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[Stephen]

What size tire for 15x8 TRMotorsport C1?



Not sure of the offset since they're still not available AFAIK.

Track only car with H&R Race and Bilstein sports.

Tire rack system recommends 205/55-15 tire size...sounds a little narrow to me. But what do I know. What do the experts say?

a 205/55 on an 8 inch wide wheel? sounds really narrow to me...

Heres a 205-45-17 on an 8 inch wheel... Granted its not the same but still



And if i'm off, please correct me

[LowR3V'in]

Hello.

Rolled fender
on IE springs, using
15x7 euro weaves.

What would be a good sized tire I could
use without rubbing?

Doesn't have
to be super high performance tire.
I know sizes very depending on brands even
if they are the same size.

Right now I'm on a very cheap all weather 200wear
205/60/15, so perhaps if I can
stay the same diameter?

Great thread.
Thanks for the time.

[bmwpower]

a 205/55 on an 8 inch wide wheel? sounds really narrow to me...

Heres a 205-45-17 on an 8 inch wheel... Granted its not the same but still



And if i'm off, please correct me

Yea, not into the stretched look.

[Stephen]

Hello.

Rolled fender
on IE springs, using
15x7 euro weaves.

What would be a good sized tire I could
use without rubbing?

Doesn't have
to be super high performance tire.
I know sizes very depending on brands even
if they are the same size.

Right now I'm on a very cheap all weather 200wear
205/60/15, so perhaps if I can
stay the same diameter?

Great thread.
Thanks for the time.

i think you can do a 215/60-15

Im going to shut up now and let Mystikal answer these now

[Smash9002]

Anyone run 16" wheels on e36 m3 5-lug swap?

Im looking at these for a cheep set of wheels. Anyone know if they will fit on a 98 m3 5-lug swap

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/pts/950031264.html

[Mystikal]

Hi Jay,

Me again :) Now I've got 16x9 Keskin KT1s et15 + 5mm spacer giving et10 on the rear with toyo t1r 225/45/16s. Now they fit very well and i could almost go slightly thicker spacers if i wanted.

I'm wanting to do the same on the front, I've fitted the keskins on the front with no spacer and 225/45/16s and they JUST clear the strut, the rims/tires do stick out of the rolled guard by a little tho ,do you think with adj top camber hats i would be able to pull the tire under the fender enough? Ive got offset m3 cab bushes in the front as well witch I'm told actually take out some of the camber? and give dynamic Castor?

I'm pretty sure ill have to end up going with 215/40/16s? what are your thoughts dude? I want the rear end to look fatter than the front and I'm a little concerned if i run a slimmer tire (more stretch) the front rims will "look" wider if you no what i mean. let me no what our thoughts are dude

Thanks

Riley

It's pretty odd that your 16x9s mount up front without spacers.

With just a little more negative camber, you can easily slide the 225's under the front fenders. There's quite a bit of room up there.

I think that since you're concerned with the possibility of the stretch on the front making the wheels look wider, that you may actually see it as a problem if you do it. Basically it's all in your head, and if you're worried about it now, you'll probably see it later. :p

One suggestion I have is that if you're keeping the 225/45 in the rear, then go to a 215/45 in the front. Otherwise the sidewall heights will be way off, and that will definitely look odd from a side profile.

[Mystikal]

Thanks Jay, I ended up going with a 15x7 et 35 set of them instead. Would I be able to run the 235/50/15 R888s on these? I've been following the discussion on them and they don't sound unreasonably too big. Toyo recommends 6.5-8.5 inch widths for them. What size spacers do I need to pull that size off?

Thanks!

You can get them on with a 12.5mm spacer (find those here: http://www.ecstuning.com/stage/edpd/...heel%20Spacers). You'll be rolling the rear fenders moderately though, just so you're aware.

The 225/50 version should be run with the same spacers, and would likely not need a fender rolling at all.

[Mystikal]

What size tire for 15x8 TRMotorsport C1?

Not sure of the offset since they're still not available AFAIK.

Track only car with H&R Race and Bilstein sports.

Tire rack system recommends 205/55-15 tire size...sounds a little narrow to me. But what do I know. What do the experts say?

Basically, Tirerack will never list a tire size that will require fender rolling to fit. You can imagine the amount of angry, clueless customers they would have if they did.

225/50/15 is close to square on a 15x8. But it will DEFINITELY need to be accompanied by an aggressive fender roll.

[Mystikal]

Hello.

Rolled fender
on IE springs, using
15x7 euro weaves.

What would be a good sized tire I could
use without rubbing?

Doesn't have
to be super high performance tire.
I know sizes very depending on brands even
if they are the same size.

Right now I'm on a very cheap all weather 200wear
205/60/15, so perhaps if I can
stay the same diameter?

Great thread.
Thanks for the time.

I'd suggest a nice 225/50/15 Falken ZE-912. Nice wide size for looks (and traction...), and a very capable daily driver tire. That's also quite cheap.

205/60 is oversized, I'm surprised you haven't had any fender liner issues.

[Mystikal]

Im looking at these for a cheep set of wheels. Anyone know if they will fit on a 98 m3 5-lug swap
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/pts/950031264.html

Looks like it was deleted before I got here.

There are only around 5-6 wheels in existence that clear E36 M3 brakes. The ones I know off the top of my head are:

Mille Miglia Spider
Mille Miglia MM-112
AT Italia Type 5
ASA JH3

[Funkmasta]

Jay...

BBS RS211 (16x8 ET11) onto an E30 with E36 suspension. How massive will those fenders have to be? :(

[Mastrcruse]

I'm looking for some cheap ass tires for my bottlecaps

Tirerack has a sale on BFG Traction T/A H's for $39.00 a piece so shipped is 192.00 in 195/65 14

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=Traction+T%2FA+H&vehicleSearch=true&partnum=965HR4TTA&fromCompare1=yes&place=0&speed_rating=H&speed_rating=V&speed_rating=Z&speed_rating=W&speed_rating=Y&speed_rating=(Y)&minSpeedRating=H

These pretty nice tire for a DD/fun car?

[maxel]

I need the recomended offset for 17x10 at rear and 17x8 at front, tire size would be nice to, i prefer a little stretch.
I'm lookin for a perfect stance.

[Griffin]

My factory bottlecaps have an et35 offset stamped right on the wheel, so double check your stats in the first post.

[T Verdier]

These wont fit will they
wed sport ma86 15x8.5 et-10 OR 15x7.5 et-3