New E38 looking to stance!

[StatusRacing]

+1 on sticking with OEM wheels. Those are one of my favorite BMW wheels.

Dump that thing until you've got negative ground clearance and bust out some measuring devices. Figure out how much you can bring the wheels out, pick up some narrower tires for a slight stretch, throw your spacers on and spend the rest of the money that would have gone to wheels on some illicit drugs or ladies of the night.

[MrZog]

Thanks for the comments guys! MrZog, you thinking keeping the wheels I have and spacing those? If so, what size spacers? And what method is normally done on these cars to slam them?

Spacers depend on the amount of lowering you want . . get it low and then löook hom much the rims can come out . .

only way to slam these properly are coliovers . . or springs iy want a "mild" drop . .

[The Riddler]

first of all you gotta know how low you wanna go, because if you want a real slammed 7's you gotta keep the 18's, prolly 19's but 20's are just too big for my stance taste...

anyways, great start indeed!

Welcome!

18's on an e38 are like 16's on an e36, do you like the way 16's look on an e36?

[P78]

wait what?

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some great advice has been given

stick to it

[Yogi_Bear]

You have done such an amazing job on this series. I envy your sewing skills and your patience and your diligence. If anyone ever asks me how to sew, I'm sending them to your blog and this series. Congratulations on such an extensive, well thought out and clearly presented set of tutorials
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[johnM]

You have done such an amazing job on this series. I envy your sewing skills and your patience and your diligence. If anyone ever asks me how to sew, I'm sending them to your blog and this series. Congratulations on such an extensive, well thought out and clearly presented set of tutorials
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[projektzwo]

first of all you gotta know how low you wanna go, because if you want a real slammed 7's you gotta keep the 18's, prolly 19's but 20's are just too big for my stance taste...

anyways, great start indeed!

Welcome!

[GROUNDED FOR LIFE]

IMHO, coilovers are the way to go. Either nex, Fk, or kws are a few if you're looking for a nice drop. If you want a mild drop go with h&r springs. If you wanna go all out air Rex makes a air ride kit for the E38.

[gsxrcop]

car looks good, at least from the crappy picture
i agree m paras are nice, but seriously? 18's on an e38? this isn't a honda, put some 19's or 20's on there and slam the fuck out of it

I feel ya on the size. Again, what methods are best for lowering these cars? Anyone?

[electricalbox]

Sell the M-pars and get 18" style 5s (only other sexier OEM wheel IMO).

Car looks awesome, welcome!

[The Riddler]

car looks good, at least from the crappy picture
i agree m paras are nice, but seriously? 18's on an e38? this isn't a honda, put some 19's or 20's on there and slam the fuck out of it

[gsxrcop]

Thanks for the comments guys! MrZog, you thinking keeping the wheels I have and spacing those? If so, what size spacers? And what method is normally done on these cars to slam them?

[MrZog]

wheels? . . you got one of THE best looking BMW wheel on there . . slam it, give it some spacers and you're good to go . .

[hinrichs]

looks like a clean base to start with

welcome to StanceWorks

[jasonklee]

Any style of wheels you want specifically?

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