M5 Arrivived today! first question an wheels/spacers

FergsM5 · 05-13-2022, 08:35 PM

Just got today

, snapped a couple pics then went for a familiarity drive. Alot to learn... i do have one oddidty to explain. The wheels are clearly aftermarket. They are flowone racespec f3.. whats odd is these do not have an M5 fitament.. I had spacers, I took wheel off to install them and i see what you see in the hub pic.. some sort of ring around the hub to allow for the flowone to fit. SO I am bummed that i cant use spacers but also a bit concerned about this ring clearly installed to make the wheel work.... although i love the wheels and the gunmetal color is awesome in person on the car. beyond that, all the other work is great, already has a CAI, nice fron lip, looks to be a full custom exhaust, but still need to try and figure out brand, has an integrated passport detector as well. , and the conditiom is just amazing. looking forwad to ownership!

M5_Raz · 05-13-2022, 08:56 PM

Congrats, looks great! I think some meatier tires would set it off even more!

FergsM5 · 05-13-2022, 09:23 PM

ya these are just stock size 20" Bridgestone potenzas.. what "meaty" tire might you suggest?

FergsM5 · 05-13-2022, 09:44 PM

oh and after some decent amount of research, I am almost positive that the exhaust is the Agency power titanium from matching it against some pics from some old blogs i found. no clue if thats a good exhaust or not, but i like the much bigger tips for sure, they are 4"

HXS · 05-13-2022, 10:54 PM

Is that a hub centric ring molded onto the hub? Wow, I've never seen that before... That's unfortunate if it is. Try to pry that off somehow so you can fit your spacers.

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Originally Posted by FergsM5

ya these are just stock size 20" Bridgestone potenzas.. what "meaty" tire might you suggest?

If they are stock size, they look pretty small... Are you sure they're 265/35 and 295/30?

M5_Raz · 05-14-2022, 01:12 AM

Yeah, 265/35 and 295/30 are the stock sizes. Depending on the width of the wheels you could even run 285/30 and 325/25.

Most go for 305/30 in the rears

M5Rick · 05-14-2022, 01:40 AM

Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres are a good choice for these cars and I have 305's on the rears with 5 mm spacers which improves traction off the line.

FergsM5 · 05-14-2022, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by FergsM5

oh and after some decent amount of research, I am almost positive that the exhaust is the Agency power titanium from matching it against some pics from some old blogs i found. no clue if thats a good exhaust or not, but i like the much bigger tips for sure, they are 4"

yep stock size tires 100% and yes appears that ring is molded to the hub.. i cant take it off, if i do, then the wheels wont fit as theat ring is what makes the hub sized larger to allow for the larger hub of the wheel, so unless i buy new wheels, then no spacers, oh well

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FergsM5 New Member 20 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 2013 M5 Join Date: May 2022 Location: Western Mass iTrader: (0)	M5 Arrivived today! first question an wheels/spacers Just got today, snapped a couple pics then went for a familiarity drive. Alot to learn... i do have one oddidty to explain. The wheels are clearly aftermarket. They are flowone racespec f3.. whats odd is these do not have an M5 fitament.. I had spacers, I took wheel off to install them and i see what you see in the hub pic.. some sort of ring around the hub to allow for the flowone to fit. SO I am bummed that i cant use spacers but also a bit concerned about this ring clearly installed to make the wheel work.... although i love the wheels and the gunmetal color is awesome in person on the car. beyond that, all the other work is great, already has a CAI, nice fron lip, looks to be a full custom exhaust, but still need to try and figure out brand, has an integrated passport detector as well. , and the conditiom is just amazing. looking forwad to ownership! Attached Images
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FergsM5 New Member 20 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 2013 M5 Join Date: May 2022 Location: Western Mass iTrader: (0)	ya these are just stock size 20" Bridgestone potenzas.. what "meaty" tire might you suggest?
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FergsM5 New Member 20 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 2013 M5 Join Date: May 2022 Location: Western Mass iTrader: (0)	oh and after some decent amount of research, I am almost positive that the exhaust is the Agency power titanium from matching it against some pics from some old blogs i found. no clue if thats a good exhaust or not, but i like the much bigger tips for sure, they are 4"
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05-14-2022, 01:12 AM	#6
M5_Raz Lieutenant 514 Rep 538 Posts Drives: BMW M5 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Bay Area, California iTrader: (0)	Yeah, 265/35 and 295/30 are the stock sizes. Depending on the width of the wheels you could even run 285/30 and 325/25. Most go for 305/30 in the rears
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M5Rick General 60061 Rep 19,543 Posts Drives: M5 F10 DCT Gunmetal Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Southern England iTrader: (0)	Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres are a good choice for these cars and I have 305's on the rears with 5 mm spacers which improves traction off the line.
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