Been a While / SLC-Ralliart's Phoenix Red Sled
 

Well its been a while since I posted some pics. Had some new wheels put on over the summer so I thought I would put an update out. Mods are as follows:

Drag DR-31 White Wheels
Custom Intake
RRM Underdrive Pulley
RRM Rear Sway Bar
Vinly overlay on tails

Besides that its pretty much stock. I always liked the looks of stock Ralliarts so no need to change much. Probably no mods to come as I may be looking to sell next year to move into an older E36 M3 or maybe an Evo or STI.

The car has been fantastic. 59K Miles and no problems. Just did the timing belt and valve lash and she runs like new again.

Enjoy.

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car looks amazing,what is your wheel/tire set set-up?

Looks amazing man! Is that stock height or are you on springs? Also specs on rims and tires?
I was thinking of these a while back. Anyways again looks great bro.

Rims are 16X7 with 205/50 stock size tires stretched a little to fit the wider wheel. Wheels are a 40mm offset I believe. They stick out a little more that stock but sit flush with the sides of the car. The wheels are 16.7 lbs and so nice and lite. I do an occasional autocross/track day so having light wheels was important.

Tires are Riken Raptors. Riken is supposedly either owned by Michelin or by a company that bought the molds from Michelin. My Dad ran them on his Acura TL and had no complaints plus they are dirt cheap. They are not the best but great for commuting and the occasional spirited driving.

Suspension is all stock minus the rear sway bar. I was going to do springs when my stock shocks went but I have been fortunate to not have any blow yet. It is surprising since Utah salts the roads all winter long. People always think my car is lowered but I guess that is just the nice factory stance.

Let me know if you have any other questions. I have been on this forum for what seems like forever.

yeah I remember you since I joined, I believe you had read painted stock rims once. Yeah I heard of Riken Raptors before and was thinking how good they are, so I guess I'll grab those. Soon I'm getting Rota Grids 17x7.5 +48 but going to run a 20mm spacer to make them "aggressive." Probably lower on springs until I save up to get coilovers to slam the car. Your rear is still doing great...mine is sagging =(

It looks really nice man , can you get some pics of it from the side to see how flush it is?

+40 is nice and flush. I have 17x7.5 +40 and they're pretty flush. It looks awesome

Very clean, bro! Diggin' what your throwin out there :D

I'll try to take some tomorrow to give you an idea of where the wheels sit compared to the fenders.

Thanks for all the kind comments!

Below are some pictures that show how flush the wheels are. Don't mind my knee in one of the pictures:lol:.
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If anyone cares here are a couple pictures of my old BMW
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put a spacer on that rear! :beer:

haha i was gonna ask if those were rikens I have a set on my stock rims. but when i got my new rims i decided to go with some federal 595's little bit cheaper at the time and I heard nothing but good things from the dudes at the shop

Omg! I love the BMW, I'm a BMW head at heart. I have a 92E36 318 just calling out to me for an M3 swap...sigh lol to bad it's at my parents house.

Can anyone tell me what offset these wheels are??