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| slowisthenewfast Member Since: 17 Jul 2022 Location: california Posts: 3   
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Hey all,
I've been diving through all kinds of different threads in here but am still a little foggy. I'm curious for a Series 3 without a lift or body mods, what sort of wheel / tire options and combos work best without causing rub and what sizes max out the stock setup? I'm basically between the Wolf wheels with their -20mm offset and these 8x16 deepset steel wheels with 0 offset. ( https://www.nakatanenga.de/en/vehicle-equi...&c=299 ) My big question is if you were to run 8x16 wheels without offset, would you get rub with fatter tires like a 265 or 285/75r16? Also for height, can you run a 255/85r16 comfortably or does it look goofy maxing out the wings? Also toying with different tires, like goodyear wranglers, bfg km3, or cooper discoverers, but curious to hear what other combos people have been using and liking. Thanks! |
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17th Jul 2022 6:57pm |
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| Oldowner Member Since: 26 Dec 2018 Location: South west Posts: 623  
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Anything wider than 750-16 makes the steering too heavy and puts undue strain on the lower steering column.
750-16 on Wolfs is a good combination but you definitely need extended wheel studs on a Series 3. |
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18th Jul 2022 7:48am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17374 
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One-Tons ran on 9.00x16 tyres and did not have PAS.
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18th Jul 2022 9:22am |
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| Grouse Member Since: 16 Apr 2012 Location: on the hill Posts: 520 |
Fwiw I have run 265’s on a LR without PAS and it is fine as long as you don’t try to steer with the vehicle stationary. They do work just bear in mind the vehicle needs to be moving to steer
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18th Jul 2022 3:34pm |
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| Oldowner Member Since: 26 Dec 2018 Location: South west Posts: 623
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That is because they had a lower ratio steering box  |
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19th Jul 2022 7:02am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17374
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Interesting, I didn't know that!
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19th Jul 2022 12:59pm |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3372
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I ran 33x10.50s on my s3 lightweight for a few years with no problem (other than needing 6 inch wider arches)
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19th Jul 2022 1:15pm |
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