So after owning and modding my Type-S for just over a year, I finally have her looking the way I wanted.

I kept thinking about getting aftermarket rims, but I love the stock honeycombs too much to get rid of them (yet)

So I decided to try to make the stockies fit as good as I could. Using coils and spacers, I got the stock rims and tires to be very flush (pictures dont do it justice)

This is the final result. The suspension is the HT-Spec Coilover dropped just over 2 inches all around. Front spacers are 20 mm, rear are 25 mm. Camber is natural, about 2 degrees in the rear, a 1.8 in the front. Rear fenders rolled.

I welcome all feedback!

 

lookin hawt!

 

looks good! i cannot wait to get my a spec kit.

 

lookin' good man...need better/moar pics!

 

always knew that's the spacers necassary to properly space out stock wheels. Looks good

 

^+1 on the pics, but the car is looking great!!

 

Nicely done.

 

Looks good. I'm thinking about getting spacers for my a specs when I take my summer set up off. What spacers did you go with ?

 

Thanks alot guys! Sooner or later I'll get some better pics, maybe at the Cars and Cafe show this weekend.

They are Akata Spacers from ebay. They're only 80 bucks and work perfectly so far.

 

Yum!!!

 

Looks great! Congrats!

Nice neighborhood as well. I spy a 3-series in the garage

 

LOOKS HOT..LIKE FIRE!!...do you rub with the spacers?.. i was thinking about getting the same ones..

 

wow, CBL TL-S' look soooo nice when they're done right and clean. mad props for makin stock look sexy!

 

Looks KILLER!

 

Nasty nasty nice!!

 

So clean. What's the tire size?

 

Looks awesome!!

 

Looks really nice

 

Thanks alot man! I just moved here from Chicago and I love the neighborhood!

And yes thats a 2011 328i

After I rolled the rear fenders I really dont rub unless I have a full load of people and hit a good sized bump. The fronts on the other hand do rub often if im turning and hit a bump, the tires are too square!

That was my EXACT notion with this project. I always loved how auto makers would make these insane, beautiful concepts, but they would have to dumb them down for mass production. I wanted to make the TL-S the most it could be without taking its identity away.

Goodyear Eagle GT 235/45R17

 

Congrats LostSol-your Type S looks great.

I know what you mean about the Type S wheels, they "say" that your car is a Type S. That's why I haven't put on different wheels too.

I'd like to see close-ups of your tires/wheelwells. I was considering spacers, but decided against them. I'm on H&R Sports Springs, so not as radical of a drop as yours.

 

Coming from you, that means alot! Thanks!!

EXACTLY!

Ill get some close ups tomorrow. I was on the H&R Sports before the coils so i know exactly how it sits, I would actually suggest slightly less aggressive spacers for you since you dont have the extra clearance afforded by the negative camber that being super low gives you.

 

^^^ Yea, I'm not sure if I'm going to go with spacers at all. Originally, I was looking at 15's on the front and 20's on the back. Sometimes it feels like I'm driving in NYC, with all the divets and potholes I seem to hit and find.

 

i think a 17mm spacer up front and a 22 mm in the back wont rub..

 

well I had a 20mm spacer in the back before I rolled the fender, and with a full load I would rub alot, but otherwise I wouldnt. and ive never seen a 17 or 22 mm spacer...

 

^^^ That's what I'm worried about....and that's why I haven't pulled the trigger on spacers.

 

Frankly youre not low enough to rub, but really your not low enough that your wheels should be super sunk. The main reason I went for the Akata's over the name brands - besides the fact its a simple CNC'd metal plate, they were 80 bucks, If they didnt work, Im not out alot!

 

good job man looks good!

I envy ur frontless plate

 

nice man! wish i could have seen it with this setup fresh instead of just the coils!!!!!!!

 

you can find them but i've never seen a set with hubentric rings. only in 5's for those

 

http://www.motorsport-tech.com custom made spacers

 

yeah i'd rather just go the $80 a pair route like OP

 

This is what i got for the setup lol The price for the above configuration (before tax and shipping) is $220.00. Tax and shipping will be included in your total on the Payment Configuration page.

 

pure secks!

 

wtf? you must have left out some options i had or something...

 

Nope first i did Hub Centric to Vehicle and Wheel Centric to Wheel..than 17mm and 22mm and hub bore size 64.1

 

hmmm. i did the same. but it wouldn't allow me smaller than 19mm. so i picked 19 and 22...i still can't see how 2mm is $50 difference tho.
regardless, i know custom is always more, but over 200$ i'd rather put that money into wheels ya know? which sucks because i like the stock wheels...

 

Looks good!! Car flows real nicely! How about some more pics??

 

Very very clean. Love that color. I agree, you got it right!!!

 

Car looks SEXY. Probably the best color for a TL. and i hava A NBP.

 

Thanks alot guys! More pics should follow next week.