18" tyre size

[Scottie]

What size of tyre did you put on your 18" alloys NON runflat

and why

205/40/18

or

215/35/18

seems to me the 215's are easier to get in NON runflat.

oh and what make nothing to £££££ but decent grip and low road noise.

[illegalhunter]

Well fi mine had the tyres already but when i need to replace the its eagles for me, the lowest profile i can get.

[markyc]

Fi for me it would always be the 215/35's for 18's :approve: I've always thought 215's were easier to come by and the 35 gives the tyre that crackin' 'rubber band' look :approve::approve::p;)

[Craig]

Fi, same here, 215/35/18 - better choice of tyre and as Marky says, looks :cool::cool:

I have toyo Proxes on (as does my sister on her 18's) and they are great in all conditions and don't seem noisy on the road..:approve::approve:

[Crombers]

quote:Originally posted by ScottieCoop

What size of tyre did you put on your 18" alloys NON runflat

and why

205/40/18

or

215/35/18

seems to me the 215's are easier to get in NON runflat.

oh and what make nothing to £££££ but decent grip and low road noise.


I've got what I bought off you ;):D:approve:

[Mon the fish]

215/35 here, mostly because I couldn't find 205/40 non-runflat.

I had Yokohama Parada's on, brilliant in the dry, crap in the wet. Now got Toyo Proxes on, stacks of grip. I'm wondering how long i'll get out of a set, 10k out of the Yoko's...:p

[T100L]

been thinking about this for a while now, michelin do a non run flat on 205/40/18, which im considering or just go for the toyo proxes on 215/35/18

[Craig]

quote:Originally posted by T100L

been thinking about this for a while now, michelin do a non run flat on 205/40/18, which im considering or just go for the toyo proxes on 215/35/18


Get the Proxes!!! :approve::approve::approve:

[Bignorm]

fi can you give me a call in regards to these wheels cheers

[Scottie]

quote:Originally posted by Bignorm

fi can you give me a call in regards to these wheels cheers



on the phone to you now.

[Gismo]

I had the Toyo Proxes on my old S, excellent grip in the dry :)

[T100L]

bloody hell, phoned for the tyre garage about getting them & he says that it maybe a "no no" what with the rims meant to run run flats & it would affect the traction control?? says to check we BMW...back to the drawing board...

[markyc]

John me thinks that they tyre guy is talking p!sh

It's nothing to do with the rims being run flat it's the tyres that are run flat not the flippin rims :mad: You should be able to fit any tyres you want to your rims ;)

[Craig]

quote:Originally posted by markyc

John me thinks that they tyre guy is talking p!sh

It's nothing to do with the rims being run flat it's the tyres that are run flat not the flippin rims :mad: You should be able to fit any tyres you want to your rims ;)


I can concurn with this advice. The guy is talking pish. I have standard tyres on bmw "so called" run flat rims... ;)

fit whatever tyres you want.. :D

[T100L]

cheers guys, appreciate the help & advice...and the proxes look tasty!

[JCW_GP0128]

i've also got a gp and changed my 205/40/18 dunlop runflats to 205/40/18 michelin ps2 non-runflat. BMW said it was a big no no. but as has been said before they are full of p!sh. tbh not 1 dealer has any idea about the gp.
only got a couple of thousand miles out of the runflats and they are useless in the wet. no-difference in the dry tbh.
personally wouldn't put 215/35's on, have had differing feedback.

keep us posted on your tyre choice, will give me an idea on what tyres to go for next!

[T100L]

quote:Originally posted by JCW_GP0128

i've also got a gp and changed my 205/40/18 dunlop runflats to 205/40/18 michelin ps2 non-runflat. BMW said it was a big no no. but as has been said before they are full of p!sh. tbh not 1 dealer has any idea about the gp.
only got a couple of thousand miles out of the runflats and they are useless in the wet. no-difference in the dry tbh.
personally wouldn't put 215/35's on, have had differing feedback.

keep us posted on your tyre choice, will give me an idea on what tyres to go for next!

just had a performance shop tell me to fit 225/35/18's? , what like are the michelin ps2 non run flats?

[Gorbash12346]

225/35 will almost certainly cause problems i would have thought

215/35 sits close enough as it is

[Scottie]

I have bought the MIchelin 205/40/18 wanted a bit of padding;)

[JCW_GP0128]

i wouldn't go for a set of 225/35's thats way to far off the manufacter's standard size. the michelin ps2's are good. great wet weather performance, very little to none tramlining. I've used the PS2 tyres before on different cars and they come standard on high performance cars, maserati, ferrari etc.