My New Shoes

afclakr · 06-16-2013, 12:39 AM

Avant Garde M359 on 09 LCI 328i w/Sport Suspension

18x8.5 et35 / 235/40
18x9.5 et33 / 265/35

Thanks to Pat @ Sonic for excellent customer service and outstanding price on the wheels!

DaFish · 06-16-2013, 07:27 AM

Very nice!!!

RD335 · 06-16-2013, 07:55 AM

Awesome!!!!

chatch10 · 06-16-2013, 05:48 PM

Beautiful man! I'm running the same exact setup!

cbecker33 · 06-18-2014, 09:04 AM

Bumping an old post - any rubbing with this setup?

Need4Speed_Motorsports · 06-18-2014, 12:57 PM

Looking good! Congrats

WRichieX · 06-18-2014, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbecker33

Bumping an old post - any rubbing with this setup?

I run 265/35/19 in the front and 275/30/19 in the rear. No rubbing at all so this set up should be fine.

CoolHandLuke · 06-19-2014, 08:36 AM

I'm wet

alexchen86 · 06-19-2014, 03:31 PM

I can't decide over 18" or 19" but for sure going with the AG M359 too!

18" gives it that factory look to an untrained eye....but 19" definitely sets it off. But won't increasing in wheel diameter usually lead to higher wheel gap? Last thing I want to do is to lower a bimmer....

ARosee90 · 07-31-2014, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexchen86

I can't decide over 18" or 19" but for sure going with the AG M359 too!

18" gives it that factory look to an untrained eye....but 19" definitely sets it off. But won't increasing in wheel diameter usually lead to higher wheel gap? Last thing I want to do is to lower a bimmer....

I'm the same way man, I've been doing a lot of research and it all depends on the suspension you have. 18s look good if you have sport suspension or lower it a bit, 19s look good either way pretty much, but 18s are more practical since you'll have thicker tires. But that's just my opinion. Good luck! Lemme know what you choose!

mike@x-ph.com · 07-31-2014, 01:03 PM

Looks really good!!
+1 for AG

alexchen86 · 07-31-2014, 05:46 PM

Another thing that I've heard from Discount Tire technicians is I can run 19"s with their aspect ratio calculator to fill up that wheel gap as much as possible without lowering the car and affecting ride quality.

However that begs the question of tire rub, shoulder clearance, tread damage, etc. How do they know how an M Sport suspension package will damage a certain wrong size tire just to fill up some wheel gap? Now if you drove a standard luxury line or modern line 3 series you'd ride a little higher and softer. But both are still F30's and the computer assumes all 3 series should be the same minus the M3. And I forgot about the M Sport F30 which has the same suspension as any Sport Line model F30.

And if you don't purchase their road hazard who would be responsible should damage occur to a slightly over sized 19" tire recommended by their computer?

Too many unknown risks and variables. I'd talk to more BMW tuner shops, BMW dealerships that install mods, definitely forum members as well.

Omahastylee · 10-02-2016, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by afclakr

Avant Garde M359 on 09 LCI 328i w/Sport Suspension

18x8.5 et35 / 235/40
18x9.5 et33 / 265/35

Thanks to Pat @ Sonic for excellent customer service and outstanding price on the wheels!

Is your suspension lowered? Looks very nice. Seems like the tires fill the gap well, much more so than the stock 225/40 and 255/35 do.

JJaber · 10-14-2016, 09:24 AM

I think this sold me on 18s...thanks!

Snypa · 10-14-2016, 10:59 AM

Clean setup.

sirdaft1 · 10-25-2016, 04:11 PM

I'm running the same AG 359 setup as the OP, except for 255/275 PSS's. LOVE these wheels.

06-16-2013, 12:39 AM	#1
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alexchen86 Too Many Hobbies! 33 Rep 129 Posts Drives: F30 335i Sportline AW Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (0)	I can't decide over 18" or 19" but for sure going with the AG M359 too! 18" gives it that factory look to an untrained eye....but 19" definitely sets it off. But won't increasing in wheel diameter usually lead to higher wheel gap? Last thing I want to do is to lower a bimmer....
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alexchen86 Too Many Hobbies! 33 Rep 129 Posts Drives: F30 335i Sportline AW Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (0)	Another thing that I've heard from Discount Tire technicians is I can run 19"s with their aspect ratio calculator to fill up that wheel gap as much as possible without lowering the car and affecting ride quality. However that begs the question of tire rub, shoulder clearance, tread damage, etc. How do they know how an M Sport suspension package will damage a certain wrong size tire just to fill up some wheel gap? Now if you drove a standard luxury line or modern line 3 series you'd ride a little higher and softer. But both are still F30's and the computer assumes all 3 series should be the same minus the M3. And I forgot about the M Sport F30 which has the same suspension as any Sport Line model F30. And if you don't purchase their road hazard who would be responsible should damage occur to a slightly over sized 19" tire recommended by their computer? Too many unknown risks and variables. I'd talk to more BMW tuner shops, BMW dealerships that install mods, definitely forum members as well.
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10-14-2016, 09:24 AM	#14
JJaber Second Lieutenant 84 Rep 256 Posts Drives: 2013 335i M-Sport Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	I think this sold me on 18s...thanks!
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Snypa Captain 37 Rep 656 Posts Drives: Like a mahdman ! Join Date: May 2013 Location: I-75 iTrader: (3)	Clean setup. __________________ SUPER SLOW E90
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10-25-2016, 04:11 PM	#16
sirdaft1 Brigadier General 2203 Rep 3,336 Posts Drives: X5 & E90 WTCC Widebody Racecar Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Chicago West Burbs iTrader: (9) Garage List 2007 E90 WTCC Wideb ... [9.50] 2012 BMW X5 xDrive35i [9.00]	I'm running the same AG 359 setup as the OP, except for 255/275 PSS's. LOVE these wheels.
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