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Originally Posted by 5.M0NSTER
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Originally Posted by rich8566
On my 17 M2 I'm running the following tire and wheel setups:
1. Winter = square Michelin PA4 snow tires 245/40-18.
2. Track = staggered Hankook RS4 245/40-18 front and 265/40-18 rear.
3. Summer = OEM = staggered 19" Michelin Pilot PS4s 245/35-19 front and 265/35-19 rear.
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Originally Posted by rich8566
The RS4s are great. Long lasting. Super stiff sidewall. Ok, but certainly not great in the rain. It is the best tire for me. It is relatively inexpensive and it certainly wears much better and longer than the RE71Rs.
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Thanks Rich, good stuff. This setup sounds similar to what i'd like to do, though my preference would be to go slightly wider for track duty.
In my present situation I do not want to to buy/store additional rims (no garage, just 3 parking spots in front of the house) so I'm leaning towards 255/35-19 front ans 275/35-19 rear. This way I keep the factory understeer/oversteer characteristics by keeping the contact patch ratios the same, and it should fit on factory rims. |
Sounds good. My goal in going with the staggered 18" setup was to:
1. Prevent rubbing issues since I don't plan on modifying camber or doing any other suspension mods.
2. Maintain the OEM 19" tire revolutions per mile since the OEM front and rear tire height is different. My 18" setup maintains an exact (or near exact) tire height compared to OEM 19's.