Best Performance Tire for R15 wheels

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  • 4tDX
    E30 Addict
    • Jul 2014
    • 505

    #1

    Best Performance Tire for R15 wheels

    So, I'm upgrading to bigger brakes in the front and need to go to bigger wheels (currently running 14s). My primary interest is handling and performance, so I'm thinking 15s are the way to go as it is the minimum diameter I can use with these brakes. However, I'm trying to determine what width I should look at based on the tires available. I'm looking at road 'performance' tires, no track / autocross tires.

    Toyo Proxes R1R look the most promising in 15s, but I wanted to ask if anyone had any experience with these tires or tires their thought were better. I've been combing the forums, but tire availability in these sizes seems to change almost on a daily basis, so I wanted to get some more up-to-date information.

    I'm on the Bilstein/H&R combo and have not rolled the fenders, but I'm open to doing it for the right tires. I do a lot of aggressive spirit driving and nothing in life bothers me more than having shitty tires!

    Thanks in advance!
  • RobE30
    E30 Modder
    • Feb 2009
    • 959

    #2
    I'm running 225/50r15 Falken (can't remember the model but Ill check later for you) and I'm fairly happy with them. There are stickier tires out there but for a street car, these work fine for me. My wheels are 15x7 et13 so I had to roll the rear fenders a bit to clear.
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