set of wheels (stock 19").

The actual Spacer kit comes with long studs for obvious reasons.

I then started thinking about what would happen if I ever upgraded the wheels. Let's say that I get a new set of HRE wheels that need like a 5 mm spacer to fit perfectly. I would then have to buy another set of extended lugs.

Atleast with the racing studs, I don't have to worry about needing new hardware in the future.

The downside that I could think of with the racing studs is that I'm stuck with them poking out if the new wheels in the future don't require a spacer.


I hope that kinda makes sense.

[SWOT1]

Taking delivery of my X3 M40i next week and plan on adding 18mm/15mm spacers (with the stock 21" wheels)... looking forward to your pics and review.

[arciga18]

Gents,

The 8yr old had soccer playoffs this weekend and I literally was out Sunday for a total of 8 hours directly related to soccer.

This is still on Hold.

However, I will be visiting IND tomorrow to test fit some HRE wheels.

[arciga18]

I am not pursuing the racing studs anymore. I think each set of wheels will have their own extended lugs.

iND is going to send the information over to HRE and will see what happens with the wheels.

Still working on the spacers for the stock 19s.

[azf100]

Originally Posted by arciga18

I am not pursuing the racing studs anymore. I think each set of wheels will have their own extended lugs.

iND is going to send the information over to HRE and will see what happens with the wheels.

Still working on the spacers for the stock 19s.

Makes sense,

[voyagergab]

I ordered up a H&R spacers. Will see how it turns out.

[arciga18]

Originally Posted by voyagergab

I ordered up a H&R spacers. Will see how it turns out.

Nice.

What size ?

iND measured the X3 today to look into possible HRE wheels

. The tech recommended 10mm all around on the stock 19s.

[voyagergab]

Originally Posted by arciga18

Nice.

What size ?

iND measured the X3 today to look into possible HRE wheels

. The tech recommended 10mm all around on the stock 19s.

15mm front and 12mm rear.
Did some measuring and eyeballing.

[voyagergab]

Front track 1,620 mm
Rear track 1,636 mm

So the front wheels are 8mm more into the car from factory.

[voyagergab]

Also did some comparison of the 20" square winter set with the 21" staggered set and the summer set pokes out by 3mm more when compared to the winter set.

[voyagergab]

Attachments from the phone to the prev post

[arciga18]

10mm:

[arciga18]

15mm:

[arciga18]

20mm :just for giggles.

[arciga18]

Sorry for the crappy iPhone pics but no budget for a better camera.


So anything past 15mm looks too much in my opinion.

Didn't notice any rubbing on the fronts at full lock. It is close though at 20mm.

[arciga18]

Rears: likely 20mm it was cold a couple weeks ago.