Roof Rail Delete

[Overboost]

Originally Posted by rwilson

you can use the e70 214 wheels. you just need some hub centric rings

I purchased mine on 4/27/2015

Discount Performance.com
74.1 - 72.56 mm
$15.00

Originally Posted by OrangeFurious

Absolutely right. My tire shop did the hub centric rings free when they mounted the tires on the new wheels.

Speaking of: SET OF FOUR 4 20" x9.5" 10.5" for BMW X5 X6 35I 48I 50I WHEELS RIMS NEW Y BLACK

Thank you guys! This is exactly the information I am looking for. Rich, can you could provide a link for the adapters and do they push the wheels out any? OrangeFurious, those are exactly what I am looking for but I want the standard silver, I will keep looking. (Great price BTW) I just need some education on the hubcentric pieces I need for the conversion from E70 to E53. (74.1mm to 72.56mm)

[OrangeFurious]

Originally Posted by Overboost

Thank you guys! This is exactly the information I am looking for. Rich, can you could provide a link for the adapters and do they push the wheels out any? OrangeFurious, those are exactly what I am looking for but I want the standard silver, I will keep looking. (Great price BTW) I just need some education on the hubcentric pieces I need for the conversion from E70 to E53. (74.1mm to 72.56mm)

Here ya go: SET OF FOUR 4 20" x9.5" 10.5" for BMW X5 X6 35I 48I 50I WHEELS RIMS NEW Y SILVER | eBay

$50 less even.

This is the guy I bought my wheels from. Shipping was great, wheels are great, overall very satisfied. That said they're heavier than OEM and harder to balance. Mine are fine with a road-force balance, but not every shop can do that. Also worth noting the OEM TPMS sensors won't fit these rims, so budget for a little extra.

[rwilson]

try discounttiredirect.com and no the do not push the tires out

[Overboost]

Originally Posted by rwilson

try discounttiredirect.com and no the do not push the tires out

Rich, I scoured your link and can not find any hubcentric rings. Am I missing anything? What are the best rings to get in your opinion. Is there a direct link to the ones you have?

[Overboost]

Originally Posted by OrangeFurious

Here ya go: SET OF FOUR 4 20" x9.5" 10.5" for BMW X5 X6 35I 48I 50I WHEELS RIMS NEW Y SILVER | eBay

$50 less even.

This is the guy I bought my wheels from. Shipping was great, wheels are great, overall very satisfied. That said they're heavier than OEM and harder to balance. Mine are fine with a road-force balance, but not every shop can do that. Also worth noting the OEM TPMS sensors won't fit these rims, so budget for a little extra.

Thanks OrangeFurious. Those look like the one's I'll get. So any vibration at all?

[OrangeFurious]

Originally Posted by Overboost

Thanks OrangeFurious. Those look like the one's I'll get. So any vibration at all?

I had pretty nasty vibration from a number of things so it's hard to pin anything on one part. I can say without a road-force balance I did get a noticeable vibration on these wheels under hard acceleration and braking. After the road force balance it was markedly improved. After doing ball joints, tires and rotors it was gone. I kinda pulled all the levers at once, so I may not be the best sample case.

[OrangeFurious]

Originally Posted by Overboost

Thanks OrangeFurious. Those look like the one's I'll get. So any vibration at all?

I'm not a great sample case - I had nasty vibration at all times and ended up replacing the (previous) wheels, tires, thrust arm bushings and pads/rotors. I pulled all the levers at once so it's hard to say what did what. That said, I can say when my first shop mounted the tires there were a lot of weights on the wheel from their balance. Doing a road-force balance cost a bit more but removed about 1/3rd of the weights and gave me a perfectly smooth ride.

[rwilson]

try these guys, I purchased from them 6/17/2011

directperformance.com
800-938-3456