10" wide wheels?

[Pl3wA]

Im planning on getting 10" wide wheels with meaty tires on the back. I have 8" in the back and front. I also put 2" wheel spacers all around and it only rubbed the inner wheel well with the steering wheel turned all the way to one side. The back rubs on hard bumps and when i have 3ppl in the back. After I rolled the fenders which helped alot. Is there any problems with this idea? will my car instantaneously combust or something?

I am trying to achieve something like this:

http://vorshlag.smugmug.com/Projects/E30-V8/DSC0575/903664594_SeQmA-L.jpg

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=163761&highlight=clutch+adjust&page=7

Im not building a track car, I just thought this would greatly improve grip on lift off and turns and such.

I just love how aggressive it looks and it probably stays glued to the ground. Has anyone done this before? haha. Also I ran into a problem... its almost impossible to find nice rims that size for a 4x100 bolt pattern. I dont really want to do a 5 lug swap because i see little advantage over 4 lug. other than more rim choices

I know its probably illegal and I might get ticketed so you dont need to tell me twice. Suggestions and comments are appreciated. Thanks

[Mr. Tasty]

oh god... you will get flamed so hard

[series88]

thats a bit much,no? I had 10s on my e36 and even that was crazy.

[devon.818]

why not buy some better tires? do you have fucking 8000000hp that you need a 10" wide wheel? when the fuck did your e30 become a gtrs3 or a cts-v?

square tire setup on a 8" wheel with some awesome tires and you are done. seriously?

[FunfGan]

Theres no need. I'm going to be pushing 400ft/lbs and TRACKING it. If you're not even tracking it, there is absolutely no need. Buy some light wheels, and put grippy tires on. Done.

[khalild]

You my friend, are wilding for respect. Hey it's your car, overcompensate freely.

[KenC]

15x8 and 225/50

Done.

[Balleristic31]

15x8 and 225/45 hankook RS3s

Done.

Fixed ;)

[Massimo]

That will not fit unless you get fender flares. Yes you will need custom rims as used wheels in such sizes are hard to find at a reasonable price. Also that is a lot of wheel for a street car with not much HP, You car will be a lot slower with that setup

[bmwguy325is]

I have spin werks. Click my link in my sig. If you want something that looks good be prepared to pay $$$$. Work wheels makes plenty of 10inch 15s

[burkey001]

I concur this is nonsense.

Out of interest I put an E92 M3 rear tire (265/30/19) in the rear well of an E30. This is correct size tire for a 10in wide wheel.

Hard up against the inside of the wheel well, the thing sticks out over an inch.


Good luck on your quest to burn more fuel and reduce functionality of your car. Whatever it is, it will be "hella" :)

[bmwguy325is]

I concur this is nonsense.

Out of interest I put an E92 M3 rear tire (265/30/19) in the rear well of an E30. This is correct size tire for a 10in wide wheel.

Hard up against the inside of the wheel well, the thing sticks out over an inch.


Good luck on your quest to burn more fuel and reduce functionality of your car. Whatever it is, it will be "hella" :)

I did this to mine because of autox. Also my 275/35/15s weigh in less than my 205s do go figure that one out. So other than a larger contact patch the car sees no adverse effects. Plus fender flairs can cover a tire. Why do you think the M3 had box flairs? I will be adding sum later.

[tk-421]

10.5" rears

http://www.stancenation.com/2011/03/25/ccw-x-bmw-e30/

[Jean]

Uhhh I personally ran 15x8 with 225 race tires for a full season and you can STILL use MORE even with let says 225 hp/torque.....this is a with a new / rebuilt tight diff and only m30b35 powering the car. And it's not even that, you can still go faster in CORNERS with wider tires... many examples of this happening at SCCA events.

I mean, a 225 can only give you so much mechanical grip.... and having more tire if you have the power to back it up CAN still make you go faster.

If that wasn't the case, 4 cylinder MIATAS in CSP class would not be running 15" wheels with 255-275wide tires on all FOUR. Those are aren't, aren't in the top finishes.

You don't need 1000hp to utilize extra grip of wider tires if set up correctly.


OR are you guys flaming him for 2" wide spacers ? LOL

[Jean]

10.5" rears

http://www.stancenation.com/2011/03/25/ccw-x-bmw-e30/

Nobody cares about that crap ^,,,, look at the narrow tires on there.. The point of this topic is to run WIDE TIRES on the 10" wide wheel not 225 on a 10" when an 8" will do the same. :evil: