RE-71R 1er fitment

lowside67 · 02-24-2018, 01:53 PM

Looking at how the 265 RT615K sits on a 9" front rim, it appears to be about the same width as the 255 RE71R on my 9" front. If that's the case, then I would be careful if you plan to add the 1M control arms as it was after that where I had lots of rubbing issues. With just max camber plates, good to go.

-Mark

berns · 02-24-2018, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by lowside67

Looking at how the 265 RT615K sits on a 9" front rim, it appears to be about the same width as the 255 RE71R on my 9" front. If that's the case, then I would be careful if you plan to add the 1M control arms as it was after that where I had lots of rubbing issues. With just max camber plates, good to go.

-Mark

You can get more accurate measurements from the tire specs of each, based off the wheel it was tested on. These are definitely wider than the 255 Nexen's I was running prior.

Already running M lower arms. Haven't run into major issues on-track. We'll see how it goes with this setup.

AndyW · 02-27-2018, 06:10 PM

Got em mounted today.

Will test drive tomorrow to work and back and then switch back to my street tires. Just on the drive home from the installer, the only thing I noticed was that they are louder...but that doesn't matter to me for the track.

spxxx · 03-02-2018, 07:38 PM

FWIW I'm currently running 265/35/18 RE71R square on 18x9 et42 rims. 3* front and 2* rear with a decent amount of rubbing. It's possible though!

AndyW · 04-13-2018, 12:04 AM

First track day with these went well! Even in the rain for part of it. Very pleased with these tires.

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lowside67 First Lieutenant 219 Rep 361 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 128i Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Vancouver, Canada iTrader: (0)	Looking at how the 265 RT615K sits on a 9" front rim, it appears to be about the same width as the 255 RE71R on my 9" front. If that's the case, then I would be careful if you plan to add the 1M control arms as it was after that where I had lots of rubbing issues. With just max camber plates, good to go. -Mark __________________ 2011 BMW 128i - Check out my STX build thread!
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AndyW Supreme Galactic Commander (one galaxy over...) 667 Rep 1,777 Posts Drives: '08 E93, '12 E82, '13 E93 M3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Washington, USA iTrader: (5)	Got em mounted today. Will test drive tomorrow to work and back and then switch back to my street tires. Just on the drive home from the installer, the only thing I noticed was that they are louder...but that doesn't matter to me for the track. __________________ Best, Andy '12 E82-PS2,Stoptechs,Clubsports+M3 bits,Accusump,Wagner DP+EVO III FMIC,ERCP,BMS Intake,Mason Strut Bar,Wedge Tune
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spxxx Boost 1354 Rep 3,692 Posts Drives: 135i M-Sport Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valley of Silicon, CA - United States iTrader: (9)	FWIW I'm currently running 265/35/18 RE71R square on 18x9 et42 rims. 3* front and 2* rear with a decent amount of rubbing. It's possible though! __________________ F80 M3 TrackBoi, Z4MC GarageBoi, 1M Clone StreetBoi
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AndyW Supreme Galactic Commander (one galaxy over...) 667 Rep 1,777 Posts Drives: '08 E93, '12 E82, '13 E93 M3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Washington, USA iTrader: (5)	First track day with these went well! Even in the rain for part of it. Very pleased with these tires. __________________ Best, Andy '12 E82-PS2,Stoptechs,Clubsports+M3 bits,Accusump,Wagner DP+EVO III FMIC,ERCP,BMS Intake,Mason Strut Bar,Wedge Tune
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