Re: Size tires for E30+BBS

[Randy Walters <RandyWal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Demetre Koumanakos <demetre@domain.elided> writes:

>Hi all,
>I'll be getting new tires (Toyo T1S most probably) in about a months time
>for my E30-318 and I still haven't decided on the size.
>I now use 205/50/15 on my spiderweb BBS wheels, but because of the terrible
>state our road system is in, and because I had to "fix"all four of my wheels
>twice this year, I thought of maybe going one size up for the tires in order to
>protect the wheels a bit more.  Any thoughts or ideas ?
>Demetre

 Actually a 205/50-15 is shorter than the factory-recommended 15" size 
for an E30,  which is 205/55-15.   Another suitable sizes for an E30 is
a 225/50-15.  Either of these sizes will protect the rim a little better 
than what you've been using.

 Randy Walters
 89 325is

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