what is the widest tire/wheel that will fit on an e30

[natorious]

would like a 17x8.5 fit and what width tire would you run on that

[AndreNY]

235/40 would do the job

[darien28]

personally, I hate the look of rolled tires, you should get a tire that will fit the rim, or jsut get smaller rims...

[Chris E30 Cab]

235/40 would do the job

That's not going to fit an E30 though ;)

[AndreNY]

235/40 would do the job

That's not going to fit an E30 though ;)

y not

if i sell my rims and i get 17X10's i will use 225/35/17 for them

[UNHCLL]

235/40 would do the job

That's not going to fit an E30 though ;)

y not

if i sell my rims and i get 17X10's i will use 225/35/17 for them

Speedo reading will be 3.3% to fast with that tire size. SO when speedo says 60mph, you're really doing 58mph.

225/40/17 would be better, but i dont know how common that is.

[LikeCDoos]

235/40 would do the job

That's not going to fit an E30 though ;)

y not

if i sell my rims and i get 17X10's i will use 225/35/17 for them

Wow your going to stretch 225's on a 10" rim?? I've never really understood the "euroness" in doing that. Can someone explain?

[nando]

Wow your going to stretch 225's on a 10" rim?? I've never really understood the "euroness" in doing that. Can someone explain?

according to Andre the reason is because they have laws about tire tread having to be inside the fender lip.. so basically, to run a 10" rim they have to run stretched tires to remain legal.

[Digitalwave]

235/40 would do the job

That's not going to fit an E30 though ;)

y not

if i sell my rims and i get 17X10's i will use 225/35/17 for them

Speedo reading will be 3.3% to fast with that tire size. SO when speedo says 60mph, you're really doing 58mph.

225/40/17 would be better, but i dont know how common that is.

Nitto is the only company that makes a tire in that size.

[Rosica]

235/40 would do the job

That's not going to fit an E30 though ;)

Well, not in the front

[Kavkazia]

I'm planning on running 235/45/16's or 245/45/16s in front/rear with 35mm offset wheels!

[Bill 84 318i]

I'm planning on running 235/45/16's or 245/45/16s in front/rear with 35mm offset wheels!

Yeah...I don't see that happening without spacers.

[Chris E30 Cab]

235/40 would do the job

That's not going to fit an E30 though ;)

y not

if i sell my rims and i get 17X10's i will use 225/35/17 for them

I am already running 225's on my 16x7.5" ET25 RD's.......but there is not enough room on either side to fit 235's that is for sure....well at least not in the front but I've never really looked at the rear too closely.

[Chris E30 Cab]

Wow your going to stretch 225's on a 10" rim?? I've never really understood the "euroness" in doing that. Can someone explain?

according to Andre the reason is because they have laws about tire tread having to be inside the fender lip.. so basically, to run a 10" rim they have to run stretched tires to remain legal.

No offense to Andre as everyone has there own tastes & his E30 is very nice.........but.....doesn't the whole stretched tire thing on super-wide rims that stick out beyond the fender lips remind you all of the "mini-truck" era in the late 80's - early 90's?

[C ///M]

That's not going to fit an E30 though ;)

Why not? I have 235/40R17's on my 8.5x17's with NO rubbing whatsoever... Super stretched tires on overly wide rims is stupid.