[Cascade253]

The cooler was fine, the vent just bent some of the fins so probably got lucky there.

[N54POWR]

Originally Posted by b92

That seems to be the general consensus, it's a damn shame too. I have them off the car now and there aren't any apparent cracks, not sure what I'll do with them but I have my old style 189 wheels on the car for now.

I'll look to get another set of 19" wheels in the summer, upgrading to a LSD is priority numero uno.

I went with apex 18s because of their significant weight loss over 19s and cheaper tires, which I burn through quite quickly. 19s are more for looks but 18s will give better performance. lsd and associated mods were the very first thing did to my car and it was a wise choice, so stick to that!

Originally Posted by Karura

So the tires stopped rubbing as they wore down a bit? Then you put the grill back? I'd be worried about protecting the cooler from rocks without a grill.

Does 255/35 have the same width as 245/40 because 245/40 is taller and stretches a little, while 255 is wider but less tall to stretch?

Here are my numbers:
Tire Height Width

245/40/R18 - 25.7" 9.6" This is our baseline that caused rubbing

235/40/R18 - 25.4" 9.3" .3" less height, .3" less width, -.6" total

255/35/R18 - 25.0" 10" .7" less height, .4" more width, -3" total

Is this a good way to figure out the clearance? I know the tires rub a bit on compression so I'm more worried about height, but would the 255 width be an issue?

Do you know for sure 255/35 is good enough more clearance to give it a shot?

I took the plastic grills off first thing and they never rubbed, only the top of the wheel well. yes. after wearing down a bit, they almost never rub the top but I still don't have the grills on. hasn't been a problem thus far.

If you go to the tire section of this forum, there's a tire size calculator and it says the width wont be affected between the 245/40 and 255/35, just less tall. clearance on the sides depends a lot on your offsets, but the 255/35 should fit.

cant find it atm but apex said that the 255/35 18 was one of their recommended size for my wheel.

edit: found the quote from apex re: recommended tire size

Originally Posted by Expert@ApexRaceParts

Appreciate the love



We have many great fitments for the E9X chassis. For a 335is, we recommend going with the following:

18" Staggered:
F: 18x9" ET30 - 235/40-18 or 255/35-18
R: 18x9.5" ET35 - 265/35-18 or 275/35-18 (fender roll may be needed with 275's)

18" Square:
F/R: 18x9" ET30 - 255/35-18

If you have any questions more questions regarding fitment, feel free to PM us directly. We are more than happy to assist

-Matt

[Luftfederman]

Just purchased a 2013 335is Coupe with 70k miles and drove it back from Chicago and just love it so far:
- Manual Transmission
- LeMans Blue
- Oyster Dakota Leather

[NoGuru]

Originally Posted by Luftfederman

Just purchased a 2013 335is Coupe with 70k miles and drove it back from Chicago and just love it so far:
- Manual Transmission
- LeMans Blue
- Oyster Dakota Leather

Welcome! Post a pic when you can.

[b92]

Originally Posted by N54POWR

I went with apex 18s because of their significant weight loss over 19s and cheaper tires, which I burn through quite quickly. 19s are more for looks but 18s will give better performance. lsd and associated mods were the very first thing did to my car and it was a wise choice, so stick to that!

I had 18" ARC-8s on my last e92 335i, I'm in between a few wheels now:
18" APEX ARC-8
18" OEM 219M
18" OEM 513M
19" OEM 437M
19" AG M359

I'm leaning more towards 19" this time around, but that's not definite. Going to mull it over the next month or two before I make a purchase

[BSM n54iS]

Originally Posted by Luftfederman

Just purchased a 2013 335is Coupe with 70k miles and drove it back from Chicago and just love it so far:
- Manual Transmission
- LeMans Blue
- Oyster Dakota Leather

Pics or it didn't happen

[rsyed07]

For those that have replaced your water pump already. Was it a Siemens or Continental? Just curious as to what the LCI E92s come with since BMW did revise the water pump.

[Luftfederman]

Originally Posted by BdSM n54iS

Pics or it didn't happen

When I figure out how to post a pic I will ...

[NoGuru]

Anyone using Wheel spacers? If so, what sizes?

[BSM n54iS]

Originally Posted by NoGuru

Anyone using Wheel spacers? If so, what sizes?

Yea 15R/12.5F

[NoGuru]

Originally Posted by BdSM n54iS

Yea 15R/12.5F

Thanks!
I was going to go 12 rear and 10 front but you seem okay with what you have on 313 Wheels?

[BSM n54iS]

Originally Posted by NoGuru

Thanks!
I was going to go 12 rear and 10 front but you seem okay with what you have on 313 Wheels?

Yep been a few years now on them with my 19". Just take it easy going left hand down in reverse

[335REGULATION]

Originally Posted by AlexN

Here is my contribution

Badass!

[b92]

Originally Posted by NoGuru

Thanks!
I was going to go 12 rear and 10 front but you seem okay with what you have on 313 Wheels?

I have 20mm in rear now but need to go down to 15, rubbing on stock suspension with my 225m wheels, which are the same size as 313.

[NoGuru]

I went with 10mm front and 12mm rears. I'll try and get a comparison pic when I go to install them.

[BSM n54iS]

Originally Posted by NoGuru

I went with 10mm front and 12mm rears. I'll try and get a comparison pic when I go to install them.

You do your research on the 10mm sizing issue with our hubs?

[_JoeyDonuts]

little taste of my 2013 e93

[NoGuru]

Originally Posted by BdSM n54iS

You do your research on the 10mm sizing issue with our hubs?

No, but why would there be an issue with 10mm?

Looks nice Joey.

[BSM n54iS]

Originally Posted by joey.i92

little taste of my 2013 e93

Wrong thread bro

[BSM n54iS]

Originally Posted by NoGuru

No, but why would there be an issue with 10mm?

haha google it dude, there's an issue..

[NoGuru]

Originally Posted by BdSM n54iS

haha google it dude, there's an issue..

I see it could be an issue sitting flush, but I also found lots of posts where people are running them just fine

[BSM n54iS]

Originally Posted by NoGuru

I see it could be an issue sitting flush, but I also found lots of posts where people are running them just fine

Ya I dunno how or why they're fine but when I was choosing years ago I just didn't wanna deal with that mess, just an fyi dude