[rothwem]

Originally Posted by Greyfox

As soon as I finish my suspension work, my 17x8.5 et37 161's will be mounted by 255x40x17 on all four corners.

HEY! I've got 8.5" 161s all around too!

I'm running 245/45/17's though. They look incredibly meaty.

[Chappers 71]

The word is tyres, that's TYRES not tires.

[rothwem]

Originally Posted by Chappers 71

The word is tyres, that's TYRES not tires.

Oh you silly brits. You drive on the wrong side of the road too.

[Chappers 71]

Originally Posted by rothwem

Oh you silly brits. You drive on the wrong side of the road too.

Bloody colonials bastardising the English language

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by rothwem

HEY! I've got 8.5" 161s all around too!

I'm running 245/45/17's though. They look incredibly meaty.

When these wear out I'll probably switch to either 235 or 245 in a 45 ratio.

[rothwem]

Originally Posted by Greyfox

When these wear out I'll probably switch to either 235 or 245 in a 45 ratio.

Here's a pic of the 161s and 245-45-17s. Please excuse the bad picture...

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by rothwem

Here's a pic of the 161s and 245-45-17s. Please excuse the bad picture...

It will be a while, my Goodyear Eagles are fairly new.

But I'll probably switch to the Continental Pure Contacts. I have those on my 16" rims now and they are a great long distance road tire.

[Hartreymd]

Here is a pic of my 255/40/17 on Apex 17x9 wheels

[mmmmQuattro]

It's hard to get it right.
I like the look of rear tyres on the new Dodge Demon.
And I like the meaty tyres on the Volk racing rims.
But as for all the others, not that much

Here's a video of a Mini that looks OK:

[Greyfox]

Got General AS-05 245/45/17 put on the other week....

Love the ride but it did take a bit to get the air pressures just right.

[bushwa]

Personal opinion, I like it.
I do think the whole stretched tire on rim with excessive camber just to fit under the fender so my car looks cool trend is rather dumb. As in a, "let's totally f up the suspension geometry, ride, and handling charecterics, so my car looks like a cartoon" kinda dumb.

[lordbmw]

I like them chunky

[M3R1]

AG 359M's with Pilot super sports 235/35f, 275/30r
It was mentioned in a post above that it is important to have your tire and wheel width similar. Square sidewalls look more "meaty" than stretched.

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Originally Posted by M3R1

AG 359M's with Pilot super sports 235/35f, 275/30r
It was mentioned in a post above that it is important to have your tire and wheel width similar. Square sidewalls look more "meaty" than stretched.

Agreed. Pics of the car you posted appear much too stretched...not a good look.

[z3Ro]

Originally Posted by Captain comic

I recently wanted to change my wheels and as many I was looking at some 19' stance wheels. Recently I saw a different kind of stance - meaty one and i kinda liked that one very much!

Do you think this is a good alternative too? I think it has its own merits, 17' or 18' wheels easier to fit, more comfy high profile tires, more street and track friendly and even cheaper to buy than a low profile 19' tires

What's your opinion guys and gals?

I was looking at something like this:

just a few things to consider about the question asked and the reference pix...

1) both those cars are wider running wider wheels.
2) both have clearance for meaty tires

m3 is obviously running 18x10 +25 fitment

the black WTCC widebody is running the same if not wider with an even lower offset. the hardsport widebody is similar other than its not molded and they are running 18x11 +0 and claims to still have room to play with.

[sirdaft1]

Meaty tires... who needs those??

We're running 295 rears with the Hard Motorsports Leichtbau WB (below)

z3Ro with proper offset and some pretty extensive tweaking to the Hard kit, you can likely fit a 315/325 rear. The limitation for anyone wanting to fit some real meat on the e90 comes from the front. Beyond the fender rub issue which can be corrected with a widebody, there is a firewall limitation if you're wanting to run any real width upfront (265 or wider).

Here's a breakdown on max tire widths for the FRONT for an e90 (assuming correct offset):
245 or under: No modifications needed
255: Possible fender roll (depending on suspension setup/drop)
265 - 285: Widebody/cut fenders + cut out firewall seam weld
295+: Widebody + extensive modification to firewall

^^^ When running a 265 or higher tire, you may will either need to add a spacer or run a lower offset wheel, thus pushing the wheel outward and increasing the radius of the outer part of the wheel. This increased radius pushes the outer part of the wheel beyond OE spec and into parts of the firewall when wheel is turned.

[CaddymanLNL]

These are dirty are kinda meaty I guess?

255/40r18 rears
225/45r18 front

Originally Posted by sirdaft1

Here's a breakdown on max tire widths for the FRONT for an e90 (assuming correct offset):
245 or under: No modifications needed
255: Possible fender roll (depending on suspension setup/drop)
265 - 285: Widebody/cut fenders + cut out firewall seam weld
295+: Widebody + extensive modification to firewall

There are more than a few peeps running 265 on 18s with nothing more than spacers and a bit of extra camber.

Further, there's a guy running 275/40/17 r-comps on an E92 w/ the only modification being -3* of camber up front.

[z3Ro]

Originally Posted by sirdaft1

Meaty tires... who needs those??

We're running 295 rears with the Hard Motorsports Leichtbau WB (below)

z3Ro with proper offset and some pretty extensive tweaking to the Hard kit, you can likely fit a 315/325 rear. The limitation for anyone wanting to fit some real meat on the e90 comes from the front. Beyond the fender rub issue which can be corrected with a widebody, there is a firewall limitation if you're wanting to run any real width upfront (265 or wider).

Here's a breakdown on max tire widths for the FRONT for an e90 (assuming correct offset):
245 or under: No modifications needed
255: Possible fender roll (depending on suspension setup/drop)
265 - 285: Widebody/cut fenders + cut out firewall seam weld
295+: Widebody + extensive modification to firewall

^^^ When running a 265 or higher tire, you may will either need to add a spacer or run a lower offset wheel, thus pushing the wheel outward and increasing the radius of the outer part of the wheel. This increased radius pushes the outer part of the wheel beyond OE spec and into parts of the firewall when wheel is turned.

Oh of course lol. i definitely dont doubt that. with money anything is possible. all i was trying to point out was the 2 pictures in comparison to a stock setup. i hope the original poster knew that.

[213e90n51]

Originally Posted by Hartreymd

Here is a pic of my 255/40/17 on Apex 17x9 wheels

Any Rubbing with these tires and what tires are these? Also what suspension your unning?

[colorado.e9x]

Originally Posted by 213e90n51

Any Rubbing with these tires and what tires are these? Also what suspension your unning?

I don't think he's going to respond.. He hasn't been on here in 3 years

[213e90n51]

Originally Posted by colorado.e9x

I don't think he's going to respond.. He hasn't been on here in 3 years

This past year i started to like a thicker tire setup for comfort and the pleasent amount of rubber I see on the wheels.