E9X M3 Series ZCP wheels on E46 CSL?

[northernjim]

Originally Posted by shimmy

Not sure on the smiley .....its a wanker smiley Shimmy, you of allpeople should know that But it means that if you put say 235 tyres on a 8.5j rim the tyre sits vertical on the sidewall and you get rubber protecting the rim edge, but if you then out the same 235 tyre on a 9.0j rim the tyre has to stretch an extra 1/2 inch where it sits but it still has the same 235 tread width so the tyre wall angles out to the rim, making it looked stretched.

your 235's on a 9" should turn in very crisply now?


my car came with 225's on 8.5j, now on correct 8j its not so sharp ( like me some would say before you start)