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gazm3
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Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:14 pm

Ladies and Gents opinions welcome,

Just spent the last few hours messing about with the E30 M3
Below are my wheel & tyre choices..

1- 17'' E60 wheels bored to fit my E39 also fit the E30 M3 - result.(I need skinny tyres or the tyres from the style 5's to put them on).
2 - 17'' Style 5's on the car now but an arse to keep clean and polish(corroding studs as usual).Falken 235/35/r17
3 - 18'' Rondell 58's large rears and think I need standard springs to get them to fit. 10'' rears 8.5'' fronts. the rear only just fit 5mm to spare. No tyres for the front yet. But I think I will need 225/30/r18.


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Style 5 on the front & E60 wheel on the back.

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Fat Euro 10'' Rondell 58 on the rear, 5mm clearance and I wont risk them without changing back to standard springs. Just put my M3 logo cill protecters on, always wanted them(And so expensive! :cry: )

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Overjoyed to find a minted 15'' spare in the boot , never looked until now!.

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carbonheadfred
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Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:18 pm

1.Not Suited, 2.Look Very Nice 3.Looks the bolloxs.
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Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:23 am

Style 5's.. Ronells would look daft on standard sus, plus be just as likely to catch due to being softer
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

Arch roller for hire.

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Bob_S
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Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:38 am

style 5's I have been in an e36 with them rondells on and god they are heavy!!! makes the car feel very heavy and drags all over the road
Bollocks to this 24v scrap!
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Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:41 am

the 5 spokes are wrong. either of the others would do.
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Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:53 am

style 5:rock:

...or the rondell in a smaller diameter
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Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:58 pm

Rondells for me but the style 5's are very nice.
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