OEM 162's with 10MM spacers from Rogue Engineering

JackMac · 01-22-2006, 08:29 PM

Installed 10mm spacers on rear wheels with 162's today. My goal was to eliminate the 'tucked in' look only (not to have them bulge out).

This brings the look to where it should have been from stock. Fronts and rears are now the same position within the wheel well.

Top pics are before, middle and bottom are after. It is a subtle difference, but looks good in person.

mava330 · 01-22-2006, 08:43 PM

No rubbing??

JackMac · 01-22-2006, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mava330

No rubbing??

Not even close to rubbing. It has the stock sport suspension.

db17k · 01-22-2006, 10:08 PM

good job, they look great. it's got an agressive ass for stock now!

xtnct · 01-23-2006, 08:26 AM

I have seen the before and after on this car in person. The pictures do not really show the difference well, but is very visible to any BMW guru.

In factory mode, the rear wheels appear to be too far in under the fenders, it looks like the car came with the wrong rim offset and does not match the front offset visually. Personally, I think it looks unmatched, unatractive and boring. It looks like the rear wheel offset was underdeveloped as the rest of the car grew to maturity...know what I mean? Like a gene mutation or something... like the car is misfigured.

With the 10mm spacer it looks perfect like stock from the factory with no mutations. Visually, the front offset is almost identical to rear offset. To give you an idea of how stock this looks, the wife(s) could not tell that a change was made to the car, even after telling them to look at the rear wheels. With the current look, you now want to say something like: "Hmmm, I wonder if a 10mm spacer would give me that nice wide M3 stance look".

This is a must for every e90!!! Actually, I would personally go with the 12mm spacer just to get that minimal "I'm sporty and ready to go" look. With a 15mm, I think one could definitely tell that something got changed.

Hope my descriptions are helpful...

01-23-2006, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JackMac

Installed 10mm spacers on rear wheels with 162's today. My goal was to eliminate the 'tucked in' look only (not to have them bulge out).

This brings the look to where it should have been from stock. Fronts and rears are now the same position within the wheel well.

Top pics are before, middle and bottom are after. It is a subtle difference, but looks good in person.

shoulda went with 15 or 20mm. 10mm is hardly anything.. is ur car lowered?

JackMac · 01-23-2006, 08:59 AM

It's not lowered, other than stock sport suspension. As I wrote in the post

Quote:

My goal was to eliminate the 'tucked in' look only (not to have them bulge out).

I agree that you could go 15 or 20, just wasn't the look I was after.

noflash · 01-23-2006, 09:28 AM

So what did that 10mm cost you?

01-23-2006, 10:11 AM

if you were looking for the wheels to look flush with fender.. 15-20mm would have been better.. i have 15mm on my rear.. and my wheels are 9.5 wide

xtnct · 01-23-2006, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by DTDREW

if you were looking for the wheels to look flush with fender..

I don't believe he was going for the flush look if you read his original post. He wanted to have the rears look like (ie. match) what the fronts look like in stock form.

JackMac · 01-23-2006, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by noflash

So what did that 10mm cost you?

Size/pricing found here:

http://www.rogueengineering.com/Merc...tegory_Code=WH

ksfrogman · 01-23-2006, 10:49 AM

So you had to replace the lug studs as well? If so, they are just pressed in?

diesel007 · 01-23-2006, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by DTDREW

shoulda went with 15 or 20mm.

And CHROME!!!

JackMac · 01-23-2006, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ksfrogman

So you had to replace the lug studs as well? If so, they are just pressed in?

In this case, they are bolts (not studs). The kit from RE comes with replacement (longer) bolts.

The whole install took about 5 minutes.

By the way, xtnct was lending a hand (and a floor jack) and noticed when we lifted the rear about 1" off the ground, that the front tire came up too! Amazing how stiff the frame is.

diesel007 · 01-23-2006, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JackMac

Size/pricing found here:

http://www.rogueengineering.com/Merc...tegory_Code=WH

FYI the H&R spacers are a bit cheaper. And they have the hubcentric lip.

JackMac · 01-23-2006, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by carlitosz

More pictures please

Rainy day today. Will take some more pics by next weekend.

Quote:

Originally Posted by diesel007

And CHROME!!!

diesel007, sunset photo shoot is great. Like those rims too!

noflash · 01-23-2006, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by diesel007

FYI the H&R spacers are a bit cheaper. And they have the hubcentric lip.

"All of our wheel spacers have a hubcentric lip which helps with the installation of wheels with the spacer in place. "

---RE

01-23-2006, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by diesel007

And CHROME!!!

LOLL.. o yeahhhhhhhh. havent seen the chrome 162's yet

HRC · 01-23-2006, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DTDREW

LOLL.. o yeahhhhhhhh. havent seen the chrome 162's yet

LOL, I thought of you when I saw these...

And if you want to buy these, go HERE

Danny

01-23-2006, 03:07 PM

nice.. but not wide enough for me in the rear

HRC · 01-23-2006, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DTDREW

nice.. but not wide enough for me in the rear

lol! Wide?? Who needs wide when you can slap on 15, 20, 25 or 30mm spacers?

Danny

D.D. · 01-23-2006, 03:14 PM

Have 330 xi with 162 wheels with sport and performance packages. I would like to add 15-20mm spacers on the rear. Will I have any trouble with mounting or rubbing?

I'm dumping the run flats for either Goodyear F1's or Michelin PS2's.

Thanks..........

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xtnct New Member 2 Rep 6 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: PA iTrader: (0)	I have seen the before and after on this car in person. The pictures do not really show the difference well, but is very visible to any BMW guru. In factory mode, the rear wheels appear to be too far in under the fenders, it looks like the car came with the wrong rim offset and does not match the front offset visually. Personally, I think it looks unmatched, unatractive and boring. It looks like the rear wheel offset was underdeveloped as the rest of the car grew to maturity...know what I mean? Like a gene mutation or something... like the car is misfigured. With the 10mm spacer it looks perfect like stock from the factory with no mutations. Visually, the front offset is almost identical to rear offset. To give you an idea of how stock this looks, the wife(s) could not tell that a change was made to the car, even after telling them to look at the rear wheels. With the current look, you now want to say something like: "Hmmm, I wonder if a 10mm spacer would give me that nice wide M3 stance look". This is a must for every e90!!! Actually, I would personally go with the 12mm spacer just to get that minimal "I'm sporty and ready to go" look. With a 15mm, I think one could definitely tell that something got changed. Hope my descriptions are helpful...
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D.D. Private First Class 5 Rep 126 Posts Drives: 330 xi Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	Have 330 xi with 162 wheels with sport and performance packages. I would like to add 15-20mm spacers on the rear. Will I have any trouble with mounting or rubbing? I'm dumping the run flats for either Goodyear F1's or Michelin PS2's. Thanks..........
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