Have written on here for a few months. the advise i received previously was very helpful.
and I'm hoping for the same again.
So got the wife a 123D 2008. realised the chocolate timing chain issue, paid a load of money and get it replaced, so all good.
the car came with some pretty serious wheels, they look lovely but have some scuffs and corrosion so am planning on getting them refurbished and painted black to suit the car. But they are 19", with real wide low profile rubber, so even without anyone in the car doesn't leave much of a gap from tyre to wheel arch, as soon as me and the wife are in the car and my 2 young kids in the back we get rubbing if we go over a bump or a dip in the road etc.
I've felt under the arches and this must have been going on prior to us getting the car as there are wear holes in the plastic splash guards???
so rather than spending out on getting the 19" wheels re-done should i look at buying a set of maybe 18" wheels ???? only i know the rubbing is really bothering the wife. all help appreciated
Doesn't mean much without offsets? No 'ET' markings anywhere?
9.5J is very wide for a 1 Series. Can you post a photo, we might be able to identify them if they're a popular wheel. Those sound more like 3 Series sizes really though.
The narrowest tyre you can safely fit (according to ETRTO) is a 245/30/19, so that could be an option for you to reduce the rubbing? They're be 5mm narrower each side (obviously) and 3mm smaller on radius.
finally !!! the pic of the rear!!!
i did notice the other day that the rear wheel / tyre was almost touching the metalwork on the inside, not touching, but almost !!!
its driving me and the wife mad. this bloody rubbing just by going over a hump it the road etc
would these be any good, or ones like it, (eBay ref number 222779831191)
Thanks in advance, the ones id like you to view are 18 s, but I'm kinda edging towards 19 s (because i have 2 new 19" pirelli tyres in the shed!!) for the front and the rear tyres on the rear are Yokohama and have really good tread still.
Hiya, yes i saw the Pm, the wife is still at work in the car, Can you remember the reg when you sold it??
we got it from Luton. do you reckon it was yours then ???
Thanks for the reply, it gives me confidence knowing that you guys know what your talking about.
so the ET40's all round would be fine,?? I'm assuming i could go the same but in 19" as well ???
Hiya, yes i saw the Pm, the wife is still at work in the car, Can you remember the reg when you sold it??
we got it from Luton. do you reckon it was yours then ???
Wheel diameter (17" / 19" / whatever) has nothing to do with wheel fitment (provided they will fit over your brakes - you couldn't fit 16" wheels for example, they would hit your brake calipers.)
The three dimensions which matter are wheel offset (ET), tyre width (in mm's), and to a lesser extent, wheel width (J).
Ahhhh ok I see!! Thanks MP, So that explains the 225/"35"/19 on the front.
OP I apologise, every day is a school day lol
* WARNING - thread hijack - so I have slight rubbing on the front arches with full lock on my VMR's with 225/40/18 and M3 LCA's -
As you can see it's minimal and just rubs the dirt off.
My next tyres I wanted 235 width (as 225 on a 8.5J is just too stretched for my liking) so guessing I could go 235/35/18? Would affect my speedo by 3.5% (see pic below) wouldn't be a bad thing speedo showing me going faster than I actually am. Should miss my strut and arch too.
You definitely don't want 235/40 on the front, they're quite tall.
Our mate DannyBoy runs 35 profile front tyres on his 18's, maybe ping him a PM to check for speedo issues? Should be ok....
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