Pic request: E30 with 17" Brock B1's

[325is_MadBimmer]

its a 16x9 wheel

[Brew]

You do know that those tires are way undersized and will looked really queer, right?
For 16" you want 205/50 or 225/45.

well the company only offers 215-40 or 215-35. What do oyu mean they will look queer? Can you demonstrate with a pic comparison or something?


i'll talk to the guy and see if he can get 215-45 or should i ask him for 215-50?

Do you have to buy the wheels and tires as a package? I would just order the wheels and get some 225/45's from tirerack and have them mounted locally.

Trust us, extremely undersized tires, such as 215/40, will look very bad. Its a fact.

[325is_MadBimmer]

the 215-50-16 is only a +2.0% difference to the stock wheel. Is that going to make that much difference?

[Brew]

There's a guy who posts here who has 16x9 B1's with 225/45 tires and it looks beautiful..

Why are you so against getting the correct size tires?

[325is_MadBimmer]

no its just that it would be much easier just to get it from the comapny all mounted and balanced and they offer good tires too. I guess instead of going with the dunlop sp9000's i'll go with the es100's. Unless you guys know of any other 225/45-16 tires for sale that are up to $150/tire. Tirerack doesnt have anything.

[Brew]

es100's are great tires. I have them in 225/50-15 on my car. And they are cheap as hell too. I bet you with the money you would save over getting the dunlops, you could have the es100's mounted and balanced locally.

[sovann]

Toyo Proxes T1S tyres come in 225/45/16. Not sure how much they cost in the US though, but they're bloody good tyres in the wet and dry.

[325is_MadBimmer]

Toyo Proxes T1S tyres come in 225/45/16. Not sure how much they cost in the US though, but they're bloody good tyres in the wet and dry.

those were actually one of my tire choices, but i hear that they wear out quickly