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BFalconer
08-12-2009, 05:37 PM
So my bro (BF.C member; Big Empty) is looking into some 18" LM reps for his e36 but is a little skeptical about the size, he was looking for something in 17".
I'll send him this link, so lets see some pics to pursuade him.
and specs of rim and tire would be appreciated.

ones he's looking at are
rim: 18x8.5 et35
tire: Nankang NS-2 225/40/18

TIA
BFalconer
08-12-2009, 05:38 PM
CL add: http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/pts/1292826584.html
He would most likely be re-finishing them with gold centers or purple or something.
Dr.AK
08-12-2009, 05:44 PM
If he wants stance with 18s, He needs 35 series tire, imo, because otherwise the tires will be too chunky to get any kind of real lowness.

Here is my dad's ride with 8x18 ET20 and 9x18 ET22 OEM Style 32s on his Compact. Tires are 215/35 and 225/35 Nankang NS2 in the pics, now he's running 215/35 all around on the same wheels.

http://www.abload.de/img/style32compact0h1v.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/img_978743s8.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/img_9781a0m6.jpg

If you go with a really low profile tire, 18s are the perfect size for E36s imo, if you don't want to scrape everywhere. Or at least for E36s with M-Bumpers... On non M-Bumper cars I'm not really convinced yet.
BFalconer
08-12-2009, 05:55 PM
that's the best looking ti i've ever seen.
would you say that 225/40's arent functional or just look funny?
SeanDub
08-12-2009, 06:38 PM
ew
BFalconer
08-12-2009, 06:52 PM
Now now Sean,
lets be helpful and elaborate please.............................
SeanDub
08-12-2009, 07:03 PM
k, I prefer being low over havin bigger wheels, and lm reps? Come on now...
Tuck&Poke
08-12-2009, 07:50 PM
1200 for for curbed lm reps, that guy is fucking crazy
frey328is
08-12-2009, 07:53 PM
yeah i was about to say how expensive they were. 1200 is too much.
BFalconer
08-13-2009, 12:08 AM
it's Canadian, I have to explain this on almost every forum haha.
The guy has been talked down to $900 and the curbing is hardly noticeable, he sent more pics.

Up North here a nice set of Style 5's with decent rubber are moved at around 1700. Nice wheels are somewhat of a rarity. It blows, but you gotta pay to play everywhere in a different way.
SeanDub
08-13-2009, 12:20 AM
Pay to play? reps? I'm not following
riffman12
08-13-2009, 02:37 AM
I want that TI

is that bad?
frey328is
08-13-2009, 03:56 AM
that TI is a 323 isnt it?

i know it looks the same as a 318 would if you did the same stuff but being a 323 makes it more legit in my book.
OEMPLU5
08-13-2009, 10:56 AM
I went with 215/40's on my 18x8.5's. 215/35 I heard it a really rough ride. Onlinetires.com has Nankang NS2's for 53 bucks a tire. I got my whole set for 270 shipped.
SeanDub
08-13-2009, 10:58 AM
that TI is a 323 isnt it?

i know it looks the same as a 318 would if you did the same stuff but being a 323 makes it more legit in my book.

Most dislike the Ti because of how it looks, not because its a 318.
Dr.AK
08-13-2009, 11:53 AM
that's the best looking ti i've ever seen.
would you say that 225/40's arent functional or just look funny?

Both - Imho, the bigger the wheel is, the lower profile tire it should be.
Also it's a simple matter of clearance.

Take an 8x18 for example. If you run a 215/35/18 your wheel will be almost exactly the same size as a 8x17 running 215/40. If you run 215/40s on a 8x18, your wheel will be about 2.5cm bigger.

In your case, a 225/40 on a 8.5x18, it's exactly the same. About 2.5cm bigger than 225/40 on a 8.5x17. Meaning you can't go as low.

I want that TI

is that bad?

No.

that TI is a 323 isnt it?

i know it looks the same as a 318 would if you did the same stuff but being a 323 makes it more legit in my book.

Yup, it's a 323ti.


I went with 215/40's on my 18x8.5's. 215/35 I heard it a really rough ride. Onlinetires.com has Nankang NS2's for 53 bucks a tire. I got my whole set for 270 shipped.

The ride is not that bad, imo. It's pretty firm, yeah, but not all that bad in my book.
MParallel
08-13-2009, 05:43 PM
Wow I found my 215/40's already extreme low profile, but 215/35..wow.

Love that Compact, very nice.

I'm about to ditch my 205/40's and 215/40's as even on stock suspension I have a 4x4 stance, but already scraped (thanks to the very low sitting x-brace, wonderfull!!).

So I have to make a concession. I'm going for some chunky tyres at 205/50 and 215/50 and a set of PSS9's. This should give me clearance and an acceptable gap.

Still not sure whether to run 215/50 (or maybe 215/45) all around, but that would give me different amount of stretch as I'm running 8" / 9" wheels.
calypsorot650
08-20-2009, 01:20 AM
http://i28.tinypic.com/207p0cl.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/fkxxmo.jpg
cant see the stretch so much, but the specs are:

18x8.5 et15 on falken 452s 215/35
Digitalwave
08-20-2009, 08:41 AM
http://www.stasisproductions.com/portfolio/albums/album57/DSC02821.jpg

http://71sbeetle.smugmug.com/photos/370050392_nFAdd-XL.jpg

18x8.5" ET17 215/40-18 ZE-512
18x10" ET20 225/40-18 ZE-512
Geoff.T
08-20-2009, 11:40 AM
So my bro (BF.C member; Big Empty) is looking into some 18" LM reps for his e36 but is a little skeptical about the size, he was looking for something in 17".
I'll send him this link, so lets see some pics to pursuade him.
and specs of rim and tire would be appreciated.

ones he's looking at are
rim: 18x8.5 et35
tire: Nankang NS-2 225/40/18

TIA

that fitment is for kids.
calypsorot650
08-20-2009, 11:47 PM
^ +1

pretty easy fitment
ECKS///M3
08-31-2009, 01:31 PM
I had 18" csl reps for a while but they were too skinny and too tall for my liking.

Here's a pic
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd343/a11fxm/17102008044.jpg

this one makes 'em look not bad
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd343/a11fxm/m3sideon.jpg
BeastinM3
08-31-2009, 02:42 PM
18x8.5et35 225/40

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3244/evilm004yp5.jpg
ECKS///M3
08-31-2009, 03:16 PM
18x8.5et35 225/40

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3244/evilm004yp5.jpg

That looks excellent, mine were 8" and a slightly higher offset. I just wasn't feelin em.
Dmasters
08-31-2009, 03:56 PM
Wow those style 32's on the Ti look REALLY good along with the other mods...great job Pops!
Moose
08-31-2009, 05:07 PM
Pay to play? reps? I'm not following

Didn't you have Style 5's and Saw Blades? Both of those are cheaper, I am missing the logic here. There is no reason to be a prick about if, if you don't like the wheels just say so.

The Ti looks great on the stlye 32's IMO.

I like Beastin' and Digital's cars too, although a 35 series tire may have helped.
Digitalwave
08-31-2009, 05:10 PM
I like Beastin' and Digital's cars too, although a 35 series tire may have helped.

I agree, but stretching a 225/35 on an 18x10" was just too much for my tastes. There is nothing that even resembles a sidewall then. Just rim lip, then tread. :rofl
Mateen9
09-02-2009, 10:19 PM
18x8.5, 225/40, excuse the non-stance, will be stanced soon.

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/pr0nleet/P1000647.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/pr0nleet/P1000645.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/pr0nleet/P1000646.jpg
BADwayz
09-03-2009, 04:51 PM
Found a pic of my old E36 from a few years back. 18x8 and 18x9, dont remember the offset or tire size. IMO, too big, would go 17's if I could do it again.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/luckbone/sideview.jpg