e90 Winter Wheels

ekc · 06-30-2010, 04:07 PM

Looking for some guidance regarding winter wheels for my 09 335i (6MT Sport). Tires on the car now are: Front 224/40/18 (8") and Rear 255/35/18 (8.5"). I'm looking for a set of winter wheels+tires and found a local seller with the following from his e90 M3:
235/40/18 (8") Front
255/40/18 (9") Rear
I recognize that tires of this size (particularly rear) are not optimal in the snow, but can anybody tell me if I'll have issues with fit/rubbing?

kramerica72 · 06-30-2010, 04:43 PM

You'll need to provide offsets for anyone to be able to answer this question. If they are M3 fitment it might be too agressive for your LCI, especially the rears. I run 225/45/17 on my E90 snows--255 is very wide for winter...

ekc · 06-30-2010, 05:41 PM

kramerica72,

Thanks for the input. Details are:
Offset: +20 mm
Backspacing Front: 5.35" Rear: 5.78"

p.s. like the user name

remmib · 07-01-2010, 01:01 PM

I'd say that it's too aggressive for you LCI with ET20.

VMRWheels · 07-01-2010, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by remmib

I'd say that it's too aggressive for you LCI with ET20.

Ditto. This will require a decent amount of fender work and possibly camber depending on tire manufacturer.

-Charles@VMRWheels

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ekc Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 09 335i Dinan 6MT Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	e90 Winter Wheels Looking for some guidance regarding winter wheels for my 09 335i (6MT Sport). Tires on the car now are: Front 224/40/18 (8") and Rear 255/35/18 (8.5"). I'm looking for a set of winter wheels+tires and found a local seller with the following from his e90 M3: 235/40/18 (8") Front 255/40/18 (9") Rear I recognize that tires of this size (particularly rear) are not optimal in the snow, but can anybody tell me if I'll have issues with fit/rubbing?
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kramerica72 word. 15 Rep 190 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 LCI Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: MA iTrader: (4)	You'll need to provide offsets for anyone to be able to answer this question. If they are M3 fitment it might be too agressive for your LCI, especially the rears. I run 225/45/17 on my E90 snows--255 is very wide for winter...
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ekc Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 09 335i Dinan 6MT Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	kramerica72, Thanks for the input. Details are: Offset: +20 mm Backspacing Front: 5.35" Rear: 5.78" p.s. like the user name
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