Track guys, wide rubber?

[L8 apexr]

Simply go to a hoosier 275-35-15 in the R35 compound,wide,sticky AND short enough to fit.

[LowR3V'in]

well if you find a perfect wheel tire size combo please post it up.
It's a joke how small the e30 can squeeeeze in.

[GillesBigCowboy]

700 hp?
wow

[dmoney(AB)]

bump
anyone sucessfully running a 275/40r17?

[IronFreak]

really son, you don't need that much tire when all you have....








may i suggest something like this.

word!

[Madhatter]

I would be concerned more with the height of the tire than the width when attempting to fit them under an E30 body.

Diameter of the 255's is only 15mm bigger than the 215/45's that are on it now. I have no spring perch in the way as im running coil overs, plus the spacers to clear the calipers properly, and the guards aren't a problem as they will be modified.

[Earendil]

Really son, you don't need that much tire when all you have....

700hp 427ci LS1.

May I suggest something like this.

[IronFreak]

Holy crap man.......I got to see this thing when its done. That makes my swap look like a hamster wheel power plant.....

[Danny]

I would be concerned more with the height of the tire than the width when attempting to fit them under an E30 body.

[Madhatter]

700hp 427ci LS1.

[fronton]

What is your power and purpose? Are you finding that R spec 255 tires are insufficient?

[Madhatter]

At a bit of a cross roads on where to go from here, so wondering what you guys are running out there? In particular kind of interested to hear from any of the M3 crowd to see what they can fit under their guards.

Currently have some 255/40R17's in an R spec rubber (so its really about 270mm ride) to go on the car, but kind of toying with the idea of going even wider to 275/40R17's on the rear. As I need to build the flares to fit everything properly, can't really decide on if I should go the M3 wide body route, or stick to building some flares. If you are kind of limited by just how wide you can go even on the M3 with their flared guards/quarters, then I guess that would rule that out anyway.



FYI, ive got some 17x9" ET20 wheels at the moment and im runninn a 15mm spacer with plenty of room to clear everything, so I have a lot to play with as inbound space goes so don't tell me they won't fit because I know they will already :) . If I step up to wider rears, I can get some 17x10.5's ET10 which will give me plenty of width for wider tyres on the back too. Might just try the 255/40's all round for a bit and go from there, but maybe make sure there is enough space for 275's under the rear which ever route I do go down.