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[SupercrossBMX]

No, not one of the Stance Nation, I like the wheels straight and true with no camber, but like the lowered profile and look. I am good with a bit of wheel gap, but my main concern is how it handles.

And yes, the wheels that are on it are real nice, I guess I just like the straight 5 spoke look. And I guess if anyone is looking for the "Snowflake" type wheels. Hit me up they will be for sale soon.

[pnoyako85]

Originally Posted by SupercrossBMX

No, not one of the Stance Nation, I like the wheels straight and true with no camber, but like the lowered profile and look. I am good with a bit of wheel gap, but my main concern is how it handles.

And yes, the wheels that are on it are real nice, I guess I just like the straight 5 spoke look. And I guess if anyone is looking for the "Snowflake" type wheels. Hit me up they will be for sale soon.

picture would be good on those wheels

as for lowering .. HnR are safer but some use BC's but it depends on your budget and how low you may want to go...if you want some really good coils go with KW's or u can do some Eibach's are stiffer than HnR i heard too....

goodluck and congratulation on your x

[pnoyako85]

Originally Posted by pezho405

Ughh are you one of those "stance" people?

Nothing wrong with weel gap

The wheels you have now are also somewhat desirable, they are called snowflakes

whats wrong with Stance..lol

[RajB]

Nice base to start from.

I went with KW V3 coilovers but wi be trying out a new set of suspension for a friend so i have the KW's up for sale shortly if interested.

[pnoyako85]

Originally Posted by RajB

Nice base to start from.

I went with KW V3 coilovers but wi be trying out a new set of suspension for a friend so i have the KW's up for sale shortly if interested.

pics would be good ....for what year if your x5 or what year is that kw coming off of.

[RajB]

Originally Posted by pnoyako85

pics would be good ....for what year if your x5 or what year is that kw coming off of.

Have just posted pics in the 4.6/4.8 thread. It's a 2004 4.8is.

[pnoyako85]

Originally Posted by RajB

Have just posted pics in the 4.6/4.8 thread. It's a 2004 4.8is.

Link

[RajB]

Originally Posted by pnoyako85

Link

this page a couple of posts down

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by SupercrossBMX

No, not one of the Stance Nation, I like the wheels straight and true with no camber, but like the lowered profile and look. I am good with a bit of wheel gap, but my main concern is how it handles.

And yes, the wheels that are on it are real nice, I guess I just like the straight 5 spoke look. And I guess if anyone is looking for the "Snowflake" type wheels. Hit me up they will be for sale soon.

Welcome to the forum...

there is certain negative camber dialed into the rear wheels from the factory - as a matter of fact, when you are on a road, take a look at other bimmers, MBs, porsches on the road... you will see that in their stock form (the cars that are driven by "soccer moms" who do not alter factory setups!!) all of them have negative cambered rear ends...

If you are going with bigger wheels, the factory prescribes certain height for the E53, with and without sports package, based on the size of the wheels, from 17 inch all the way to 20 inch... yours has the sports package... I do not have the factory numbers with me, but I had it posted a couple of times in various threads... unless somebody beats me to posting these numbers, I will try to dig around for them...

Going with factory prescribed drops will retain the factory geometry of the suspension system... However, as many have noted, you are not limited to the height number established by the factory, you can drop it lower, just bear in mind that it may affect the longevity of the tires, and depending on how low you go, the handling of the car...

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by pnoyako85

whats wrong with Stance..lol

Nothing wrong with stance Mike actually yours sits proper, but when he is talking about Stance Nation he is making reference to those "hella flush" guys: