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      07-12-2013, 04:32 PM   #35
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Drives: 2011 E82 135i
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Hi guys. What a bad way to revive this thread. I know most of you guys own 3 series and I'm here own 1 series. My car is not lower, completely stock suspension (standard sport suspension for sport pack).

I have few questions about tires setup. So, I'm planning to buy 19" wheels with et40 front (stock one et45) and et44 rear (stock is et52). I know, I'm pushing myself for too low offset but using the right tires I will be fine. Rolling diameter for 1 series is more or less 25".
The vendor recommends me to use this setup to avoid rubbing:
225/35/19 front=25.2"
245/30/19 rear=24.8"

But the problem is the same with OP, on that setup, tires that available are Yokohama S. Drive and Advan. I'm planning to go with other route which is using same profile for both front and rear to get better tires, such as Michelin PSS, Conti DW, and Hankook.
My second setup (by myself) is:
225/35/19 front=25.2"
245/35/19 rear=25.8"
Do you guys think I will have problem for this one? I know I might go 255/30/19 (rear=25.1") to get better options for tires but because I'm using lower offset, I might rub and most likely will by using 255.

Please help me out guys. Comments and solutions are highly appreciated. Thanks
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