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Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:05 pm

Has anybody put lower profile or even stretched tyres on standard 15" BBS, I would like to see how this looks even if it does look utterly sh!te! 8O
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Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:46 pm

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Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:20 pm

Looks shyte mate, not even worth picturing :P

I think there was a cabby for sale on here that had low profile/stretch tyres on 15" BBS, looked very odd.
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Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:22 pm

Thats a shame :? Thanks for the reply anyway :D
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Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:25 pm

No problem :)

IMO you need deep dish wheels to pull off the stretched tyre look, something like a 195/40 or 205/40 on a 9" wheel winkeye
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Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:00 pm

I had 195.50r15" on 15" BBS wheels and they looked a bit lost in the arches even when lowered 40mm.
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Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:19 pm

Let me do some digging ;)
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Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:41 pm

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195/50 is the best i can do
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Wed Dec 22, 2010 4:11 pm

I was thinking more 165/45 :chuckle:
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Wed Dec 22, 2010 4:50 pm

I've got an E30 at the min with 195/45s on and have to say it looks gash.
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Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:14 pm

My old iS with 195/50r15s and e21 centre caps:

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I took this from pigman's tyre choice thread, the tyres are 195/45/15

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Fri Dec 24, 2010 10:45 pm

195 45's
pigman wrote:Image with 195 45 15

it looks shit
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Kos wrote: it looks shit
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Sat Dec 25, 2010 12:25 am

Your right, rather poo! Thanks guys
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Sat Dec 25, 2010 8:52 pm

I had 195,45,15s on the OZ rims I had when I bought them. Soon got changed for 205 55's.

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Sat Dec 25, 2010 9:06 pm

My M3's on 195/50/15's & its something like 30mm lower at the rear and 20mm at the front.
The main reason is that it was the best fit for some decent winter tyres. If I get a mo I'll take a pic or 2.

All the PBMW race cars run on 195/50/15's as well & they are dragging their asses on the floor & if they ran a higher profile they would foul the arches.
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Sun Dec 26, 2010 3:15 pm

195/50r15s are also a much cheaper size, especially compared to 205/55r15
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Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:11 pm

Not bbs but 195/50 made these Mims look pretty gash on my car.

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195/45's on the front here also

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Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:33 pm

not so standard but thought I'd share the 195.45's

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Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:58 pm

195/45/15 is sooooooo far wrong its unreal, its what i use on the turbo ka to keep the wheel size the same as the 175/65/13s !

a 205/50/15 is the one you want, failing that a 205/55
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Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:05 pm

they were fitted when I bought them - I whole heartedly agree that there's no better than 205.50's, but it's cute around the bends ...to a fashion :!:
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Mon Dec 27, 2010 1:17 pm

you need dish, et and a serious drop to pull it off
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