New wheels fitted!

[peppernick]

My Schmedien Indivis finally touched down in London after a long trek from Tokyo. They are gorgeous! Hyper silver face, white on the inside.

19X8.5 ET 35
19x9.5 ET 22

They are so light I can feel the reduction in unsprung weight in the steering and acceleration. So crisp now

Plenty of clearance for my Brembos too.

 

[GP20]

Damn those wheels look so sexy! Now lower the car and get rid of the wheel gap!

 

[Top pup]

Very nice, suit the car better than I thought they would.

 

[Wondermike]

They look amazing, I thought they would looks a bit "RS4" but they don't. Almost like a modern take on the CSL wheel.

 

[peppernick]

Now lower the car and get rid of the wheel gap!

Car already riding on H&R Sport springs. Any lower and it'll not be functional enough for places like the Nurburgring.


With these wheels and the Brembo brakes, I've managed to shave 10lb per corner from stock! Driving the ZM is like riding a grasshopper now! Loving it

 

[sixspeed]

Looking good Nick!

 

[carl]

I love those wheels

Where did you get the Brembos from?

 

[JayD]

Hat's off to you mate, they work very well, great choice!!

 

[peppernick]

Where did you get the Brembos from?

I got them from http://www.jlevisw.com in the US.

 

[zednik]

YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rick Hunter]

Damn... they even LOOK light.

 

[Rolex]

Very nice... I like!

 

[gidge2010]

Hmmmmm a nice alternative to the CSL route.

 

[Elliot]

wow.............very pretty indeed

 

[kalayl]

They're gorgeous Nick! How do the Eagle's handle on the roadster?

 

[peppernick]

They're gorgeous Nick! How do the Eagle's handle on the roadster?

Thanks. The Eagle F1s are some of the best tyres I've used. Been using them for the past 3 years on all my cars. Good enough for light track usage. I've stopped paying more for Michelins, they are not that much better, if at all.

 

[Shunt]

They're gorgeous Nick! How do the Eagle's handle on the roadster?

Thanks. The Eagle F1s are some of the best tyres I've used. Been using them for the past 3 years on all my cars. Good enough for light track usage. I've stopped paying more for Michelins, they are not that much better, if at all.

I couldn't agree more, for most conditions i thought the Mich's were a worse option.

 

[carl]

I'm a big fan of Toyo Proxes T1-R myself, not tried on the Z4MC yet (mainly because it hasn't been delivered :rofl: )

 

[sixspeed]

They're gorgeous Nick! How do the Eagle's handle on the roadster?

Thanks. The Eagle F1s are some of the best tyres I've used. Been using them for the past 3 years on all my cars. Good enough for light track usage. I've stopped paying more for Michelins, they are not that much better, if at all.

I couldn't agree more, for most conditions i thought the Mich's were a worse option.

Although they're expensive, I've never found my Pilot Sport 2s to be lacking, and certainly not in what i'd call "most conditions". I've driven my Z4MC with PS2s on waterlogged roads, in the rain, in the dry, on hot and cold tarmac. They rate amongst the best tyres I've used on any car. Obviously it's hard to compare unless you try the same tyres on the same car, but over the years I've had Bridgestone S02 and S03s (loved the S02s!), Goodyear F1, Toyo Proxes T1R and T1S, and probably a handful of other Yokohamas etc, all on various cars I've owned, and I would (so far) put the Michelin's in the top 2 out of those for performance (ie: handling/grip).

Whether they do perform as well as the RRP suggests, is hard to judge at this stage, since I'll need to try another highly-rated tyre on this car before I can compare. However, they were night & day compared to the Cont-Sports that came on the car.

 

[coupe-sport]

That looks fantastic - wheels look perfect for the car and with the Brembo set up showing through too.

Cheers

James