E30 M3 9Jx16 rims

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   Cheers, yeah they are the t*ts eh!
Some more pics of my car here: http://www.timskipper.net/E30M3

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Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Posted: 27-November-2004 at 16:14
	Cheers, yeah they are the t*ts eh! Some more pics of my car here: http://www.timskipper.net/E30M3

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Robbie Bradford Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 16-July-2004 Location: Co. Laois, Ireland. Status: Offline Points: 2124	Posted: 27-November-2004 at 16:12
	I'm a sucker for those rims, by far the best looking wheels for the M3 IMO, nice car BTW, as are all of what i've seen on this forum
	http://www.BMW-driver.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=21

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Posted: 27-November-2004 at 16:08
	Thanks for that Toby. Think I'll go 225/45 both ends in that case, I'd rather having it look a little bit stretched than rub the arches.

215m3 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 10-May-2003 Location: Bathgate Status: Offline Points: 2118	Posted: 27-November-2004 at 16:02
	Tim Not sure if you can see from this picture, 9" wheel, the 225 is a little narrow and the edge curves in slightly.
	Toby New Genuine BMW & Mini OEM parts - www.bmminiparts.com 1987 E30 M3 with turbo being added

Darren M Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 31-October-2002 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 533	Posted: 27-November-2004 at 16:01
	I think it is hard to keep the rolling circumference the same when using a 245`s on the rear. A 45 profile is closest and it`s better to go slightly bigger than smaller. On my old car I fitted 225 *45`s after ditching the 245`s and it looked fine, I was concerned how they would look on a 9inch rim(stretched!) but it didn`t look bad at all. Nice car by the way Edited by Darren M

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Posted: 27-November-2004 at 15:26
	Having finally had some daylight to get to know my new M3 I've discovered the BBS split rims are at the front 8Jx16 on 225/45 tyres and at the rear 9Jx16 on 245/45 tyres. The fronts are correctly sized, but obviously a 45 profile on a 245 section rear tyre is not. When giving it some beans on a back road I could hear the rears rubbing slightly. I'm not sure if this is a function of the too high profile, or the width, or both. Can anyone tell me what the ideal size for 9Jx16 rims is? I suspect 225 will be too narrow for a 9J rim? You can see from this pic the rear profile is too high.