daveyb Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 hi can anyont tell me what is the max tyre size i can fit to a e46 saloon (99) 328 please thanx i have a set of m3 17" rims with 225/45/17 fitted rear rims are the larger offset.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewDacris Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Slightly confused by what your asking mate? Do you mean what width of tyre? As in you've currently got 225s on. Dependant on the width of the wheel (8.5 at the rear?), that would be a 255 normally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyb Posted August 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Slightly confused by what your asking mate? Do you mean what width of tyre? As in you've currently got 225s on. Dependant on the width of the wheel (8.5 at the rear?), that would be a 255 normally! Thanks the wheels are 8.05/17.0 front et38 rear et47. the tyres that are on at min are 225/45/17 and its more the rear tyres i want bigger sized..the wheels i took off had different sizes front and rear.but at the same time i dont want to have to roll archer out. hope you understand.cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Confuddled. Com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Boy ACS3d Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 You can fit up to 19" wheels on your car with an offset of up to 35 without having the arches rolled. You can fit wheels up to 9j wide on the rear without any issues. As for tyre width. The best setup seems to be 225 on the front (any wider & the steering will feel heavy), and 255 on the back (you can fit up to 275 on 17" wheels as long as the wheels are wide enough). If you have 19" wheels don't go any wider than 235 on the rear or you will get rubbing. Clear as mud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil2575 Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Stick with 225s All fitting bigger fatter tyres does is give slightly improved grip in the dry, which on 225s is already more than enough, but at the expense of wet weather grip. It also hurts your wallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge- Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Only 8 wide on the back? That's why you won't get any wider tyres, you need a staggered setup with 8.5 or 9 at least to run anything more than 235 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyb Posted August 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Thanks to you all for the advice much appriciated cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
