20 inch rims?

[NCZ13]

oh i thought you meant the inner barrel when you said inside of the wheel

yeah the chrome should be able to hold up to the powdercoating...

 

[Killer]

Actually I doubt you will have good results trying to powder coat over chrome.

You need more of a porous surface for the best adhesion. I doubt you can even find a powder coat shop that will powder coat over chrome because of adhesion issues.

 

[NCZ13]

well thats what i was saying is that the chrome will have to be stripped off prior to powdercoating...

 

[Killer]

Understand...just responding to the other poster.

 

[bbrich57]

holy crap is that much heavier than 3s or GT?!

major fail!

Actually, I just read that the '08 3s are about 60 lbs heavier than the '04-'06's, so it's not quite that much. 3153lbs (6-speed) vs. 2983lbs for the ATX HB. 2998lbs PEZ (<< I think that's right?) w/ATX. Still, 170lbs is significant difference when talking about springs.
And, looking at the OP and the picture he included, it looks like those wheels have quite an offset... in the wrong direction, OUT. He may not be able to lower w/o some serious rubbing issues.
I'd bet the handling, overall suspension and braking performance is already down from stock. And I'd bet it was even worse when they were on his friend's 6 series. (Factory offset specs, +60mm/6 series vs. +52.5mm/3 series.)

What is the offset of those things? They look like +38's or +40's (or less) to me.

 

[Young Roids]

I enjoy seeing big rims on cars. I seriously considered going with 19"s on my speed3. I like the looks of your rims for the most part, if you could drop it that would be the final piece to the puzzle.

 

[B-radd]

What is the offset of those things? They look like +38's or +40's (or less) to me.

they are +40, 20/225ZR30 yeah Im pretty sure that I would have to roll the fenders if I was to lower it. I had to have the "fringe?" machined to fit my car otherwise they wouldn't have fit. As for the preformance issues that you speak of the only thing that really suffers is my gas milage. I recently took it on a 9 hour each way trip on the highway, and I have to say... they hug the road better then my 17s did. Yes if I hit a pot hole its a catastrophy but I have a pretty good eye so this doesnt happen on the highway. And its not like the roads were that great as I was going to saskatchewan. However on a smooth road, I assure you the ride quality of the 20's are superior to the 17s- who knows maybe its because they're wider, but it feels much tighter. I dont know how long I will keeps these though. a set of these tires are going to cost in around $1500 here in canada.