New to Forum - Z4 M Coupe - CSL Wheels

mac_12345 said:
Hi Guys,

Looks like the conversation has gone downhill since I last logged on. That said tight is good!

Anyway, I have now ordered a set of original CSL wheels - hopefully arrive on WED, next decision - tyres. Looks like either PS2s or Assyimetrics (later being the cheaper option). I mostly do motorway driving and no track days.

What sizes and general thoughts on this one? Ideally the lower profile the better I guess..

Thanks again.
I've got the Goodyear F1's and think they're great. Cost me £600 IIRC for 4, and the tread pattern looks spot on.

I've got 235's on the front and 265's on the back, although I know some have gone for 245/275. But I'm happy with mine
 
Curtis - yeah they'll be mine alright! Thanks for your help!

PVR / Phil - I appreciate the signature suggestion - but NO!

Senwar - sorry for the dumb question but what is IIRC? At £600 that sounds like a great deal (please let me know the details mate). I'll need a trailer (or friends car) to get all the stuff to a fitters - one of the few downsides of having a 2 seater!
 
Why not ship them directly to the fitters? That is what I did and collected the old wheels later on with my X5 ...
 
mac_12345 said:
Curtis - yeah they'll be mine alright! Thanks for your help!

PVR / Phil - I appreciate the signature suggestion - but NO!

Senwar - sorry for the dumb question but what is IIRC? At £600 that sounds like a great deal (please let me know the details mate). I'll need a trailer (or friends car) to get all the stuff to a fitters - one of the few downsides of having a 2 seater!
Sorry mate - its If I Remember Correctly

The guy I bought the wheels off arranged this for me with a fitter in Northampton. I'll try and find out the details
 
Hi Senwar - please dont worry, I've got trigger happy and ordered some PS2s just now!! 235/35 and 265/35, getting them fitted on Monday. Do you have any problems with rubbing on full lock with your front wheels? Hopefully I'll be ok!

Curtis - beautifully wrapped mate, all arrived with zero marks!

Cheers.
 
mac_12345 said:
Hi Senwar - please dont worry, I've got trigger happy and ordered some PS2s just now!! 235/35 and 265/35, getting them fitted on Monday. Do you have any problems with rubbing on full lock with your front wheels? Hopefully I'll be ok!

Curtis - beautifully wrapped mate, all arrived with zero marks!

Cheers.

Glad to hear it, UPS etc have been a nightmare in the past so we've learned to err on the side of caution!
 
mac_12345 said:
Hi Senwar - please dont worry, I've got trigger happy and ordered some PS2s just now!! 235/35 and 265/35, getting them fitted on Monday. Do you have any problems with rubbing on full lock with your front wheels? Hopefully I'll be ok!

Curtis - beautifully wrapped mate, all arrived with zero marks!

Cheers.
Nice one mate

Congrats on your purchase! Makes a world of difference!

No probs whatsoever with rubbing on mine. Love em to bits!!!
 
I got the new rims fitted about a week ago, they look awesome! I agree the car feels a lot more stable and easier to put the power down without the rear wheels going mad (with the traction control off!!)

Thanks for the help to everyone! Also ordered a stubby aerial which should arrive in a day or so from the US.
 
Many Many Years later thread bump.

Atempting to use the search has lead me to this rtaher than starting yet another csl thread.

cs/csl wheels.. apprciate the difference is the front being 8 or 8.5

Fronts..Are there any benefits going down to Cs wheel width? over CSl? less scrubbing on lowered cars?

or are both fine for the job?

Any advice welcome.
 
Hi Dablk,

I also wanted CSLs on my Z4MC but couldn't find them so I ended up getting CS wheels.
Rears are exactly the same, fronts are (like you say) 8.5j (CSL) vs. 8j (CS).
OEM M3 CSL tire size is 235 front and 265 rear, I have used the exact same sizes on my CS set and its all fine no rubbing etc.
Mine is on an Eibach Pro kit and I use 12mm spacers front and 5mm rear to fine tune the look to perfection (IMHO of course :wink: )

One additional note:
When the rears wear out I will probably go for 275 because the sidewall fitment will then visually match better with the fronts which are ever so slightly 'squarer' because of the .5 narrower rim (note that this is a very very minor detail that normal people will never notice :P ). Additional benefit is that the circumference will then be closer to the OEM 18-inch spec. With the OEM 19 inch CSL rear tire size the circumference is -3% which is quite a lot I think, the 275 will bring that back to -2%.

Conclusion: If you can find CSLs, great go for it! If not get CS and you'll never know the difference.
 
Cheers,
My conumdrum is that the car currently has Genuine BMW CS wheels. However just been refurbushed in Anthracite which isnt to my taste.
So i cant deceide to repaint or sell and buy new ones in either CS or CSL variant.

CSl appear to have a £300 premium over CS wheels hence deciding if its worth the extra if i decide to swap them out.

Cjris
 
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