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      11-15-2016, 10:43 PM   #1
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Spacers for stock 351M Wheels

What's the absolute best setup to run on a stock height 535i? I'd like to give the tires a beefier appearance for now till I figure out what rims I'd like to go with. It's looking like 18mm rears and don't touch the fronts?
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      11-17-2016, 03:13 AM   #2
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I Installed 18mm rears and 12mm fronts last weekend.

Stock height 528i Xdrive. 351 wheels.

Rears are perfect at 18mm.
Fronts will probably be best with 10s IMO. . Or maybe even an 8. 12 is slightly too aggressive. Still ok and some might actually like it. But for me it's slightly too much. I kept it on though as it loos better than no spacer. I'll add some pictures tomorrkw when I get on my computer.
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      11-17-2016, 06:05 AM   #3
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Spacers are such an easy and great mod to achieve a better stance. I went with BMS spacers for my 535i. Even though still mostly stock, I love the more aggressive stance that the spacers provide.

Best setup, IMHO, is 18mm in the rear and 10mm in the front on a 535i. I'm not sure if a 528/535xi requires a different setup vs a non-xi.

I went with 15mm rears and 10mm fronts. However, while the rear sits well with 15mm, I think 18mm rears would be a perfect setup, as I don't mind the rear sitting with the slightest bit more of an aggressive stance. The front sits perfect with 10mm; 12mm would be a bit too much.

Make sure you also get extended lug bolts to go along with your spacers!
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      11-17-2016, 10:46 AM   #4
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I also use 18mm in the rear with the 351M wheels, but that's with a drop.
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Can anyone post up a picture of their setup?

I have 12mm rear spacers but was planning on getting rid and putting 10mm on the front and 15mm on the rear. May go for 18mm rear if it looks good though. My car is lowered too... not much though, I'm just on eibachs.
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Just ordered 18MM for the rears from VRSF. I'm going to leave the fronts alone.
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      11-17-2016, 04:04 PM   #7
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Just ordered 18MM for the rears from VRSF. I'm going to leave the fronts alone.

Definitely post some pics once you install if you have time, I'd love to see the difference
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      11-17-2016, 04:05 PM   #8
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Just ordered 18MM for the rears from VRSF. I'm going to leave the fronts alone.

Definitely post some pics once you install if you have time, I'd love to see the difference
Well, VRSF is out of stock on 18MM spacers so I'm back to looking...
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      11-28-2016, 04:29 PM   #9
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I did 15 in rear 10 in front. looks perfect. stock everything else. I'll get some pics
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Can you post where you got yours? I bought some ebay ones but the new lugs they came with are too short.
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I have the same rims; 535i Xdrive on stock Suspension
10mm in the front with 18mm in the rears

Get them from Burger motor sports. I got all four with matching Lugs for $200


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I have the same rims; 535i Xdrive on stock Suspension
10mm in the front with 18mm in the rears

Get them from Burger motor sports. I got all four with matching Lugs for $200
Do you know how long the extended lugs need to be to fit 12mm/18mm?
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Do you know how long the extended lugs need to be to fit 12mm/18mm?
Well stock is 27mm (14X1.25X27mm) so just add the spacer size and get the that bolt size.

If you get from Burger Motorsport, they come with the matching bolts
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I have the same rims; 535i Xdrive on stock Suspension
10mm in the front with 18mm in the rears

Get them from Burger motor sports. I got all four with matching Lugs for $200


Any pictures of the side of the car? How's the gap in stock height?
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Any pictures of the side of the car? How's the gap in stock height?
Spacers do nothing for gap in stock height. It just makes the wheel stick out more
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Does the ride quality, or handling change with the use of spacers?
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Does the ride quality, or handling change with the use of spacers?
Not that I can remember. I installed the spacers pretty early to me having the car so I didn't notice a difference. From what I heard a wider stance is better for handling.
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I'm wondering if my 356's carry the same offset? Thinking of changing up my wheels and slapping on some BMS spacers as well. Something new for 2017!
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I'm wondering if my 356's carry the same offset? Thinking of changing up my wheels and slapping on some BMS spacers as well. Something new for 2017!
Yeah they have same offset as 351. Front 33 Rear 44.

The best way to figure out for sure the best spacer size is so measure the tire wall side to the fender.
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Yeah they have same offset as 351. Front 33 Rear 44.

The best way to figure out for sure the best spacer size is so measure the tire wall side to the fender.
Cool! Wanna give my 21's a break and slap my 356's back on but I wanna black them out! So $200 from BMS... cool!
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I guess I'm more conservative... I went 12 mm in the rear NO fronts. This has the wheels perfectly flush with the fender to me.
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