275/30/19 and 305/30/19 - will they fit?

[DIEGOBMW]

Hey all,

I am going to be running a staggered set of style 95's and have some real nice Michelin Pilot 4s tires I'd like to run. What do you all think, will they fit and not rub?

[rslifkin]

Those are 9" wide in the front, 10" in the rear, correct? If so, those tires are a bit too wide for the wheels. And a 275/30R19 is only 25.6" tall, stock E38 tires are around 27 - 27.3" tall. The 305/30 is 26.2" tall. They'll mount, but they'll be pretty bulgy and feel kinda mushy in the corners on top of being too short. If you care about performance and want the tires to sit a bit more square on the wheels, a 255 up front, 285 rear would be a good combo. For correct height, you'd want a 255/40R19 (27" tall) and a 285/35R19 (26.85" tall).

[DIEGOBMW]

I just looked at them again and I was wrong the fronts are 275/35/19 and rears are 305/30/19. If I find another rear wheels (10") do yo think I could run 10" wheels on all 4 corners?

[ConvGeorge]

My 245/45/19's just barely clear the front struts.

[Ruskii]

I just looked at them again and I was wrong the fronts are 275/35/19 and rears are 305/30/19. If I find another rear wheels (10") do yo think I could run 10" wheels on all 4 corners?

Hah! I just started a similar thread of possibly going with a square set of style 95s - can't decide if it should be all 9" or 10" wheels.

[DIEGOBMW]

Hey All,

Well, they fit and clear! 305s on the rear and 275s on the front...
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[rslifkin]

That fender gap is awful... The tires are still far too short (height-wise) for the car.

[DIEGOBMW]

It's on a hoist

[rslifkin]

So then the pictures don't prove that they fit and don't have horrible rubbing problems...

[DIEGOBMW]

When its on the floor the rears have plenty of room, the fronts are very close so I might just go down to a 255

[ConvGeorge]

Yeah, I have the inverse of those wheels (convex rather than concave) and you can't fit a finger between the tire and the strut with 245/45/19's (stock e65 size.)