perfect flush fitment with style 168 wheels and 4.8 fender flares

[bcredliner]

Be sure the suggestions are based on the 168 rims as different rims may have different offsets.

[Clockwork]

I just purchased black edition H&R DRa spacers BMB50757252 (e-bay from Tunershop-worldwide) as I had one of my silver ones damagedsomehow ;(.
I'm much happier with the black set. But yes you could always spray paint silver ones.

I ONLY run these on my winter set up. I have the 168's with NO wheel arches/flares and MUCH prefer that fitment since the 168's sit perfect with non-flared X5's and if you add that arch you then have to go wider again with hub spacers to achieve the same effect as not having the flares installed. all personal preference.

[X53Jay4.8is]

Yeah I run the 20mm front spaces and 30mm on the rear and of course my BMW X5 has the factory flares which place the wheels flush with them.

[mikesoops]

UPDATE : those guys at BLOXSPORT contacted me for confirmation on fitment before they sent it out and turns out that the set i chose didnt have the correct bolt thread sizing. so they are putting together the correct threads for me. M12x1.5 vs M14x1.25 or M14x1.5.

our e53s are 14x1.50.

glad they did that instead of just blindly sending them out. good customer service.

[dcharISmatic]

Originally Posted by mikesoops

thanks! ok. hopefully more people will chime in on the front vs rear spacers. the difference in 25mm to 30mm is small.

btw: i just bought a steering wheel from this guy on Ebay. it shipped yesterday wont get here for another week. but you should check out his inventory. reasonable prices as well. he's raising money to open a theatre.

and i'm in los angeles too!

GOOD LOOKS!! I've been looking for a steering wheel replacement for the truck. The 4 bar wheel was irking me

[Overboost]

I'm running 20" style 87 wheels with factory flares on rear only and run 25mm spacer on the rear and no spacer up front. I am happy with the look, 30mm would be too far IMHO.

[mikesoops]

i still haven't been able to test my fitment yet. still waiting on my bc racing coil overs to get here first. then will put on the 87 wheels and spacers and the 4.8 body kit. its been about 2 months. should be within the next week though.

i did get my steering wheel in though. i love it. instantly upgraded my driving experience by 1000%. i did a rear wiper delete since i live in southern California i dont really need it at all.

anyway, cant wait to show you guys everything once its all put together!

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by dcharISmatic

GOOD LOOKS!! I've been looking for a steering wheel replacement for the truck. The 4 bar wheel was irking me

Might want to consider swapping out your wheel with a M3 SMG steering wheel and connect the paddle shifts. Not a difficult job and I made a DIY for paddle shift part of the project.

[Overboost]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

Might want to consider swapping out your wheel with a M3 SMG steering wheel and connect the paddle shifts. Not a difficult job and I made a DIY for paddle shift part of the project.

I did this mod on my E46. Although I hardly ever paddle it, it's a nice upgrade.

[hpy540]

Like they used to say back in the Ro a d f l y days. This thread is useless without pics. I have a 05 4.4 and am considering 168's and flares. What are we talking about