Will this work? I know people recommend 225/40/18 and 255/35/18 but I wanted to know if I can run 245/35/18 all the way around without rubbing.

Im looking to put these on a 95 M3.

It depends on your offset, but it should fit with little or no modification.

What wheels do you have?

Like the thread title says. Im looking to put SSR Competition Rims on the car. 18" x 8.5. Im buying the rims used and 2 of them have the Falken 245/35/18 on them with 70% tread.

I wanted to know if those will fit up front and I can buy the same tires for the rear set and run the same all the way around. Putting new tires in the rear would allow me to run them for a while and then rotate at probably 10,000-12000 miles. Since the rear tires will wear faster.

I have very few rubbing problems with my 255/35 in front, so you should be fine there. In the rear, I would guess that the most you would need to do is to trim the bumper inside where the fender stops and the bumper begins. There is a protrusion there that is the source of most of my problems right now in the rear. A little extra camber in the rear would not hurt either. As long as you are less than -2 degrees, you should not have significant wear due to camber.

I missed that you were getting the SSR's but I still don't know what the offset is for these. If it is 38, then that would be the same as mine.

Good luck!
Bernman

it's going to depend on the wheel offset, the M3 OE style spring perch has less clearance than the std 3 series spring perch

I have M3 Bilsteins and I can barely fit my finger between the tire and the closest part of the strut. The spring perch looked a bit smaller than the E36 OEM's, but I am not sure of how the vertical location compares. One might have a problem with coilover style struts however since the spring is usually a little farther down the body of the strut.

bernman,

are you running any spacers up front?

No spacers...

I would think other than more negative camber and maybe a fender lip roll you should be fine.

Jim

it's possible to roll the front fender lip? I didn't think the sheet metel was strong enough to do that without ruining the exterior.


looks like I have a new project! :D

Well I went and purchased 2 SSR rims used. They are 18x8.5" with an offset of 42. Im wondering if that is going to work. Most of the info I have seen on the E36 is that 38-41 will work.

I wonder if I just bought rims that wont fit on my car?

Im not sure if I should go out and buy another 2 rims if these arent going to work.

I guess Ill be able to tell once I try and mount them to the car but I only have 2 so I wont be able to drive the car to tell if there is rubbing.

Thoughts?

The 4mm difference from 38mm (BBS) to 42mm (SSR) is only 0.16 inches. I am sure you will be fine.