19's

[Felix79]

I am sorry for my dumb question, but I am just lost when I read about offsets etc.

Would the wheels from an E46 Alpina B3 3.3 or the E90 B3 Bi-Turbo/D3 fit my Z4MR? I'm interested in the 18" staggered wheels, rather than the 19"s, as I think I would have issues with my OEM setup?

 

[wspohn]

19s for show.

18s for go.

Agree. One sort of owner will sacrifice a little performance for looks, and the other sort won't. Not sure what the ratio works out to be....

PS - I also much prefer stock silver rims to backed out ones. Some colours look rather nice with gold rims, mind you!

 

[Papa_Zee]

I daily mine and the ride is fine. Stock suspension.

These are M359 19" wheels from E92 competition pack. No more perfect fitment/offset exists - I still can't believe they don't rub ever!

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Nice but I think it looks a bit high?

 

[Mangozac]

I daily mine and the ride is fine. Stock suspension.

These are M359 19" wheels from E92 competition pack. No more perfect fitment/offset exists - I still can't believe they don't rub ever!

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Nice but I think it looks a bit high?

Thanks, you're right that aesthetically it could be a little lower, but I'm not prepared for the trade off in practicality and scrubbing inside the guards

For those acting like theyre getting superior performance sticking with 18" wheels, you do realise that the different tyre profiles used mean that the difference in rolling diameter in only around 1%? The larger wheel size and thinner sidewall also impart handling benefits but even ignoring this you're never doing to notice such a small change in performance solely due to wheel diameter.

Edit: I should add that my comments above are for spirited street driving: there are
additional trade-offs (including tyre cost) which make 18s a common choice for track work.