recommendations on brand and size of tires!

kchu221 · 03-27-2012, 12:38 PM

hey guys! i have volk te37 18x9.5 +22 front and 18x10.5 +22 rear, i was wondering what size and brand tire you guys would recommend for daily driving. i heard that the hankook rs3 doesnt last that long on the street and the advan ad08 expands about 10mm after some driving. ill be dropped on JRZ rs dampers with swift springs 450 front and 650 rear. let me know what you guys recommend! thanks guys!

kchu221 · 03-27-2012, 10:33 PM

bump! what do you guys suggest??

kchu221 · 03-29-2012, 12:45 AM

bumppp!

FastBimmer335 · 03-30-2012, 02:00 AM

What is your budget around though? That would help us out in terms of brand.

kchu221 · 03-30-2012, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by FastBimmer335

What is your budget around though? That would help us out in terms of brand.

i was thinking $1500 at the most....

sawzall · 03-30-2012, 10:39 AM

I'd recommend Michelin PSS in 265/35/18 and 285/35/18. Great for daily driving and fantastic grip.

Richbot · 03-30-2012, 10:42 AM

For daily use if it were me I'd go for 275/35-18 and 295/35-18 Conti DW's. Still a very good high-performance summer tire with amazing wet traction and reasonable prices, and comes in good sizes for the M3, a little bit taller than the PSS available sizes which won't fill the wheelwell as much if you care about that kind of thing

kchu221 · 03-30-2012, 11:06 AM

thanks guys for the responce, but wouldnt 275/35 front and 295/35 rear rub?? i really dont want it to rub, but at the same time, i wanna run some wide tires...

sawzall · 03-30-2012, 12:48 PM

275/35 in the front should be fine, but there might be a slight rub at full lock. As for 295/35/18 in the rear, it depends on the tire. I don't know about the Conti DW, but I ran 295/35/18 PS2 in the rear with no rubbing whatsoever (but i'm not dropped either).

kchu221 · 03-30-2012, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by shizzle

275/35 in the front should be fine, but there might be a slight rub at full lock. As for 295/35/18 in the rear, it depends on the tire. I don't know about the Conti DW, but I ran 295/35/18 PS2 in the rear with no rubbing whatsoever (but i'm not dropped either).

did you run michelin PSS? but yea im gonna be dropped on coils...

i was thinking about running advan ad08 265/35/18 front and 285/30/18 rear but somepeople said that the rears are gonna be tiny due to 30 sidewall on 18's..

AW335iCoupe · 03-30-2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by shizzle

I'd recommend Michelin PSS in 265/35/18 and 285/35/18. Great for daily driving and fantastic grip.

Agreed, cannot go wrong with that.

sawzall · 03-30-2012, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by kchu221

did you run michelin PSS? but yea im gonna be dropped on coils...

i was thinking about running advan ad08 265/35/18 front and 285/30/18 rear but somepeople said that the rears are gonna be tiny due to 30 sidewall on 18's..

I'm running PSS right now. As a daily driver, they're fantastic. Quiet compared to my NT05, a nice ride but still has good road feel, and the grip is excellent in the wet and dry.

I wouldn't recommend 30 profile tires in the rear, they'll be pretty tiny, and more than 3% shorter than stock. AD08 are great tires from what I've heard though.

pbonsalb · 03-30-2012, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Richbot

For daily use if it were me I'd go for 275/35-18 and 295/35-18 Conti DW's. Still a very good high-performance summer tire with amazing wet traction and reasonable prices, and comes in good sizes for the M3, a little bit taller than the PSS available sizes which won't fill the wheelwell as much if you care about that kind of thing

I just put a set of the DWs on my 99M3 in 255/40/17 and was disappointed in the width of the rain channels. Seems to me like one third of the tread width is nonexistent -- it is rain channels. Maybe it is just this particular size.

I am leaning towards the more expensive PSS for my 08M3. I need a performance tire that can handle the freezing temps I see in NH before my snow wheels go on, so something like the RS3 that drops off ridiculously fast in the cold would not be a good choice. I don't think Star Specs are available in the 265/35/18 and 285/35/18 that I want for my 18 x 9.5/10.5 wheels.

kchu221 · 03-30-2012, 06:42 PM

thanks guys for the response! but living in socal, i don't think ill have too much problem with freezing temperature, maybe rain here and there... but most likely ill go with michelin PSS cuz they offer 265/35/18 front and 285/35/18 rear!

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Richbot Major General 2760 Rep 5,483 Posts Drives: Jerez Black E90 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: STL iTrader: (5)	For daily use if it were me I'd go for 275/35-18 and 295/35-18 Conti DW's. Still a very good high-performance summer tire with amazing wet traction and reasonable prices, and comes in good sizes for the M3, a little bit taller than the PSS available sizes which won't fill the wheelwell as much if you care about that kind of thing __________________
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kchu221 JDM whore 188 Rep 3,341 Posts Drives: 2009 997.1 Turbo Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: los angeles iTrader: (11)	thanks guys for the responce, but wouldnt 275/35 front and 295/35 rear rub?? i really dont want it to rub, but at the same time, i wanna run some wide tires...
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sawzall Major 50 Rep 1,285 Posts Drives: A Car Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 911S [10.00] 2011 911 GT3 RS [0.00]	275/35 in the front should be fine, but there might be a slight rub at full lock. As for 295/35/18 in the rear, it depends on the tire. I don't know about the Conti DW, but I ran 295/35/18 PS2 in the rear with no rubbing whatsoever (but i'm not dropped either).
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kchu221 JDM whore 188 Rep 3,341 Posts Drives: 2009 997.1 Turbo Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: los angeles iTrader: (11)	thanks guys for the response! but living in socal, i don't think ill have too much problem with freezing temperature, maybe rain here and there... but most likely ill go with michelin PSS cuz they offer 265/35/18 front and 285/35/18 rear!
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