Azev Type A: 16in Front/17in Rear

[BimmerDawg]

I'll admit it, I was a little skeptical with this setup, as I've never seen 16s in the front and 17s in the back of an e30, but I think it turned out pretty well.

Why am I running this setup, you ask? Well, a few years back my store ordered in these bad boys for a customer with a "Monster Miata," you know, the one with the V8 and a widebody...

Well, the customer bailed and we've had these things sitting in our warehouse ever since collecting dust. I finally decided to give them a shot and had the centers drilled from 56.1 to 57.1 and ordered the tires.

The size is 16x7.5, et35 and 17x8.5, et15. I've got 20mm H&R spacers for the front ordered which will be here on Monday and will no doubt help a lot with appearance. Tires are Toyo T1-Rs, sized 195.45.16 and 215.40.17.

Lemme know what you think! At least I'm original...:D

[Digitalwave]

Tire size is absolutely laughable, especially in the front. I cant get down with it the look, and the tires just make it worse. They are one of my favorite rims, style wise though.

[BimmerDawg]

Tire size is absolutely laughable, especially in the front. I cant get down with it the look, and the tires just make it worse. They are one of my favorite rims, style wise though.

Why? If I ran a 205/50 it would look terrible with a taller tire relative to the rear. Trust me, if there were anymore 17x8.5s around, I'd snatch them up in a second.

[Jarvis]

E30s aren't Corvettes. Different size wheel diameters front-to-rear look goofy. Even with the spacers you plan to put on the front, it will look strange. At least get some real tires up there.

Oh, and I agree: the rear wheels, but all the way around would look sick.

[mikeedler]

i like it. here in germany, it was really common to have a staggered set-up a few years ago. I would like the all17s better, but that still looks really good.

[e9nine]

You got your armor ready Geordie :D ?
It looks "interesting" and it will either grow on you or bug you. I can't tell if it's the angle of this pics or what. I would've stopped by on my lunch break to come check them out if I had known earlier...I didn't know you were fitting them on this week. I guess this means you don't need the spacers no more.

Mike - hook the man up with some 17s ;)

[BimmerDawg]

E30s aren't Corvettes.

Yeah, I hear ya. Like I said, they were just lying there, so I decided to give it a shot. I like it and wanted to try something new, so I'm happy. :)

[ACHTUNG]

Looks a little weird at first but I wouldn't laugh if I saw you driving down the street.

Love the Type A's!

[Jarvis]

Are those wheels commonly sold in a staggered set like that? Find another set, keep all the 17s and sell all the 16s.

[permit]

I think they look good.

[BimmerDawg]

You got your armor ready Geordie :D ?
It looks "interesting" and it will either grow on you or bug you. I can't tell if it's the angle of this pics or what. I would've stopped by on my lunch break to come check them out if I had known earlier...I didn't know you were fitting them on this week. I guess this means you don't need the spacers no more.

Yeah, I like it, so I'll keep it. And yeah, I went ahead and ordered the spacers...I completely forgot that you had some!

Are those wheels commonly sold in a staggered set like that? Find another set, keep all the 17s and sell all the 16s.

Nah, like I said, they were ordered for a "Monster Miata." Again, if they had 17s still around, I'd get them .

[GaryE30]

I have no complaints, but there will be those who are gonna hate.

[Digitalwave]

Why? If I ran a 205/50 it would look terrible with a taller tire relative to the rear. Trust me, if there were anymore 17x8.5s around, I'd snatch them up in a second.

Whatever floats your boat, I just think 195/45 looks like a joke.

[e30sd]

i like it, at least they're genuine.

[straight6pwr]

Whatever floats your boat, I just think 195/45 looks like a joke.

the rolling diameter is way off, plus you could easily fit tires much wider with the 7.5s. meh, to me the staggering is too drasitc. the rears look sweet though.