E30 tyre fitment

[Gus]

im looking at changing my 17's for 16's, and i have a couple of tyres.....they are 225/55R16, i realise they prob wont fit on the front, but would they fit on the back?

[Jon325i]

I suppose it would depend on how much your car was lowered. I know that if you want to retain proper tire aspect ratio using 16" wheels, the most ideal tire size is a 225/45. I don't personally know of anyone who has tried to put a 225/50-16 on either the front or rear of an E30.

Jon

[Gus]

car is lowered about 40mm.....yeah i know its not the ideal size...but its free! its quite a big profile diff....hmmmm...not thinking its gonna work

[bimmerphile]

A couple worthwhile threads:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7025

and

http://www.r3vlimited.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5389

[Gus]

hmm..ill think ill take that as a no...unless i get my hammer out.....