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[Kgolf31]

Originally Posted by lowbudgethero

PSS and the conti DWs are in that size it's going to be my next purchase, I'm going the route of running the rears on the fronts with spacers

I can guarantee that won't cut for 2002.

[3002 tii]

Originally Posted by lowbudgethero

PSS and the conti DWs are in that size it's going to be my next purchase, I'm going the route of running the rears on the fronts with spacers

For street, agree they're great tires. But they wouldn't hold up to track abuse and that's the only reason really to stuff 255 all 4 corners IMO.

[lowbudgethero]

I was referring to your street tire post though

Originally Posted by 3002 tii

Too bad nobody makes a decent sticky street tire in 245/35-18. Running that square on a 8" width would be perfect in terms of stock fitment (but obviously I'd prefer to stuff more rubber).

[aloksatoor]

What spacers are you going to use? around 10mm? Does that rub in the front stock?

[Ginger_Extract]

Originally Posted by dcaron9999

Here's a picture to show how close I am to the strut, even with 10mm spacers. There is no rubbing with my Direzza Z-II's. Picture was taken with old 255/35R18 RE-11 tires IIRC ...
[IMG]http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd121/dcar

on9999/135i/135i%20Tire%20Fitment/20140504_155110.jpg[/IMG]

How on earth is the rim not scraping the shock body? That's crazy!

[3002 tii]

Originally Posted by lowbudgethero

I was referring to your street tire post though

My comment about sticky street was in the context of a track tire that doesn't fall under the R-comp or slick category. This thread is in reference to a track setup:

Originally Posted by DietTab

Going to a 255/40/17 RS3 tire all around for AutoX and track days. Decided on factory wheels to do it with, got four refinished style 68s in 17*8.5 +50 offset to do it with. Will run a 12mm spacer up front, to make it +50 in the rear and +38 up front. Excited to get the tires mounted tomorrow, I'll take clearance pics. Will take a minor fender roll for peace of mind, but they should bolt on without any issues or rubs from the get go. I'll be sure to take weights of the factory 18s/RFTs and compare with the new setup with 255/40/17s

[DietTab]

Big tires are your friend(s).

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...post&t=1043205

[///M3ntal]

I should chime in on this. I am running a square 255/35r18 Conti ExtremeContact DW set up all the way around. I bought 2 rear wheels for the front to complete the square set up. I am running a 7mm spacer in the front and the alignment pin pulled for more camber. While it is clearing the strut it does rub a decent amount when I run into highspeed dips and fast off camber mountain/backroads. I have the full BMW performance suspension and the front fender is slightly rolled, and i feel like a full fender roll would get rid of the majority of the rubbing issues.

The positive is that it got rid of a large amount of understeer and made the car much more balanced. I was able to make it out to the last 2 autox events of this season and couldn't imagine it without the fat tires up front. Next year I will probably go with a autox/track dedicated wheel tire combo and stay with 255 up front but bump the rear up to 265 or 275

[DietTab]

Agree. The car could use a 265/275 in the rear. 95% of the rub is where the front fender meets the bumper. If you pull mostly there, it will solve most of the issues. I have two hard autox on mine now and have no rubs or scrapes, so it's safe to say it's good to go.