2015 White 5.0 - New with pics

[GenY]

Hi everyone!

New to the forum. Picked up a 400 mile CPO 2015 White V8 (non-ultimate) two weeks ago at a great price. Thoroughly enjoying this car and reading the forum (have already picked up on so much valuable information here).

Here's what it looked like stock:

I got strangely lucky with new wheels. Without knowing that they would fit, a set of staggered rims from my previous car just happened to be almost identical in specs to the 5.0's stock 19's. So much so that I was able to swap the Continental tires off the stock wheels and throw them onto my old rims.

For anyone curious, the 5.0's stock rim specs are:

• 19x8.5 offset +40 - 245/40/ZR19 (approx. 33 lbs)
• 19x9.0 offset +49 - 275/35/ZR19 (approx. 35 lbs)

The specs on my old aftermarket rims are:

• Volk Racing Rays
• 19x8.0 offset +43 - 245/40/ZR19 (approx. 21 lbs)
• 19x9.5 offset +45 - 275/35/ZR19 (approx. 22 lbs)

Here's a photo with the wheels and no tint:

I also installed 3m Crystalline 40% all around and Johnson IR80 on the front. Here's a couple pictures after the install (notice that in some lights it throws off a brown/orange/purple color):

I wasn't originally planning to be to heavy handed on the mods, but it seems the bug might have struck. Up next I'm considering those rigid collars (ride is so bouncy). I'm also considering the Ark GT-F springs (based on Dareck and others' reviews), but I'm not sure as I don't want to compromise the ride or be worried about scraping. What do you guys think of the wheel gap though? It's identical to stock..

Thanks for the input!

 

[dareckibmw]

1st. off.......congrats on your new ride!

2nd...pictures aren't visible. Upload them to http://imgur.com/ and get links.

3rd..... with GT-F springs you won't be scrapping, trust me. The drop is only ~.5inch on front and ~.75inch rear. You'll notice the difference, but the ride quality won't be compromised.

 

[GenY]

Thanks dareck! I think I fixed the photos. Love what you did with your ride btw.

 

[dareckibmw]

Yeah, pictures are working now.

I'd say, get lowering springs and you'll see how the look of the car changes....it isn't very expensive, around $600.00 parts, labor and alignment

 

[tmf2004]

i dont see a post?

 

[zeez]

i dont see a post?

^ this.

 

[srobak]

it is too early in the day for a thread to be hurting my head this much.

 

[srtcrazy05]

yeah i see the first post of the thread being from dareck

 

[forzza1]

Yeah, pictures are working now.

I'd say, get lowering springs and you'll see how the look of the car changes....it isn't very expensive, around $600.00 parts, labor and alignment

is it true that lowering a car will put more stress on the suspension?

 

[Alwaysforward]

I'm confused

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[Rloyola0426]

Phantom OP!

 

[GenY]

Sorry folks. This was my original post that somehow disappeared. I tried reposting it below but it never showed up. I'll just post photos in the sticky thread.

 

[dareckibmw]

@GenY

Report this to Admin and hopefully, he'll fix it.

 

[Fight4Hemp]

You could always do airbag struts/air management system. Datgenlyfe5.0 did his and it looks amazing. http://youtu.be/VnMolr8db8I
Naturally it isn't cheap but pretty cool mod.

 

[DubbuD]

I can only see the first photo, the rest are broken
Nice ride though!

 

[GenY]

I can only see the first photo, the rest are broken
Nice ride though!

Thanks! I'm not able to edit that original post for some reason.. but here they are. Sorry again y'all for the duplicate posts..

 

[DubbuD]

niiiice, looks really good dude!

 

[WHYTE5OH]

Welcome and Great color choice!