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    HELP!! e36 tire size!!

    My dad has purchased a set of Beyern Mesh 18" wheels for his e36 328is. The gentleman at discounttiredirect has told him to go ahead and order all four 18x8.5, front with tire size 225/45/18 and rear 245/40/18. I am not sure the reasoning in discouraging my dad in going with a staggered width tire but not an (available) size 9.5 rear. He was recommended on the phone that a staggered with wheel is bad (WTF??) The research I have done has left me with one conclusion:

    Recommended by discountire:

    front: 18x8.5 225/45/18 (tire's aspect ratio seems a little large ehh??)
    rear: 18x8.5 245/40/18 (same here with the aspect ratio)

    What I recommended:

    front: 18x8.5 225/40/18
    rear: 18x9.5 245/35/18

    Whats going on here???

    Any help would be appreciated...

    -Ryan
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    #2
    No need to run staggered wheels and tires on that vehicle. All it will due is create undersirable handling characteristics, and make it a pain in the ass to properly rotate tires and get optimal life out of them.

    18x8.5 on all 4 corners.

    235/40R18 or 245/35R18 all around.
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      #3
      Does the 328 have stock suspension? With stock suspension on my e36 I got rub with 245's in the rear (non rolled fenders).

      I would go with 235's all around personally.
      tasty

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        #4
        Originally posted by Jordan
        No need to run staggered wheels and tires on that vehicle. All it will due is create undersirable handling characteristics, and make it a pain in the ass to properly rotate tires and get optimal life out of them.

        18x8.5 on all 4 corners.

        235/40R18 or 245/35R18 all around.
        Yes, his e36 does have stock suspension currently running M-contour replicas with 225/45/17 17x7.5 front and 245/40/17 17x8.5 rear. Tire rotation and optimal tread life have both been thrown out the window a long time ago. The wheel upgrade is merely for looks and not flat out handling as the car is not intended for autocross/ track day usage. The vehicle is garaged and not daily driven. I guess my biggest question was why a staggered tire width was recommended and not the available staggered wheel width?

        Anyways thanks for suggestions...

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          #5
          Because the guy is a tire monkey?

          Run whatever fits best
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            #6
            Originally posted by Jordan
            Because the guy is a tire monkey?

            Run whatever fits best
            HA! that may be what it boils down to! I was just confused and discount tire was closed so.....

            Thanks for the help

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