20s in the front without a drop.

mieh100 · 02-09-2024, 01:08 PM

Anyone running 20s on the front of thr g80 m3cx without a drop? Iam really wanting the cs wheels but not wanting to have to lower the car and change any suspension geometry. Any pics would be really appreciated . I want to make sure it is not gonna look goofy .

SwankPeRFection · 02-09-2024, 01:18 PM

Why not flip your wheels around and see what it looks like on it first-person?

Benefit there is you’ll even be able to check all clearances as well yourself and be 100% positive.

mieh100 · 02-09-2024, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SwankPeRFection

Why not flip your wheels around and see what it looks like on it first-person?

Makes sense sir . We'll before I had to do just that I was hoping someone has done that.

SwankPeRFection · 02-09-2024, 02:10 PM

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Makes sense sir . We'll before I had to do just that I was hoping someone has done that.

No worries, just thought I’d suggest it. If you do opposite corner swapping, you could even compare 19 to 20 from one side to the other.

wtwo3 · 02-09-2024, 03:52 PM

These are old pictures of my car before I dropped it. Stock suspension but 20" wheels all around.

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mieh100 · 02-09-2024, 03:56 PM

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These are old pictures of my car before I dropped it. Stock suspension but 20" wheels all around.

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Thank u . Looks good . I can't tell from the image but would say there is a bigger gap Going between the tire and the fender when going to 20s ?

wtwo3 · 02-09-2024, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mieh100

Thank u . Looks good . I can't tell from the image but would say there is a bigger gap Going between the tire and the fender when going to 20s ?

Hard to say.. here's a pic of it when it had the stock 19s on front.

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hinckley · 02-09-2024, 04:26 PM

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These are old pictures of my car before I dropped it. Stock suspension but 20" wheels all around.

No comment on your tire geometry, but wow, that's a beautiful car! Which green is that?

wtwo3 · 02-09-2024, 05:07 PM

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No comment on your tire geometry, but wow, that's a beautiful car! Which green is that?

Thanks! It's Oxford Green

Burrcold · 02-09-2024, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by wtwo3

These are old pictures of my car before I dropped it. Stock suspension but 20" wheels all around.

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Looks great! What's your tire size front and rear?

Did you notice any ill effects on the suspension or handling going to 20's all around?

wtwo3 · 02-09-2024, 07:03 PM

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Looks great! What's your tire size front and rear?

Did you notice any ill effects on the suspension or handling going to 20's all around?

I did 285 front and 295 rears. I'm lowered now on H&R sport springs (these pictures are old), but didn't really notice a significant difference in ride quality.

hinckley · 02-10-2024, 07:14 AM

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Thanks! It's Oxford Green

Oxford is my absolute favorite BMW Green. Seems like it's been overshadowed of late by Verde Ermes and I'm not even sure it's on the approved Individual list any longer. Same if that's the case.

Tobster3 · 02-10-2024, 07:25 AM

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Thank u . Looks good . I can't tell from the image but would say there is a bigger gap Going between the tire and the fender when going to 20s ?

It will depend what tire size you go with. If you go with 285/30, the diameter is actually 0.1” taller than the OEM tires (if they came with 19” on the front) so you’ll have 0.1” less of a gap.

However, IMO, the gap at the front, regardless of what size wheels and tires you put on is larger than the rear and needs adjusted.

https://tiresize.com/comparison/

wtwo3 · 02-10-2024, 07:25 AM

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Oxford is my absolute favorite BMW Green. Seems like it's been overshadowed of late by Verde Ermes and I'm not even sure it's on the approved Individual list any longer. Same if that's the case.

Yeah I wanted to go with a classic color combo. The e46 was what got me interested in BMW M, and the Oxford Green over cinnamon interior was an absolute stunner. So I ended up going with Oxford Green over tartufo. Would be surprised to see that it's not on the approved Individual list. Verde Ermes was actually my original choice but my wife vetoed it

mieh100 · 02-10-2024, 08:35 AM

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Looks great! What's your tire size front and rear?

Did you notice any ill effects on the suspension or handling going to 20's all around?

Beautiful car sir. Would I need spacers for the front to avoid rubbing ?

Mapper · 02-10-2024, 08:59 AM

Here is stock suspension w 20s in front. Let the F-truck jokes flourish lol

Mapper · 02-10-2024, 09:00 AM

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Thanks! It's Oxford Green

That is a nice color

SwankPeRFection · 02-10-2024, 09:53 AM

FYI, any time you reduce the sidewall height on a set of wheels/tires to be equal to or less than the gap at the respective corner of the car, the gap is going to be visually exacerbated from what it looked like before. A lot of times, even with equal height of the sidewall vs gap, it may not look as gappy with stock wheels but look worse with aftermarket wheels that have a more open spoke design. These are a couple of things that will contribute to what it’ll look like.

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