If they clear evo brembos , then im sure there wouldnt be any problem with a the calipers on one of these .
Depends on how concave they are as well... time will tell
My day job involves working out how morons get themselves and innocent others killed, so it's a bit difficult to say nothing at times like these. When a tyre manufacturer says that their 225 tyre wont fit on a 9.5 inch rim, it's not because they don't like how it looks. And that's to say nothing of the fact insurance will be void when the inevitable happens driving on a defective tyre/rim combination.
BTW you may have trouble fitting some 17's over the brakes on an MPS.
Gone to Volvo
If they clear evo brembos , then im sure there wouldnt be any problem with a the calipers on one of these .
Depends on how concave they are as well... time will tell
Sorry to hijack your thread. But I got in touch with Tirerack.com about the BE GTS-AV. It's a BMW wheel. Absolutely will not fit a 3 or 6. So he says they've modified the car with an adapter which they don't deal in for safety reasons. The lengths that people go to. Looks good though.
I'll be putting my MPS6 on the market in about a months timeAtm it's only done 17550km.
Incorrect. They used to be a BMW-only wheel.
They might not be recommended for a 3 or 6, but they sure do fit a RX8 - tirerack link
The owner ordered x4 rears in 19". He explained to us on another forum how he obtained them.
The tirerack employee you talked to is a newbie me thinks.
Last edited by laser beam; 26-05-2011 at 11:29 AM.
I stand corrected. That is cool. Very promising.
BE by Breyton GTS-AV Hyper Silver these?
they're 18x8 45mm offset + 5x114 bolts
Oh they look very nice!
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yes, thats them. but the recommended sizes for the 3 and 6 is weak, hence they wont give you the option for anything wider.
check out the width and offset of the front wheel in the rx8 link i posted. i think you might like that a tad better (19" variant)![]()
Last edited by laser beam; 26-05-2011 at 12:11 PM.
19x8.5
45mm offset.
Bolt pattern 5-114.
Tyre size 225/40-19 ??? Surely a 245 would work ok. I'm running 235/40-18 now.
So those are for the fronts. You're saying he's used rears (Im still trolling through the above link) which are 19x9.5 45 mm Offset. No wonder they're out there.
So, I ran my calculator.
With 245 tread I'll stick out a further 17mm from OEM. With 255 tread on the 19x9.5 I'll stick out 21mm from OEM. THATS HUGE (for me)
Change your 245/40/19 to 245/35/19 (in the calc) and you'll find it is a closer match to OEM.
However, unless you have really stiff suspension I would not recommend these as you will definitely scrub on hard cornering and take offs. 235/35/19 is a safer bet with the 19x8.5 et45
Oh wow. $250 a corner?! Ummm... A friend recently had the latest Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres, which have been getting great reviews, delivered for ~$1150 from tirerack. That's for 4x 225/40/18s. He said they were asking $800 per tyre at his local tyre shop. Another $100 for fitting and balancing = awesome savings all up.
I'll be getting my next set of tyres through tirerack.
Mazdab8, can we rename this thread "tyre/wheel thread" lol
Ok. Hijack officially over![]()
Why is it over? I'm sure mazdab8 would be happy to continue this as a tyre/wheel thread seeing as he's the one who caused a buzz with his suggestions of 18x9 et22 wheels on a 6 mps hahaha
Title fixed ...
what have I done lol
P.s I expect to see stance and offset from you guys now![]()
Last edited by Mazdab8; 26-05-2011 at 10:25 PM.
No not yet Chris - but soon...
For a small fee, I can tell you what he's getting.![]()