Wheels & Tyres FAQ- please read before posting

[marco_polo]

I stand corrected.

[rjwojcik]

I stand corrected.

Sorry You still are the oracle

[Fats25]

Sorry Fat25, I know you are trying to get your post answered too, Can I please just quickly ask you, Your 215s on the front, Are they 40s or 45s as Marco genius has said 45s but I have also been told 40s by someone else. Im more inclined to go 45s but just curious

I just checked and I am running 215/40 18's on the front

To go back to your edited post, is 245 'perfect'? Well, that depends on your definition of perfect.

Do you prefer your car to understeer or oversteer?

Honestly? I prefer it to get me from a to b - and for the tyres to last as long as possible. Sorry if a boring answer, but it is just a runaround car - the fun comes on two wheels!

Seriously the rears have lasted 12,000 miles which I think is pretty good, as it is a good fun car, but as for oversteer/understeer, I just want the car to drive well, and tyres to last as long as possible.

[marco_polo]

Ah, Power Ranger eh!

In that case, go for the 245's or 255's, whichever cheapest.

[Si Bailey]

I stand corrected.

Sorry You still are the oracle

Either way, thanks all !

[ToMOrNotToM]

Just FYI..

I am running a square set-up of 245/40/18 with et45 wheels all around on stock non-msport suspension, and although it does require some minor arch rolling, it work just fine

The ride is completely different in a good way compared to my stock set-up on 17"s, but the problem really is that the car now has waaaaay too much grip. Even with a remap it needs some serious scandinavian flicking to unstick the rear! the front understeer has been completely eradicated though....

[FMS]

Hello,

Im interested about 18" wheels for my 118d M Sport.
I want size:
Front: 8J x 18" ET34 215/40 R18
Rear: 8.5J x 18" ET 37 245/35 R18
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This size is for E90... Can I use this wheels for my e87?? Member "Sensisimon" has 18" x 8J ET35 and he wrote "No sticking out or rubbing" but I want the rear size a little wider.

What do you think??
Thank you!

[marco_polo]

They'll be pretty flush with your aches. A fair chance of contact and stone chips too.

Don't they do 1 series offsets?

[FMS]

Yes, they do, but 1pcs wheel with ET 47 cost about 20€ more.

I want wheels which will be pretty flush with my fender, bud I do not scratching or rubbing.

[Thelastosirus]

Just FYI..

I am running a square set-up of 245/40/18 with et45 wheels all around on stock non-msport suspension, and although it does require some minor arch rolling, it work just fine

The ride is completely different in a good way compared to my stock set-up on 17"s, but the problem really is that the car now has waaaaay too much grip. Even with a remap it needs some serious scandinavian flicking to unstick the rear! the front understeer has been completely eradicated though....

And what car might this be? I want to keep the 245's on the rear for grip but I still need to break free on demand without understeering. That doen't happen with stock setup.

[ians]

I am about to replace all four RFT with non RFT and take the opportunity to get the rims refurbished at the same time. Sizes etc all sorted but just want to know if I will need to do anything about the electronic tyre pressure monitoring system?
Presumably it works using the rotational differential speed between the two tyres on the same axle (either front or back) which means I wont have to do anything but would like this confirmed please.

[M4XRD]

Hi,
Im looking at getting some winter tyres. Will 205/45/17 be ok all round on 207m's. I know that the rears are 225 but will this make a difference?
Thanks

[awesomedawson651]

How about a sticky for tyre pressures for the non-run flats?

[marco_polo]

Most people seem to settle on 34/35 Front and 35/36 Rear, fine tuned to their car/preference.

[awesomedawson651]

Most people seem to settle on 34/35 Front and 35/36 Rear, fine tuned to their car/preference.

Cheers, I'll try that. Gone for the Hankook Ventus Prime 2 as they have a B,B 69db rating. I drive for mpg!