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      01-12-2016, 05:58 PM   #1
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Wheel spacer recommendation please

Just traded in my beautiful Estoril blue 328i Msport (memories ?) for the new love of my life 650i Msport but I don't like way the wheels look sunk into the car.

I don't have plans on wheels at this time so what brand/size spacers would you guys recommend to get the wheels flush?
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      01-14-2016, 02:19 PM   #2
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Congrats...I would say 10mm for your fronts and 12mm for your rears.

If you want a more aggressive look, maybe 12mm front, and 15mm rear.
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      01-14-2016, 03:03 PM   #3
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I got 10mm all around.
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      01-14-2016, 04:15 PM   #4
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15 rear 10 front.
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      01-14-2016, 06:16 PM   #5
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I got 10mm all around.
Can you post up pics?
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      01-14-2016, 11:38 PM   #6
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I have run spacers on a few BMW's with mixed results. I had spacers on my new M5 and the steering wheel vibrated like crazy above 90 mph and had to take them off. Hope you have better luck.
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      01-15-2016, 12:10 AM   #7
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I have run spacers on a few BMW's with mixed results. I had spacers on my new M5 and the steering wheel vibrated like crazy above 90 mph and had to take them off. Hope you have better luck.
I wonder why you got those results? I've run spacers in few of my 240sx projects back in the day and never had anything like that happen. Not saying it couldn't happen but I wonder what could cause that?

Were you running spacers with aftermarket wheels, coilovers and/or any other upgrades? I surely don't want those results since it would defeat the purpose of the ride quality bmw is known for.
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      01-15-2016, 10:22 AM   #8
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Here's a recent photo taken by my SA at McKenna BMW
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I need a car wash so I haven't taken any nice photos yet
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      01-15-2016, 01:19 PM   #9
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Don't ///M cars have different suspensions and wheels and offsets? I would think the pacer thickness would be different for an m car vs a 640 or 650. That said, what manufacturers are prefered for spacers?
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Don't ///M cars have different suspensions and wheels and offsets? I would think the pacer thickness would be different for an m car vs a 640 or 650.
Yes M Cars have completely different suspensions, wheels and offsets; however you can install M5 wheels on any 6 series with no issue. M6 wheels are 0.5" wider than M5 wheels with different offsets so basically you will have rubbing issue on rear wheels if you install M6 wheels on your 6 series.
As far as offset the major issue is the rear wheels. Regular 6 er M sport wheels(373) have 44mm offset on rear wheels which is 10 mm less than M5 wheels (i.e. 343M - M5) and 25 mm less than M6 wheels (i.e. 343M - M6)
For front wheel there is no major issue since 373 has 33mm, 343m -M5 has 33 mm and 343M M6 has 32 mm; however they all have different width...
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      01-15-2016, 05:23 PM   #11
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Yes M Cars have completely different suspensions, wheels and offsets; however you can install M5 wheels on any 6 series with no issue. M6 wheels are 0.5" wider than M5 wheels with different offsets so basically you will have rubbing issue on rear wheels if you install M6 wheels on your 6 series.
As far as offset the major issue is the rear wheels. Regular 6 er M sport wheels(373) have 44mm offset on rear wheels which is 10 mm less than M5 wheels (i.e. 343M - M5) and 25 mm less than M6 wheels (i.e. 343M - M6)
For front wheel there is no major issue since 373 has 33mm, 343m -M5 has 33 mm and 343M M6 has 32 mm; however they all have different width...
M6-Coupe, Are you running spacers on your M6 with the OEM wheels? Sizes?

Anyone else running spacers on an M6 with OEM?
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      01-15-2016, 05:48 PM   #12
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I just put on eibach 25mm spacers for my winter wheels - 343m 19. Could have realistically gone to 30mm!
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      01-15-2016, 05:57 PM   #13
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M6-Coupe, Are you running spacers on your M6 with the OEM wheels? Sizes?

Anyone else running spacers on an M6 with OEM?
No I'm not running any spacer but I have 305/30/20 tire installed on rear which is equal to 5mm spacer anyways...
I believe you can run 10-15 mm spacer all around M6 with OEM wheels...
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      01-20-2016, 10:23 PM   #14
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I wonder why you got those results? I've run spacers in few of my 240sx projects back in the day and never had anything like that happen. Not saying it couldn't happen but I wonder what could cause that?

Were you running spacers with aftermarket wheels, coilovers and/or any other upgrades? I surely don't want those results since it would defeat the purpose of the ride quality bmw is known for.
I have Dinan springs, everything else is stock. I had spacers on my E60 M5 with no issues but no luck on my F10. Kind of sucks, I hate the look without the spacers.
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      01-27-2016, 04:19 PM   #15
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It's probably because you didn't have Hub Centric spacers. They need to be minimum of 10mm to be hub centric. Otherwise there will be vibrations.
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      01-29-2016, 06:53 AM   #16
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M6-Coupe, Are you running spacers on your M6 with the OEM wheels? Sizes?

Anyone else running spacers on an M6 with OEM?
I'm running OEM wheels and tires with 12mm spacers in the rear and 10mm in the front.

Car is lowered 3/4" on Dinan springs.
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I'm wanting to go with 10mm all around with a 305/30/20 tire on the rear anyone see any problems with that on factory 601's
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      01-31-2016, 11:11 AM   #18
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if it isn't lowered, then 305 with 10mm spacers should be fine. it may rub if lowered though.
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if it isn't lowered, then 305 with 10mm spacers should be fine. it may rub if lowered though.
Ok thanks!
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It's probably because you didn't have Hub Centric spacers. They need to be minimum of 10mm to be hub centric. Otherwise there will be vibrations.
My car had 10mm/12mm hub centric spacers from Macht Schnell. I even swapped them front to back a couple of times and no luck either way. I guess I could try another brand but have a feeling it won't matter.
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My car had 10mm/12mm hub centric spacers from Macht Schnell. I even swapped them front to back a couple of times and no luck either way. I guess I could try another brand but have a feeling it won't matter.
Hmm that's very odd. I have the Macht Schnell 10mm front and back. No vibrations at any speeds.
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RS Technik spacers 15 mm are best.
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