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224 rims on si - what tyre sizes?

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224 rims on si - what tyre sizes?

Post by RyanB88 » Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:33 pm

Hi all

I’ve currently got my 224 wheels on standard ///M tyre sizes, as they came

They’re due for replacement soon so I was wondering what’s the best size to make these fit well onto an Si? They already fit but I’m wondering if there is a better fit in terms of look?
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224 rims on si - what tyre sizes?

Post by philbo909 » Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:50 pm

Stock z4 sizes?
225/40/18 and 255/35/18
Or narrower, taller and cheaper
215/45/18 and 245/40/18
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Post by mr wilks » Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:52 pm

philbo909 wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:50 pm Stock z4 sizes?
225/40/18 and 255/35/18
Or narrower, taller and cheaper
215/45/18 and 245/40/18
Bear in mind the rear 224s are 9j not 8.5j
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Post by philbo909 » Tue Jul 10, 2018 6:39 am

mr wilks wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:52 pm
philbo909 wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:50 pm Stock z4 sizes?
225/40/18 and 255/35/18
Or narrower, taller and cheaper
215/45/18 and 245/40/18
Bear in mind the rear 224s are 9j not 8.5j
245 fits fine on a 9j, I run them on CH-R's
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Post by RyanB88 » Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:11 pm

So do most people run standard m tyre sizes? Would they look better on an Si with thinner tyres?
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Post by philbo909 » Sat Jul 14, 2018 10:15 pm

RyanB88 wrote: Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:11 pm So do most people run standard m tyre sizes? Would they look better on an Si with thinner tyres?
They look better with M sizes imo, less arch gap.
Some people prefer the lower profile look so would prefer SI size tyres.
Ride will be nicer with M tyres, but tyre cost goes up too
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Post by Bing » Sat Jul 14, 2018 10:36 pm

I put non-M sizes on my 224s when I had an Si, but only because it was lowered and had spacers so I didn’t want (even more) rubbing. You should be fine with M sizes but they are a bit pricier as noted above.
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Post by the stripler » Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:36 pm

z4m sizes on 2.5si

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224 rims on si - what tyre sizes?

Post by RyanB88 » Sun Jul 22, 2018 6:44 pm

Thanks guys. I’ll buy Michelin’s again in the same tyre size!
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