Having trouble deciding on tires...

[ydubbs4]

IMO, get Kumho MX's and leave it at that.

Will

[325is_MadBimmer]

would 225/50-16 work good or would 205/55-16 be better?

[Digitalwave]

would 225/50-16 work good or would 205/55-16 be better?

Neither of them, those are oversized. 225/45-16 or 205/50-16.

[325is_MadBimmer]

the humho MX's dont come in those sizes. I am still trying to figure out if i want to get the 17" or 16" Brock B1's

[rwh11385]

DON'T run oversized tires....even if you can get a deal on them.

Your fender liner will not forgive you. And E30 M3 offset bushings will only make the rubbing in front of the wheel worse.

[ydubbs4]

If you are hell bent on using the tirerack:

205/50/16 - Pirelli P Zero Nero's

225/45/16 - ES100's (Nice catch TJ, mis-typed that one)

205/45/17 - ES100's

215/40/17 - Kumho MX's

IMO, those are the best bets for you $$.

Will

[Digitalwave]

For the ES100's he should be at 225/45-16 or 205/50-16, or 205/40-17.

And what would you recommend besides Tire Rack?

[ydubbs4]

TJ....by my calcs, 215/40/17 is where one would want to be. That bring you to 23.7" overall diameter, still a shade small (looking for a 24" diameter), but acceptable for sure. If I am off, please correct me.

There are other tires out there besides what the Tirerack sells. Toyo's are one name that comes to mind, Falken's as well. Tirerack is certainly a great source for a lot of merchandies, but there are other, much smaller companies around as well that can help you out.

Will

[M3 Ryan]

I have the GS-D3's and they are sticky and virtually silent.
I have 5k miles on them and they are at 9/32" tread depth. I plan to use them for more than 20k miles without issues. These are a great tire for spirited street driving, but Wil showed how they can look after a few right hand turns at the track