Ive always felt our rear 245 was a bit too slender/short
wondering if a 255 looks too beefy?
thx
I use 255/40-17, but they're on the front.
I also have them on the rear of the wife's grocery-getter coupe. They be fine.
/.randy
geez R
255 on frt...that sounds beefy.
send pics of wifes car..please...side view
245/40-17 (OEM) is 24.72" tall.
255/40-17 is 25.03" tall.
I run 285/35-18 which is 25.85" tall. Too "beefy"?
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Last edited by s8ilver; 05-21-2018 at 01:18 PM.
Nathan in Denver
1999 M Roadster, VFE V3 S/C, Randy Forbes Reinforced, Hardtop, H&R/Bilstein, Apex PS-7, Supersprint
1999 Z3 2.8 Coupe, Headers, 3.46, Manual Swap, H&R/Koni, M Geometry/Brakes, M54B30 Manifold, Style 42
nathan...!
I cant even see the tire..lol......too dark
buuuuuut it does "seem" kinda big.....hard to say....nice wheels!......even w/ your susp she seems a bit tall/hi.......nice wheels............nice wheels.
oh.,......u got a typo in your post.....
Last edited by jrkoupe; 05-21-2018 at 12:16 PM.
I don't do pictures. Couldn't find one of the coupe that wasn't in shadow.
275/35-17
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255/40-17
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/.randy
thnx....
nice DTM splitter/diffuser in rear of the roadie
Last edited by jrkoupe; 05-21-2018 at 01:54 PM.
Thanks, picked then up during one of the Apex sales. I did replace upper and lower spring pads at the same time and the pics were taken right after install a couple years ago. I'll snap a more recent photo to see if they settled some (and I'll use a flash so you can see the tires ).
Typo corrected.
Nathan in Denver
1999 M Roadster, VFE V3 S/C, Randy Forbes Reinforced, Hardtop, H&R/Bilstein, Apex PS-7, Supersprint
1999 Z3 2.8 Coupe, Headers, 3.46, Manual Swap, H&R/Koni, M Geometry/Brakes, M54B30 Manifold, Style 42
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I agree with your observation, but I went a different direction. 245/45-17 on stock rims and stock ride height.
Marty
thats interesting..I never thought of that.....its one inch taller(od)..just calculated...hmmmmm
I think Id rather go a bit wider and a wee bit taller...but not 1 inch
can I see the car's full side view?
Here's a picture from a FCSCC (Fairfield County Sports Car Club) autocross back in 2015 when running stock rims with Dunlop Z11 235/40R-17 front and 255/40R-17 rear.
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I've since been running the Bridgestone RE-71R 255/40R-17 on Apex 17x9 at all 4 corners as pictured below from the 2016 Lime Rock Autocross shootout.
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2000 M Roadster
Estoril Blue, Black Top, Grey & Black Interior
Mr. M Car reinforced rear subframe, VAC Oil Pan Baffle, Achilles Oil Pump Shaft Kit & Reinforced Oil Pick-Up Tube, Conforti Shark Injector, H&R/Bilstein, Swapped strut hats, IE subframe bushings, H&R Front/Rear Sway Bars, BW engine mounts, BW camber shims, CL Strong Strut, GC End Links, GC RSM, UUC short shift, UUC TME, UUC Clutch Arm Bushing, UUC Clutch/Brake line, Aluminum T-stat housing, S54 radiator and oil cooler, Stewart water pump, lower temp T-stat/fan switch, Aluminum Pedals, Z3 Solutions Trunk Organizer, Leather Z oil distribution block, LeatrherZ armrest, LeatherZ illuminated ZHP shift knob, Clear Bumper Lights, BMW 6 disc, Axxis Deluxe Plus, Doug Whalen seat bushings, Soundgate SDSBMW
Had to wait for daylight to get the picture!
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Marty
thnx....!
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