I have found the best tire for 17x8.5s

[BMW_TUNER]

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.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...=All&x=64&y=13

[EurotrashedE30]

that looks killer!! got any side pics of the whole car? what suspension is that?

[BMW_TUNER]

The suspension is E36 M3 with 318ti rears on GC Coilovers with Bisteins all around.
Here it is from the side

[Mtriple]

Wheels look good, however the tires look mismathched. The front looks way bigger than the rear.

[BMW_TUNER]

The fronts are 235/40/17 and the rears are 245/35/17. It is an optical illusion the rolling diameters are nearly identical.

[funcrew]

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.

[z31maniac]

The fronts are 235/40/17 and the rears are 245/35/17. It is an optical illusion the rolling diameters are nearly identical.

If by identical you mean more than .5" OD.

Wheels look great, I probably would have just done 235/40 all the way around.

[BMW_TUNER]

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.

[Jean]

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.

[Mystikal]

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.

[BMW_TUNER]

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.

[funcrew]

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.

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.

[JamesE30]

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... :( lol

[E30trash]

holy shit get smaller tires on the front, then we trade cars :)

[gregslow318i]

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 wheels