Correct tire size for Alpina

[pwagon717]

What was the correct size for the 16x7 Alpina wheels when they came from the factory?

[e30_325es]

not sure about alpina but my hartges had 195/55r16 pirelli's.

[nando]

probably 205/50-16

195/55-16 makes me sad :(

[G-Man]

Usually 16" Alpina's came 16X7 front (ET 11 offset), 16X8 rear (ET 24 offset). I'm talking the old school open face Alpina's for the E3/E9/E12/E23/E24/E28 crowd. Tires for the 16X7 were 205/55-16 and 16X8 were 225/50-16 for the M30 owners.

I sold my 14X7 5 lug Alpina's that I had on my 70 E3. This tire size requires a 225/60-14 and that tire size is going the way of the dinosaur. I scored a set of old school 15" 5x120 old school BBS that I'm going to run on my E3, much better tire choices in 15"

G-Man

[sharky]

215 or 205 50/16's on E30 Alpina wheels non staggered. I forgot which one it was but as I said 205 or 215