Bimmerforums - The Ultimate BMW Forum

Go Back   Bimmerforums - The Ultimate BMW Forum > Bimmerforums - General BMW > Tire & Wheel Forum sponsored by The Tire Rack

Tire & Wheel Forum sponsored by The Tire Rack Talk about tires and wheels/rims for your Bimmer with Jim from The Tire Rack.

Bimmerforums Upgrade Garage The Tire Rack
Reply
 
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 11-05-2009, 09:21 PM
Go3Go Go3Go is offline
speed bumps are evil
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: 562
Cars: '96 328i
Posts: 1,124
iTrader: (2)
need help from stance gurus on tire size

here's the dealio, I'm trying to figure out how much stretch I should go with to keep from rubbing anymore (I rub on the wheel well lining in the front on turns, and the inside of the fender all around over large bumps).
Right now I'm on style 32's, specs:
front: 17x8 et20 with 225/45/17's
rear: 17x9 et26 with 245/40/17's

Note:car is not as low as it is in the sig, I have raised it up a bit for every day driving. The front is still flush with less than a fingers width gap between the fender and tire, and the rears are tucking a little tire.

I want to run a size that's relatively easy to find, and I want don't want to stretch a ton cause I'm not totally convinced about how safe it is . I was thinking I could move the front tires to the back as they have a decent amount of tread and either 215/40's or 215/45's in the front. I'm sure with 215/40's the front would stop rubbing, but I'm not sure about the 45 series in the front or the 225/45's in the back.

I'm mostly rubbing on the freeway when hitting a bump/dip at high speeds or when I go up a big driveway/big gutter dips.
I can get some fitment shots up if they're needed for a conclusion on this.

thanks,
-Alex
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 11-08-2009, 01:56 AM
Go3Go Go3Go is offline
speed bumps are evil
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: 562
Cars: '96 328i
Posts: 1,124
iTrader: (2)
nobody wants to throw in on this?
shoulda come up with a more provocative title I guess
__________________
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

Hotbimmer Top Sites Free Price Quotes at Edmunds.com

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:17 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 2001 - 2008 Bimmerforums.com
One of the largest message boards on the web !