Lowered with 265 tyres + spacers = rubbing

RedUn · Post by **RedUn** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:51 pm

Argenta wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:15 am I never understand why anybody would want anything other than OEM track width. It's always what I aim for with aftermarket wheels etc.
But hey, I'm a design engineer.

Clearance for suspension and bbk...

Edit to add, hence spacing the rear to keep the right ratio

TomK · Post by **TomK** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 11:22 pm

Argenta wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:15 am But hey, I'm a design engineer.

Hopefully not one involved with load paths

Argenta in another thread wrote: Strut brace
Additional gain is that it re-inforces the notorious weak BMW strut towers..

This is quite frankly nonsense. The notorious 'mushrooming' that can affect the strut towers is caused from the impact force of the upper suspension strut mount to the car's sheet metal first, the fact that there may or may not be a strut brace tied in with 3 bolts above it is neither here or there really.
This is why bmw sell 'reinforcement plates' that sit on the underside of the strut tower.
Let's not start a "my job makes me more intelligent than you" willy wave

Dav the wheel nut · Post by **Dav the wheel nut** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 3:21 pm

wonkydonkey wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:37 pm I'll get hold of some standard bolts and see how it looks

I've got a spare set of standard bolts if you want them just to give it a go. I'm not far from you

wonkydonkey · Post by **wonkydonkey** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 6:22 pm

Dav the wheel nut wrote: ↑Thu Feb 27, 2020 3:21 pm
wonkydonkey wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:37 pm I'll get hold of some standard bolts and see how it looks
I've got a spare set of standard bolts if you want them just to give it a go. I'm not far from you

Thanks Dave, but I've got hold of a set now (at least the Royal Mail Delivery Office has, I think!). Will give it a bash this weekend.

abar121 · Post by **abar121** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 2:43 pm

Argenta wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:15 am I never understand why anybody would want anything other than OEM track width. It's always what I aim for with aftermarket wheels etc.
But hey, I'm a design engineer.

Agreed!

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:29 pm

abar121 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 2:43 pm
Argenta wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:15 am I never understand why anybody would want anything other than OEM track width. It's always what I aim for with aftermarket wheels etc.
But hey, I'm a design engineer.
Agreed!

Is it any different to altering ride height or adding a strutbrace?
Neither were done in factory

Darkangelv2 · Post by **Darkangelv2** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:43 pm

mr wilks wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:29 pm
abar121 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 2:43 pm
Argenta wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:15 am I never understand why anybody would want anything other than OEM track width. It's always what I aim for with aftermarket wheels etc.
But hey, I'm a design engineer.
Agreed!
Is it any different to altering ride height or adding a strutbrace?
Neither were done in factory

Exactly. For me, factory = Minimum cost vs benefit calculation to meet regulatory rigour. Every item on our cars are the result of a compromise.

Argenta · Post by **Argenta** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 6:10 pm

Every choice we make is a compromise of all inputs, to the best of our knowledge.

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