Which Tire For Eurowreaves

[bimma360]

For a street tire, the Continental ExtremeContact DW can not be beat for price vs. performance.

I agree, unfortunately they don't come in 15". I had a set of the DWS on my 16" RS's.

OP, i'm in the same boat as you (just bought a set of euroweaves on ebay). And I was looking at tire options in both 205/55 and 205/50 on tirerack.

I think I am going to settle for the Kumho Ecsta 4X in 205/55. It's a all season UHP, but as far as tire rack goes its got better ratings than the other summer tires for those sizes. As mentioned that is the stock size , and here is a shot of what a 205/55 will look like on euroweaves.... perfect.

[36brua]

Thanks, I am just thinking to get a good brand tire for the Euroweaves and I don't think I need All season but UHP choices are limited...I guess I am open to any size now...and looks like 205/50-15 has the most choices for tire...

I've been using Yokohama 205/55 S drives for a while. they seem to be pretty grippy & descent price range for DD and spirited canyon work. As mentioned 205/55 is closest to stock diameter so speedo/gearing is still good. No clearance issues even if car is dropped. The tread width is listed as 7.4 " so has a pretty good footprint and the 55 aspect fills the wheel well ok.

see above ^^^ nice !

[Holland]

Don't get 205/50, go with a 205/55 or a 225/50. I ran 205/50 for a while, did not like the undersize.

[agent]

I agree, unfortunately they don't come in 15".

Wow, that's surprising! I would have thought 205/50-15 was a common enough size but I guess not.

That wheel/tire combo looks great. Can't ask for better on 15s. Is it yours? What suspension?

[bimma360]

Wow, that's surprising! I would have thought 205/50-15 was a common enough size but I guess not.

That wheel/tire combo looks great. Can't ask for better on 15s. Is it yours? What suspension?

Yeah it was the first tire I looked up since I liked them on my RS's. That's N2MYE30's vert. Here is a link to a bunch of photos of his cars. Unfortunately, I don't know the exact specs of his setup.

http://euwerks.com/page/N2MYE30_E30s

[reelizmpro]

Here's my Plus zero setup. 225/50/15 falkens. Surprisingly common size and tire. I had the stock 205/55/15 before but they were a bit bubbly instead of beefy.

[LowR3V'in]

205/60 because extra meat really helps hook up.
Also fills out that wheel gap.

[Prost]

I've been using Yokohama 205/55 S drives for a while. they seem to be pretty grippy & descent price range for DD and spirited canyon work. As mentioned 205/55 is closest to stock diameter so speedo/gearing is still good. No clearance issues even if car is dropped. The tread width is listed as 7.4 " so has a pretty good footprint and the 55 aspect fills the wheel well ok.

see above ^^^ nice !

I've been thinking about the SDrive too

[Dirtboy]

I've been running 205/55R15 Yokohama S.Drives on mine for about a year...

[Prost]

I've been running 205/55R15 Yokohama S.Drives on mine for about a year...

Is it good? Any comment?

[brutus87]

Love love love my s drives on my Euroweaves.

I'm running 205/55

[Prost]

Love love love my s drives on my Euroweaves.

I'm running 205/55

Nice, also thinking about Bridgestone RE-11 in 205/50-15...

[N2MYE30]

Wow, that's surprising! I would have thought 205/50-15 was a common enough size but I guess not.

That wheel/tire combo looks great. Can't ask for better on 15s. Is it yours? What suspension?

Well thanks! Im running Bilstein sports with coupe H&R sports with 15mm drophats.

IMO, I think that 205/50 work on cars that are a good bit low. Its minimal but 50s show too much gap. They do make the wheels look a tad bigger off the car but matched to an e30, not so much. 50s look the part on a early Vdub or an 2002.

[cory58]

I'm considering euroweaves, and am having a problem that seems common on the forums - lack of tire choices in 205-55-15. I've read a lot of threads on tire size and there's a lot of opinions, so I'll ask some specific questions.

My E30 is a 92 vert with stock suspension.

1. Some people like 205-60-15. Other's say they "won't work". I know these have a different diameter than stock, but are there also fitment problems, or is it just the look that some people don't like? Seems to me that some additional diameter may look better with stock ride height, especially in the front.

2. I saw 195-60-15 listed in one thread as an option, but haven't found anyone that uses this size. Best I can tell, the diameter is really close to stock. Does anyone have experience or an opinion on this size?

3. Does anyone have pictures of these tire sizes on an E30 with stock suspension height?

Thanks as usual. I really appreciate all the great info on this site.

Cory

[LowR3V'in]

Mine is lowered on ie3 springs and had to get the fenders rolled
on 205/60.