16" or 17" wheels

[hoggie]

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
thanks

[Rav335uk]

You'll be Ok with 16's.

They start eating tyres when you lower the car on stupidly low springs.

[Topblag]

16's - good.

17's - bad.

anything bigger - very bad.

[hoggie]

What would be the ideal size tyres stick with a 205/55/16 or go for somet else

[hoggie]

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

[Rav335uk]

9j, et15.

[hoggie]

best tyre choice?what size tyre

[Ziggy]

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.

[Jhonno]

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

[hoggie]

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

[tonybtonyb]

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

I agree