Tyre Sizes yay :D

[ethrty]

okay so i decided not to go the sportmax route you will be happy to hear, and pulled the trigger on some 16x7.5 Et25 rims (yet to be revealed :P)

What i want to know is, will 225/45s fit without rolling gaurds? 225/40? wanting the widest tyre i can on there. If neither of those will work what about 215/40 or 215/45.

Suspension factors that impact on this include H&R Cups (1.7" drop R, 2.1" drop front + a bit possibly because of M52), adjustable camber plates in the front, and M3 offset CABs.

[ethrty]

Edit just checked the shed and my other rims are 16x7.5 Et25 as well and they run 205/50/16s. The rear fit fine, but the front used to rub fender on full lock and upward suspension travel (ie pulling into a driveway) So would i be correct in thinking that any 16" wheel less than 8 inches wide is going to rub to some degree? That was on King superlows and blown shocks when i had them on though, so maybe it was just because of that that the car rebounded more than it should and caused the tyre to hit?

[daniel]

roll your fenders a lot and run 225/45 or 225/40 for the most rubber.

[ethrty]

roll your fenders a lot and run 225/45 or 225/40 for the most rubber.

Is that just the front or the back as well?

[HellzMindPlaya]

I run a 225/40/17 front and back on H&R sport springs and Blistein sport struts/shocks (e36 M3 stuff up front...) and I don't have any issues with the tires rubbing anywhere except for the inside frame rails on the front at close to full lock when turning.

[ethrty]

I run a 225/40/17 front and back on H&R sport springs and Blistein sport struts/shocks (e36 M3 stuff up front...) and I don't have any issues with the tires rubbing anywhere except for the inside frame rails on the front at close to full lock when turning.

Yeh have heard of going a 225 on 17" wheels, but there isnt much tyre wall to work with luckily. 16s arent so forgivving in that regard.