So I found the perfect tire for the rear of the E30 on 17x8.5rims. The rims are M3 LTW's and I dont know the backspacing but these tire are awesome . Here is the link to the tirerack. Get them while you can.
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The suspension is E36 M3 with 318ti rears on GC Coilovers with Bisteins all around.
Here it is from the side
1989 332IS -S-Fiddy Four-Some weight removed.
5 lug E36 M3 Brakes Coilovers and LTW's and No ABS.Comment
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Wheels look good, however the tires look mismathched. The front looks way bigger than the rear.Originally posted by Simon S
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The fronts are 235/40/17 and the rears are 245/35/17. It is an optical illusion the rolling diameters are nearly identical.1989 332IS -S-Fiddy Four-Some weight removed.
5 lug E36 M3 Brakes Coilovers and LTW's and No ABS.Comment
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Those wheels look great; in fact your car is very sharp.
The tires look good, but I'm not too sure about "best." You would get a whole lot more grip with 235-40-17 Falken Azenis 615's all around. Those are hard to believe until you've driven a set around an autoX course."If the sky were to fall tomorrow, the tall would die first."
-Dr. Paul Forrester
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Yes about .5 of an inch, it is hard to get them perfect and still be on staggered rims and I need the extra contact patch for the S50 I am building. I hate unintended wheel spin. Also with the slightly higher sidewall on the front it really makes the car more predictable in understeer situations.1989 332IS -S-Fiddy Four-Some weight removed.
5 lug E36 M3 Brakes Coilovers and LTW's and No ABS.Comment
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Best what, Fit?
I've had those tires, and they are hardly BEST tires out there. Good dry AND wet tire for sure, with good wear, but very bad sidewalls.Mtech1 v8 build thread - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=413205
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Bryson was using that exact tire on his 5-lug car, but all around (17x8.5 DSIIs). This was like 5 years ago.
Also, forget RT-615s, 235/40/17 Dunlop Z1 Star Specs would slaughter those tires. I think they're even cheaper too.
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By fit I mean in the rear of a late E30 that is as low as the Coil-Overs will go and does not rub at all. I looked at the RT-615's but not the Z1's the 615's do not like the garage when it dips down to the single digits up here. I had to get as much rear tire on the car with as low a sidewall as possible. The reason that I made this post is that the 245/35/17 is soon to be phased out. I may run the 615's next year if I heat my garage.1989 332IS -S-Fiddy Four-Some weight removed.
5 lug E36 M3 Brakes Coilovers and LTW's and No ABS.Comment
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That's true, my bad - the 615's are so 2006. The Dunlops get good reviews over at SCCAFORUMS, and are only $10 or so more than the 615's. My only defense for my post is that the 615's would grip better than the PO's original choice.
To the PO - The more I look at your wheels, the better I like them."If the sky were to fall tomorrow, the tall would die first."
-Dr. Paul Forrester
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I too have Eagle F1's (my dad has them on his P-car too)
I think hey are awesome tires! mine are nearly down to the belts on the inside though... :( lolComment
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holy shit get smaller tires on the front, then we trade cars :)
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what are you using for the rear suspension z3 ti m3? lol looks killer but paint the wheels black already you know its all about red cars with black wheelsComment
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