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Originally Posted by CSBM5
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Originally Posted by jnoyes
Looks great! I ended up ordering the same wheels, only with the ET33 rears. 255/275 RE71rs going on w/TPMS on Wednesday. Also a Dinan front bar and whatever my shop can do with alignment. It'll be fun to see if our subtly different approaches make a difference. Are you doing a front bar?
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Are you referring to 19" wheels/tires? Assuming you're referencing 255/35 and 275/35-19?
I'm thinking again that with the fat mid-range torque of the M2, on course an interesting RE-71R setup might be front 9x18 with 275/35-18 and rear 10x19 with 305/30-19. Perhaps have a second set of rear 10x18s with 275/35s on them to use depending on the course.
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No, we both went with an Apex 18" setups. They're lighter than the stock 19s, and in the context of prepping for B-street, where you cannot do any suspension mods other than a single sway bar, only so much tire can really be used. Also, I think B-street limits tire width to 285. STU does, so assuming BS does as well. With regard to tires, the RE71 comes in a 285/30-18, which can work in some square setups (but with coilovers and camber plates), and it comes in 19" 285/35 and 305/30 as you mentioned. But the EC7 doesn't come in a 19" with proper offset for the M2. I wanted a matching set (style, not diameter) in stock widths, so it really boils down to the EC-7 being the only choice for me. I would have been OK with 19" in the rear though. Apex's FL-5 is my favorite wheel, but you can't get it in a 10" that will work on the rear of the M2 in any diameter.