[makkan00]

Originally Posted by FRG530

Here you go mate:

Simply stunning!!!
And those wheels....Let me know if you ever plan to sell them. Cannot see myself shelling 1.5-2K just to buy wheels.

I am really glads that I am seeing some moded f10s now. Thanks.

[The Beast]

Originally Posted by FRG530

Here you go mate:

Those wheels are lovely and sit perfectly flush with the wheel arch. Might have to look into some spacers fir mine but not sure what sizes I woul need on BMW 312 wheels?

[FRG]

Originally Posted by The Beast

Those wheels are lovely and sit perfectly flush with the wheel arch. Might have to look into some spacers fir mine but not sure what sizes I woul need on BMW 312 wheels?

Check the 312 offset and width. Alloy wheels direct will have the info on their website. The rears on mine are 10" ET35 not spaced and sit flush. Post up what you find re your wheels and we'll see what's needed.

[makkan00]

Originally Posted by FRG530

Check the 312 offset and width. Alloy wheels direct will have the info on their website. The rears on mine are 10" ET35 not spaced and sit flush. Post up what you find re your wheels and we'll see what's needed.

Do you mind sharing where did you get your wheels from?

I am bit confused as my wheels are 10J with 38 ET.
So it should be 3mm difference compared to your however it can take 10mm spaces.

So mine or yours....one of our ET is not correct. 3mm difference should not allow you to have 10mm spacer.

[The Beast]

Originally Posted by FRG530

Check the 312 offset and width. Alloy wheels direct will have the info on their website. The rears on mine are 10" ET35 not spaced and sit flush. Post up what you find re your wheels and we'll see what's needed.

Here's the spec

Front alloy wheels: 20x8.5" ET33
Wheel part number: BMW 36116792596

Rear alloy wheels: 20x9" ET44
Wheel part number: BMW 36116792597

Any help would be much appreciated, along with suggestions on where to source the spacers/longer bolts

[makkan00]

Originally Posted by FRG530

Let's see some pics with the Eibachs on

Not great photos but gives you idea how it looks.










Rear is similar to M sports but front is slightly dropped. Perhaps 1 inch. Its handling which is better on high speeds and less body roll.

[CraigUK]

Looks good, how much did it cost in the end for springs and fitting?

[makkan00]

Originally Posted by CraigUK

Looks good, how much did it cost in the end for springs and fitting?

I bought springs separately.
Fitment and tracking was nearly £300.
Springs were £150 (if I remember correctly).

[CraigUK]

Originally Posted by makkan00

I bought springs separately.
Fitment and tracking was nearly £300.
Springs were £150 (if I remember correctly).

Quite a good price for fitting. I like the looks but not sure that I would like the firmer ride.

[makkan00]

Originally Posted by CraigUK

Quite a good price for fitting. I like the looks but not sure that I would like the firmer ride.

I must say that I am not happy with it as ride is not firm as I had after putting eibach pro on 330d.

Body roll is minimum and literally no squatting on hard acceleration / stop. So that is where it is good.
Also drop is good, especially with M5 bumper. I guess there is 10-12cm gap b.w the bottom of the bumper and road.



Since I never had F10 M sport so I cannot compare it to M springs.
However I had 330d M sport and when I put eibach pro on that car, it was very stiff yet comfortable. Whereas Eibach pro spring on F10 has softer ride than 330d M sports.


The other way of comparing is driving it on private road and checking the stability on high speeds. When 330d was tested, it was like a rail cabin at 100mph. Very stable.

Whereas F10 on eibach springs still feel soft at 100mpg and since body is big, more air resistance make it bit of unsteady at that speed.

So, to reiterate Eibach pro are not 'firm' as I thought. Perhaps ACS are stiffer than Eibach pro or H&R. I do not want any further drop at the front but perhaps a bit more stiffer ride.

PS: I have compared my finding pre spring / post springs on 20 inch wheels.

[remmib]

Originally Posted by The Beast

Here's the spec

Front alloy wheels: 20x8.5" ET33
Wheel part number: BMW 36116792596

Rear alloy wheels: 20x9" ET44
Wheel part number: BMW 36116792597

Any help would be much appreciated, along with suggestions on where to source the spacers/longer bolts

I got 12mm spacers in the front and 18mm spacers in the rear on my OEM 351M 19" wheels with winter tyres. Even if they're 19" the offsets and widths are the same.

[The Beast]

Originally Posted by remmib

I got 12mm spacers in the front and 18mm spacers in the rear on my OEM 351M 19" wheels with winter tyres. Even if they're 19" the offsets and widths are the same.

[The Beast]

Originally Posted by The Beast

BTW how flush do these sit?

BMS website recommending 10mm & 20mm...

Have you any pictures?

[The Beast]

Originally Posted by The Beast

BTW how flush do these sit?

BMS website recommending 10mm & 20mm...

Have you any pictures?

Sorry, I meant up to 15mm rear. They quote that any more might mean the wheel sticks out...

[teaston]

Originally Posted by makkan00

Hey
Good to hear from you matey. Hope you are enjoying your car. Does Super man means blue car with read leather?

Visited F3x forum and you guys are very active over there compared to here. Read your thread on extended BT and liked it

I may end up in F3x at some point. I think F3x are very much mod friendly compared to F1x.

We'll see. At the moment I am enjoying F1x and exception is steering wheel feel which is now here near E9x. How do you compare steering wheel on F3x compared to E9x?

Thanks for chiming in mate

Sorry i've just seen your reply, didn't get notification despite being subscribed to thread!

Yes i'm really enjoying the car, especially now with the ACS springs & Steinbauer box i bought myself for xmas! Yea Superman means EB & CR, well known colour combo over in F30post.

Definitely less steering feedback than my E90 due to the electric power assistance. Sport mode is no better, just heavier.

It doesn't really bother me, i actually prefer the lighter steering overall.

[makkan00]

Originally Posted by teaston

Sorry i've just seen your reply, didn't get notification despite being subscribed to thread!

Yes i'm really enjoying the car, especially now with the ACS springs & Steinbauer box i bought myself for xmas! Yea Superman means EB & CR, well known colour combo over in F30post.

Definitely less steering feedback than my E90 due to the electric power assistance. Sport mode is no better, just heavier.

It doesn't really bother me, i actually prefer the lighter steering overall.

Seems like you are spending good amount of money on your car. Do you mind sharing how much you paid for ACS springs?

Re: Steering wheel feedback, same here. Some bwm enthusiast think that bmw is loosing its recipe of true ultimate machine due to these changes.....
however the suggest that bmw will still be ultimate machine at a given time when you compare it to other cars....

I feel disconnected due to this steering wheel!!!

As you said E9x steering wheel feeling was so good. I had Electronic steering wheel on E91 and it was miles better than F10 steering wheel feel.

[teaston]

Originally Posted by makkan00

Seems like you are spending good amount of money on your car. Do you mind sharing how much you paid for ACS springs?

Re: Steering wheel feedback, same here. Some bwm enthusiast think that bmw is loosing its recipe of true ultimate machine due to these changes.....
however the suggest that bmw will still be ultimate machine at a given time when you compare it to other cars....

I feel disconnected due to this steering wheel!!!

As you said E9x steering wheel feeling was so good. I had Electronic steering wheel on E91 and it was miles better than F10 steering wheel feel.

I got the springs from AC Schnitzer UK (Rossiters) for £240 after 10% forum discount offered by the head of aftermarket there, he's a member on here (Lorcan)

I wouldn't say i feel disconnected, but yes definitely not as connected as the hydraulic steering. I've currently got none run flat winter tyres on and they do improve the feel a bit over the run flats. I'm considering switching my summers to Michelin Pilot Super Sports as many are raving about them!

[teaston]

Oh and i managed to find the Steinbauer second hand on ebay for less than half the new price!

[makkan00]

Originally Posted by teaston

Oh and i managed to find the Steinbauer second hand on ebay for less than half the new price!

Congrats. I read your other thread re: DTUK boxes. From your experience what is the difference b.w steinbauer box and DTUK box.

My understanding was that it tweak the fuel pressure and boost pressure as those are two connectors which are getting intercepted.

[remmib]

Originally Posted by The Beast

BTW how flush do these sit?

BMS website recommending 10mm & 20mm...

Have you any pictures?

Here you go. I might add that tyres are 245/40/19 all around, even though the wheels are 8.5" front and 9" rear.

[teaston]

Originally Posted by remmib

Here you go. I might add that tyres are 245/40/19 all around, even though the wheels are 8.5" front and 9" rear.

Nice! AW looks amazing when it's that clean!

How come only your outer tail lights are on though, shouldn't the ones on the boot lid be on too?

[The Beast]

Originally Posted by teaston

Nice! AW looks amazing when it's that clean!

How come only your outer tail lights are on though, shouldn't the ones on the boot lid be on too?

Thanks, looks great!

Which spacers did you use?