Alpina 16" 7j & 8j Recommended Tyre Size

[Spalding]

Does anyone know the recommended tyre size for Alpina 16" 7j & 8j rims?

Thanks!

[eko]

Pretty sure its 205/50/16 front and 225/50/16 rear!

[Kos]

205/50 front for a 7x16
225/45 rear for a 8x16

i run 205/45 front and 225/40 rear on 7.5x16

[Theo]

Yup, it's like Kos say's - just incase you want a third opinion!!

[mrLEE30]

225/50 will rub your rear arches with any weight in the back, mine did on 7 inch rims with the arches rolled , on the front they rub the plastic wheel arch on 80% lock. go for 225/45 or 40's, and 205/50 on front are fine on a 7 inch rim

mrlee

[Spalding]

Awesome. Thank you.

205/50R/16 & 225/45R/16 it is then.

BFG KDW2 look like my best bet. Any other suggestions?

[Kos]

falkens is prety much all i use, very good prices and very good wet grip, and amazing in the dry, i've heard good things about toyo's aswell

[panesar_e30]

im with kos, falkens all the way, the have the wire rim protecters on them and have a nice stretched look about them.

ZE512'S i THINK

[mrLEE30]

glad to hear people are happy with Falkens! when i bought my cab in Dubai i had to drive it about 900km through Saudi Arabia and in to Bahrain. the car came with 16inch Schnitzers and a set of shagged tyres. the only set i could get were some Bridgestone Potenzas, and they were 16/50/225 (hence why i am sure they rub ) sold those once got the car back home and found Falkens, i had never heard of them but they were cheap, so whacked a set on the cab and happy days, now they areon the sport and on the Z3, all good quaility tyres. They have a huge racing series in Australia using these tyres, never let them be slated!

for interest the 205 Falkens grip better than the 225 Bridgestones on dry conditions, no comparison!

mrlee