Can Someone Please Help Me Understand Wheel ET Measurements?

[m_dogg]

245 a little balloon like? I know GTI guys will run a 255 and that seems huge.

It's kinda square but I think 235s would look better.

 

[DanJ]

A little meaty but not bad.

 

[Turk]

Jesus. I hope my 305s on 10.5 don’t look like that lol.

 

[DanJ]

Jesus. I hope my 305s on 10.5 don’t look like that lol.

shouldn’t be. Have a recommended wheel size of 10.5-11.5 so should be on the narrower side.

 

[m_dogg]

That was a nice upgrade from 245s on 8" wheel

 

[The Broken Regal]

If those are the firestones I'm thinking of I think they run a little wide on the tread, same goes form RE71 or whatever hankooks those are, they run big for sure

 

[Intel]

The 200 tw tires run wideeee as they are the spec tire tread wear for a lot of time attack, autocross, endurance racing. It is crazy how much stickier these tires have gotten in the past 5-6 years.

Some examples of these "cheater tires" that will run wider than higher tread wear summer tires.
Re71r
Rivals
Hankook RS4
Falken Azenis
Advan Ao52
Rt615k+

 

[Turk]

I mean most Japanese cars don't require almost +60 to fit a 9.5 inch wheel. I run concave 18x10.5 SSR Type C's on my Z with 285/35/18 rear tires (295 rubbed too much, and I will be throwing sticky 275 200TW tires this spring since they tend to run wider than most 300 tw tires) and they are only +42 which in the JDM wheel game would be considered a "weak" offset vs the more trendy +15 to +35 with crazy amounts of camber.
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You can't really have that nice concave look without pushing the wheel out further than you seem comfortable with on these BMW given how far the hub is pushed out on them stock. To have that you would have to have the wheel pushed out almost another 3/4 of an inch.

BTW, I love your car. If you ever plan on selling it let me know.

 

[greasy]

IDAFC21

The closest you can get to this the better! The wheels look great maybe look at powder coating up front? Not sure what the budget will be as powder coating will add another $100-125 per wheel and that might put you in a different set that you can get out of the box in the size/color you want from a different manufacturer. One thing with tires is they are all different, some run wider than others. I usually look up on Tire Rack the exact section width in inches.

 

[greasy]

Jesus. I hope my 305s on 10.5 don’t look like that lol.

No way a 305 on a 10.5" rim should look stretched. I think a 305 on a 10.5" wheel is the sweet spot.

 

[Turk]

IDAFC21

The closest you can get to this the better! The wheels look great maybe look at powder coating up front? Not sure what the budget will be as powder coating will add another $100-125 per wheel and that might put you in a different set that you can get out of the box in the size/color you want from a different manufacturer. One thing with tires is they are all different, some run wider than others. I usually look up on Tire Rack the exact section width in inches.

It’s funny you say that. I have a similar style for my winter wheels and plan on powder coating them bronze this year.

 

[IDAFC21]

Pretty sure this car is more of the exception to the rule, that offset is putting the hub like flush with the outside of the wheel, thats wild. My buddy Adam also with a m235 was trying to explain to me how weird the wheel specs have to be on this car, but the M2 with the fender flares its more "normal"

This exactly. Wish I had the big boy fenders like the M2. I'm sure I could massage something in there if I rolled my fenders and had some negative camber dialed in, but again......not lookin to deal w/ anything like that. Just wanna keep it simple.

 

[IDAFC21]

Hell, even the GTO is known for it's criminally narrow wheel wells....guess I know how to pick em

 

[IDAFC21]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

 

[IDAFC21]

Crickey these guys work quick ?

 

[Turk]

You bought them ugly wheels?

 

[Turk]

JK. Interested to see how they look on your car. What color did you go with?

 

[IDAFC21]

JK. Interested to see how they look on your car. What color did you go with?

bUt tHeyRE NoT coNCavE!!!!

Went with hyper black. Felt like anthracite would be too bleh.

Going to be receiving a lot of packages in the coming days here Some of which are going to start arriving today

 

[Mook]

O rly

 

[IDAFC21]

just bits and bobs related to this recent acquisition

 

[Turk]

Nice. I went with anthracite on my wheels but mostly to have some contrast against a black car. I think black wheels on a red car will look best.

 

[IDAFC21]

Nice. I went with anthracite on my wheels but mostly to have some contrast against a black car. I think black wheels on a red car will look best.

They'll actually be more silver than black, but a darker silver, which I still think will stand out nice against the red paint.

 

[Turk]

Interesting name for a silver wheel.

 

[IDAFC21]

I don't disagree

 

[DanJ]

I’m guessing it’s black with a light misting of silver sprayed over it.