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      05-06-2013, 06:19 PM   #1
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How wide?

How wide can you go front and rear on tire size on the stock comp pack wheels?
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How wide can you go front and rear on tire size on the stock comp pack wheels?
I have 275/30/19 in the front
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      05-10-2013, 11:55 AM   #3
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How wide can you go front and rear on tire size on the stock comp pack wheels?
I have 275/30/19 in the front
What tires? Thanks.
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275/30/19 will work but it's a little wide for a 9" wheel. I would recommend 255/35/19's for the front and 275/35/19 for the rear which will be a better match for the 9" and 10" wheels.
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The widest you should be able to run comfortably is 265 front and 285 rear.
Any larger may be too big and decrease performance.
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Ha! I see 3 threads posted in the past week with this same question. Kinda funny. I answered the first two...not so much the 3rd.

BUT if it helps, in installing 275/30 and 295/30 PSS on AG 359's tomorrow in prep for my ESS install in a week. Very excited...
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Ok, so I switched out my Vred 245/35 and 275/35 for PSS 275/30 and 295/30 today. All I can say is WOW what a difference. My first thoughts after driving around today...

THE GOOD: Incredible grip. Even right off the lot, they stuck to the road like glue. It is difficult to put into words how sticky these things are...especially with this width. Corners, straight lines, whatever. You are not going to slide unless you REALLY want to...or if you are SCed (...soon).

THE BAD: A minor loss in steering feel, and a perceived sense of lessened sharpness when not pushing the car. As speed goes up, the natural M3 sharpness returns, however. Also, the car feels artificially heavy around town, despite the tires weighing approximately the same. Be it good or bad, I think it has to do with a combination of extra grip and extra width (i.e. more road friction).

RUBBING: Fronts - no problem, no rub from lock to lock. Rears - no rubbing under normal driving, hard corners, and launches. Yes, they do rub on the fender liner under full compression, but diligent driving habits will prevent this.

THE VERDICT: Fantastic switch. I cannot wait to see how they handle the extra power of an ESS!

Hope this helps!
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Ok, so I switched out my Vred 245/35 and 275/35 for PSS 275/30 and 295/30 today. All I can say is WOW what a difference. My first thoughts after driving around today...

THE GOOD: Incredible grip. Even right off the lot, they stuck to the road like glue. It is difficult to put into words how sticky these things are...especially with this width. Corners, straight lines, whatever. You are not going to slide unless you REALLY want to...or if you are SCed (...soon).

THE BAD: A minor loss in steering feel, and a perceived sense of lessened sharpness when not pushing the car. As speed goes up, the natural M3 sharpness returns, however. Also, the car feels artificially heavy around town, despite the tires weighing approximately the same. Be it good or bad, I think it has to do with a combination of extra grip and extra width (i.e. more road friction).

RUBBING: Fronts - no problem, no rub from lock to lock. Rears - no rubbing under normal driving, hard corners, and launches. Yes, they do rub on the fender liner under full compression, but diligent driving habits will prevent this.

THE VERDICT: Fantastic switch. I cannot wait to see how they handle the extra power of an ESS!

Hope this helps!
I'm running 275 30 19 fronts and 305 30 19 rears with H&R race springs with no rubbing at all even on the track. I dont see how you could be rubbing?
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I have an e90 on non-ZCP EDC suspension. Not really rubbing as I said, just on harsh road bumps. No big deal IMHO.

Edit: Also may be wheel size? If you have a wider wheel, the tire may be more stretched and slightly shorter or may have less of a shoulder to catch the fender. Just a thought.
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I'm running 275 30 19 fronts and 305 30 19 rears with H&R race springs with no rubbing at all even on the track. I dont see how you could be rubbing?
Semi- off topic, but this is good to hear. I'm looking at Swift springs and was wondering if I could run 295s with them. Since the H&R's lower the rear 0.6 and the Swifts lower the rear 0.7, i'd say i'll be ok.
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Semi- off topic, but this is good to hear. I'm looking at Swift springs and was wondering if I could run 295s with them. Since the H&R's lower the rear 0.6 and the Swifts lower the rear 0.7, i'd say i'll be ok.
How is that off topic? I have 359m wheels too. I doubt the .01 of an inch will matter although if they are really soft you may have problems. go 305s
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