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Tyres for 18'

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Post by Nictrix » Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:34 am

Machine monkey wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 8:19 am Op I would trust Mr Wilks.
He has had many z4s and many different wheel and tyre brands and size setups!
Not that I disagree with you as Mr Wilks does have a vast knowledge on wheels and tyres but he never seems to keep them for long to find out long term use.
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Post by mr wilks » Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:41 am

Nictrix wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:34 am
Machine monkey wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 8:19 am Op I would trust Mr Wilks.
He has had many z4s and many different wheel and tyre brands and size setups!
Not that I disagree with you as Mr Wilks does have a vast knowledge on wheels and tyres but he never seems to keep them for long to find out long term use.
Fair point :D but I do rattle some miles on them :wink: eg 7k on silver-grey MR, 5k on Imola MR, 5k on 35i & 3k on current MR all of which were done on different wheel/tyre combinations.

245 40 18 on a 8.5j rear is a great all round set up
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Post by Nictrix » Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:48 am

mr wilks wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:41 am
Nictrix wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:34 am
Machine monkey wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 8:19 am Op I would trust Mr Wilks.
He has had many z4s and many different wheel and tyre brands and size setups!
Not that I disagree with you as Mr Wilks does have a vast knowledge on wheels and tyres but he never seems to keep them for long to find out long term use.
Fair point :D but I do rattle some miles on them :wink: eg 7k on silver-grey MR, 5k on Imola MR, 5k on 35i & 3k on current MR all of which were done on different wheel/tyre combinations.

245 40 18 on a 8.5j rear is a great all round set up
That's what I mean though, how many wheel changes on each of those. Or was the full mileage done on one set on each car?
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Post by mr wilks » Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:08 am

I do swap & change wheelsets on the Zs but predominantly the bulk of the miles added on each car would be on one set.
I do have 2 other vehicles as well that I don't switch wheels/ tyres.
Workvan on 18inch alloys I do around 15k year so a few tyre changes run full cycle
C class estate on 18s last 4years on a set of winter Hankook ice bears run all year round. Bought new covered 17k total to date & still over 5mm tread.
No relevance to this thread of course :) other than I run 245 40 18 on my C class rear 8.5j :thumbsup:
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Post by Busterboo » Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:12 pm

srhutch wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 7:56 am
Busterboo wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:09 am Nah, just different points of view. mr wilks may well be right, but I'm cautious about changing tyre profiles.
Changing brands will change the profile/size, even if they say they are the same size. Bit like the dresses you buy :wink:
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Post by mr wilks » Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:25 pm

Busterboo wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:12 pm
srhutch wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 7:56 am
Busterboo wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:09 am Nah, just different points of view. mr wilks may well be right, but I'm cautious about changing tyre profiles.
Changing brands will change the profile/size, even if they say they are the same size. Bit like the dresses you buy :wink:
You're a Moderator, you have 25,000+ posts and you resort to cheap abuse. Poor.
:P :D tis the season of goodwill to all :lol:
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Post by Phoenixboy » Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:53 pm

:telloff:
E89 s drive 30i manual/gone
space grey
Carbon interior trim
19" Veeman FS 25`s
cruise control
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Post by srhutch » Wed Dec 19, 2018 7:46 pm

Busterboo wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:12 pm
srhutch wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 7:56 am
Busterboo wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:09 am Nah, just different points of view. mr wilks may well be right, but I'm cautious about changing tyre profiles.
Changing brands will change the profile/size, even if they say they are the same size. Bit like the dresses you buy :wink:
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Post by Busterboo » Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:10 pm

Fair enough.
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Post by john-e89 » Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:24 pm

srhutch wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 7:46 pm
Busterboo wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:12 pm
srhutch wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 7:56 am Changing brands will change the profile/size, even if they say they are the same size. Bit like the dresses you buy :wink:
You're a Moderator, you have 25,000+ posts and you resort to cheap abuse. Poor.
It was a joke man, hence the wink.
Yeah but he’s right about the dresses though.....
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