Anybody try 285/35/19's on the rear?

[_Nathan_]

250s all round for me, feels great.

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by E46CSL

I'll piggy back on this thread for similar sort of inquiry.

Will 245/35/19 at the front and 275/30/19 at the rear cause any type of issue?

Balo had this on his CSL and no issues

[northernjim]

Originally Posted by E46CSL

I'll piggy back on this thread for similar sort of inquiry.

Will 245/35/19 at the front and 275/30/19 at the rear cause any type of issue?

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

Wider tyres = taller side walls as the 35 & 30 represent percentage of the tyre width so 35% of 245 is more then 35% of 235. This will increase lateral movement/flex of the tyre side wall and therefore the whole chassis Furthermore, your in car instrumentation, in particular the speedometer will give you false readings.
You're better off sticking to recommended OEM sizes and widen the track with good quality spacers

they will give increased grip when accelerating and under braking tho matt, but like you say taller means more sidewall to flex- so steering would not be as precise, but then you'd get a better ride too - ask bealo about that 235/35's will snap out of grip quicker too I think [ the thinking bit is where this may all come undone]


Also depending on your ride height and camber set up you may experience rubbing....

Originally Posted by shimmy

Bealo had this on his CSL and no issues

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by northernjim

they will give increased grip when accelerating and under braking tho matt, but like you say taller means more sidewall to flex- so steering would not be as imprecise, but then you'd get a better ride too - ask bealo about that 235/35's will snap out of grip quicker too I think.
[ the thinking bit is where this may all come undone]

I agree with that nothing else
On a more serious note, the M3 CSL has a great, forgiving chassis and is all about cornering ability, not the 0-60 nonsense, so I'll be sticking to the tyre sizes BMW recommend

[northernjim]

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

I agree with that nothing else
On a more serious note, the M3 CSL has a great, forgiving chassis and is all about cornering ability, not the 0-60 nonsense, so I'll be sticking to the tyre sizes BMW recommend

coooont I do retain a lot of info- but it isn't always stored in the right order