Wheel spacers on BMW E60

Adding 15mm spacers only to the rear wheels of the E60 to make the gaps similar to the ones in the front.

[@simonboyce6920]

Thanks for that video. I was trying to decide wether to go wwith 20 or 15mm spacers. Thats decided it for me 👍👍

[@aam77]

I glad that it was of help. When I did mine, there was no information available for this combo.

[@simonboyce6920]

@@aam77 My car is exactly the same as yours. I'm goin to powder coat my rims in anthracite. I'l post a pic when they are done 👍

[@pitbullbite5835]

Thanks for video. I bought a used E60 with BMW 128 Style wheels in 19". Installing coilovers and no info on what size spacers. Seeing your setup helped... Much appreciated... Peace...

[@mudasr]

Hey, i recently acquired the same car wuth the same wheels and was searching for spacers and came across your video. First of all, thanks for making the video, 2 things. So I see you went one bigger profile for the rears (35 instead of 30) and honestly, they look better, the 30s are like rubberbands lol. Have you driven your car fully loaded with passengers and luggage? Does it scrape or bottom out on harder dips?

[@g.king.]

Looks amazing man 15m is sweet for the rear, dont need more

[@ozkanyalcin6634]

Thanks man i have a e60 M package with 18 inch wheel yes it’s fit perfectly not less not more ! 👌

[@omarf2406]

7:15 Looks like the front could use 5mm. I think that would make front and back even more balanced. But as far as I know, 5mm spacers don't come as hubcentric, so it would depend on your rims whether or not you'd have enough hub left to safely install the rims.

[@aam77]

5mm ones are not hub centric and I know people who have had wobbly front wheels on these rims.

[@omarf2406]

@@aam77 I know. But like I said: depending on the shape of the inside of the rim, you could be lucky and have enough of the car's hub left for safely mounting the rims. My OPC rims on my Opel Insignia have a 'fase' (Sorry, I don't know the english word) of about 5mm, which means that they only "use" half of the 10mm of the car's hub. So mounting 5mm spacers would not be an option for me.

[@shafkathrabby4678]

It’s a brilliant and easy way to done . Thanks

[@peezy106]

7:26 every time i look at my car.... xD

[@aqilrahman844]

For the front wheels, did you use the extended wheel lug nuts or the standard origional lug nuts?...as you did not use spacers on the front...

[@aam77]

Used the original ones otherwise they would go through the hub. The only caveat is that I have to carry two different unlocking lug nuts. I could get the two spare locking bolts cut but didn't bother.

[@wot48320]

Any rubbing, it looks like the wheel is stick out a little too much. If you have 2 people in the back it might rub going over bumps.

[@craigchamberlain]

I've got the 172 Spyder alloys on my E61 and I find that they touch the inner wheel arch liner when the suspension is jacked up and in full droop. They are fine when on the road with no rubbing but I just wondered if you had any similar issues before you fitted the spacers? Originally I had a set of non-BMW 172 style copies and they had a 10mm additional offset but when they got cracked and I bought a set of genuine BMW refurbished wheels, that's when I had this rubbing problem in full droop. Anyway, it sounds like getting 15mm spacers is the way to go and will cure my problem as well as looking much nicer. Thanks for the video.

[@aam77]

With the genuine Spyder wheels on the correct axles without any spacers shouldn't rub on either side of the arch lining. I didn't have any issues with the spacers, let alone without. I know the e61s have air suspension on the rear wheels. Perhaps those have something to do. I had 4 people in the car with boot full of my son's stuff when dropping him of at his university. While hitting some bumps, I could feel the suspension kind of hitting rock bottom but there was still no rub on either side. That was with the spacers though.

[@Jason-mc3jq]

Very accurate information. Thanks

[@forgingaerospace5477]

Roll the fenders to prevent rubbing also what are your tire specs?

[@vr6hgp222]

Hoe many mm bolt need i for 15mm spacer

[@omarf2406]

Take out one of the existing bolts, measure it, and add 15mm.

[@vr6hgp222]

What ET are you rear wheel

[@davemills6701]

I've got 18's on my E60. Would you recommend sticking with 15mm spacers

[@aam77]

Sorry it took me so long to respond. If the gap between the arch and tyre is similar, then it should be fine.

[@patrickodell3201]

Where did yo buy the Bimecc spacers from and do they come with the spacers?

[@aam77]

Just do a search on eBay with "bimecc" and the spacer size and your car's model. There are different colour combinations and also locking wheel bolts. You can get silver spacers with silver bolts or all black or mixed. As you can see I went for the silver spacers as the hub is silver and black bolts. They all do come with the extended bolts if that's what you meant by your second question.

[@sohayel_nafi]

I see your daughter dancing in the reflection 😂

[@aam77]

She was actually practicing her brown belt kata. Poor girl got worried and asked me if this was going to be a problem uploading this video 😂

[@cheferthetanker8038]

Are those rims aftermarket? how much you paid for them ? very nice vid

[@aam77]

They are one of the options for the M Sport E60. Mine came with them.

[@user-jc2zk4gy5f]

not enough MONEY?

[@Balieggman]

Front tire sizes?

[@aam77]

Fronts are 245 X 35 X 19

[@eimantaseg7585]

screwed lenght ?

[@aam77]

I'm not sure about the length but it'll be easy to work out. It'll be 15mm (Give or take 1-2mm) longer than the ones on the car.

[@user-cj4vh8tq7u]

Привет. Кааой у них ET?

[@aam77]

32 on the rear.

[@aleksandarsavic7070]

I buy 172 wheels for my e60. And i have problem about tires size so i found you. Can i buy 235/40 R19 front and 245/40 R19 back? Help

[@aam77]

The recommended sizes are 245x35 on the front and 275x30 on the rear. If you go for the ones you mentioned, the profile may be the same due to their width but the width would still be narrow. May give that stretched look buy not sure how good it'd look on these wheels.

[@ivanivanov8698]

What size are the tires on the video. I saw rear end 275/35/19 but the front ? Thank you !

[@suyirli4623]

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[@aam77]

জামশেদ।

[@shoaibtanim]

That annoying noise

[@Balieggman]

Hi what tire sizes u use?

[@aam77]

On the rear it should be 275 X 30 X 19 but I'm using 35.

[@Balieggman]

@@aam77 and the front? 245 X 40 X 19 ? any rubs?