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[335dye]

I have finally installed my 19" Volk Progressive ME wheels. I got them refinished and now they look great. The tires are 235/35/19 and 265/30/19 (I believe). Also got my eibach pro kit springs installed at the same time. Just thought I would share this with others just in case they are looking for new ideas. And yes window tint is coming next.

Thanks for looking!

[youraveragepunter]

looks great, i have the same suspension and was wondering what the fender gap would look like with 19's as above....what are your rim widths & offsets?

[CoffeeBean]

Beautiful! I had some almost identical to those on my Celica GT4.

[335dye]

Originally Posted by youraveragepunter

looks great, i have the same suspension and was wondering what the fender gap would look like with 19's as above....what are your rim widths & offsets?

I want to say 8.5 and 9.5 with a 35 and 38 offset. They fit pretty flush in back. I could probably use a 5 or 10 mm spacer up front but not too worried about it. No rubbing at all.

[NC325i]

Looks good. Great wheel choice too. I wasn't sure how 19's would fit on my car, but I quite like those

[335dye]

Thanks. Yea I wanted to do something a little different from BBS or VMR.

[ozone]

Beautiful

[MR92]

Looks clean

[Gary@TireRack]

The Eibach Pro Kit looks like it gave you the perfect amount of lowering.

[335dye]

Originally Posted by Gary@TireRack

The Eibach Pro Kit looks like it gave you the perfect amount of lowering.

Yea I was deciding between the H&R or Eibach Pro Kit. I was worried about rubbing with the H&R. So decided Eibach was the way to go. I'm happy with it. And thanks to tire rack for shipping to APO, AE. I got them pretty quick and the best price I saw when shopping around.

[projectn55]

Clean!! Moar Photos!!!

[psiv92]

Looks good! How does the eibach kit ride with the wheels on?

[335dye]

Originally Posted by psiv92

Looks good! How does the eibach kit ride with the wheels on?

Honestly the springs feel good compared to my non sport stock suspension. But the wheels do not feel as good as I thought it would compared to stock 17 in run flats. Not sure if it the lower profile tires or because they are 19 inch. But since I am stationed in Germany right now, the roads are in pretty good condition. I just need to buy a spare tire kit or the Slime tire repair kit. I feel a little scared to drive far down the autobahn without a spare.

[D's Bimmer]

Originally Posted by 335dye

I have finally installed my 19" Volk Progressive ME wheels. I got them refinished and now they look great. The tires are 235/35/19 and 265/30/19 (I believe). Also got my eibach pro kit springs installed at the same time. Just thought I would share this with others just in case they are looking for new ideas. And yes window tint is coming next.

Thanks for looking!

Great looking setup! Although I am biased as you can see...Did you have them refinished in the same paint as they originally came in or another paint code? How did you have them refinished?

[335dye]

Originally Posted by D's Bimmer

Great looking setup! Although I am biased as you can see...Did you have them refinished in the same paint as they originally came in or another paint code? How did you have them refinished?

Hey nice wheels! I do not think it was the exact paint code. But it was pretty close. I believe the shop sand blasted them. I know that they had to send them to another shop to use their machine. But they looked awesome after. I was not too fond of the chrome window trim on my car but these wheels kinda make it look better. I'm happy with these wheels.

[335dye]

I have put my winter set on but i am already thinking about when I put my summers back on. I am not a big fan of my tires on the rears. They stretch a little bit and the lip of of the rim sticks out a bit. Do any of you think a 265/35/19 tire will fit a 19x9.5 inch wheel without rubbing? The rear tires are currently 265/30/19.

[mustangivore]

Originally Posted by 335dye

I have put my winter set on but i am already thinking about when I put my summers back on. I am not a big fan of my tires on the rears. They stretch a little bit and the lip of of the rim sticks out a bit. Do any of you think a 265/35/19 tire will fit a 19x9.5 inch wheel without rubbing? The rear tires are currently 265/30/19.

Hi. Going from 30 to 35 aspect on a 265 would be a little over half an inch (13.25mm) taller, which seems like a lot, especially since you're already lowered an inch in the back. Would you also adjust the front to keep diameter close to rear? Again, that seems like a lot of height difference you're playing with, especially since your front is already dropped 1.4 inches I believe.

I'm confused: what is your exact winter wheel and tire setup? Are you running two sets of 19" wheels, one in summer and one in winter? Sorry if I misunderstood missed your earlier posts.

[335dye]

Originally Posted by RunFat

Hi. Going from 30 to 35 aspect on a 265 would be a little over half an inch (13.25mm) taller, which seems like a lot, especially since you're already lowered an inch in the back. Would you also adjust the front to keep diameter close to rear? Again, that seems like a lot of height difference you're playing with, especially since your front is already dropped 1.4 inches I believe.

I'm confused: what is your exact winter wheel and tire setup? Are you running two sets of 19" wheels, one in summer and one in winter? Sorry if I misunderstood missed your earlier posts.

No Im sorry. Im just running the stock 17inch wheels for my winter set up. I found a deal on some 19" runflats. But I wasnt even thinking that the tire would be taller. You made me realize that a 35 aspect is only going to change the height.

[JuicedZ06]

Originally Posted by D's Bimmer

Great looking setup! Although I am biased as you can see...Did you have them refinished in the same paint as they originally came in or another paint code? How did you have them refinished?

Wheels look great painted.