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  • threlevenguy
    E30 Enthusiast
    • Dec 2006
    • 1057

    #1

    basketweaves!!!!

    anyone know how wide of a tire i can get on the stock "iS" 15" basketweaves
  • nando
    Moderator
    • Nov 2003
    • 34835

    #2
    how wide are you thinking? a 225 would be easy. I have 225 hoosiers on the 14" weaves which are only 6.5" wide. 15" weaves are 7"
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    • euroshark
      No R3VLimiter
      • Apr 2006
      • 3491

      #3
      You might be able to fit a 245/45/15 Hoosier or Kumho, but that's stretching it... You'd have to have a bad ass tire guy to get it to work considering that they are track tires... I don't know of any street tires wider than a 225/50 that are the right diameter.
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      • Mystikal
        Moderator
        Wheel Fitment Expert
        • Nov 2003
        • 9602

        #4
        Anything wider than a 225 for a street tire will handle terribly.

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        • threlevenguy
          E30 Enthusiast
          • Dec 2006
          • 1057

          #5
          my bad i have 195/65/14s....think i could get a 215/45/14 ?

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          • e30_325es
            E30 Fanatic
            • Feb 2005
            • 1249

            #6
            Originally posted by nando
            how wide are you thinking? a 225 would be easy. I have 225 hoosiers on the 14" weaves which are only 6.5" wide. 15" weaves are 7"
            Do you have any rubbing problems?
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            • nando
              Moderator
              • Nov 2003
              • 34835

              #7
              no, thanks to a sledgehammer and a dremel for the rear fender flares ;)

              it's *really* close though..
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              • nando
                Moderator
                • Nov 2003
                • 34835

                #8
                Originally posted by threlevenguy
                my bad i have 195/65/14s....think i could get a 215/45/14 ?
                215/45-14? do they even make that size? even if they did, I can't imagine many of them being great tires.

                there are a few decent choices in 205/60-14. the Falken 512s for example.. but if you want a high performance tire, you'd be better off with the Azenis RT615 in 195/60, or the Hankook RS2 in the same size. width isn't everything..
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                • Mystikal
                  Moderator
                  Wheel Fitment Expert
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 9602

                  #9
                  Yeah...and those wheels are only 6.5" wide too. Run either of the 195/60/14 tires nando mentioned.

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                  • MR 325
                    Moderator
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 37828

                    #10
                    Don't bother going bigger than 205/60 on that wheel.
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