16" or 17" wheels

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Post Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:20 pm

Hi
i am thinking of putting bigger wheels on my 89 325 which is on original 15" at the moment bt will bigger wheels have an affect steering/drive and castor camber and will it eat tyres
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Post Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:22 pm

You'll be Ok with 16's.

They start eating tyres when you lower the car on stupidly low springs.
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Post Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:22 pm

16's - good.

17's - bad.

anything bigger - very bad.
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Post Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:21 pm

What would be the ideal size tyres stick with a 205/55/16 or go for somet else
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Post Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:50 pm

What are the advantages of going wider in the rear if any on 16".what would be the max before it starts to rub arches assuming the suspension is normal
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Post Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:10 pm

9j, et15.
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Post Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:46 pm

best tyre choice?what size tyre
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Post Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:24 pm

Not 205/55 r16! You want something close to the original diameter... If you're sticking to a 7" / 7.5" rim, 205/50 will do nicely.
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Post Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:58 am

17's are fine with a decent wheel and correct 215/40 tyre size.. Even ran 235/40 on my old Turd.
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Post Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:00 pm

I am thinking of putting a set of bbs wheels from just matz on it just waiting on a price before i pull the trigger on buying them
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Post Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:22 am

Jhonno wrote:17's are fine with a decent wheel and correct 215/40 tyre size.. Even ran 235/40 on my old Turd.
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