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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 03:22 PM
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Was those the Euro 63RS from Monarch? Looks like one of them, got chewed up pretty bad.
I have these same wheels on my E63.
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 04:42 PM
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tbal,

Was those the Euro 63RS from Monarch? Looks like one of them, got chewed up pretty bad.
I have these same wheels on my E63.
Bad pix, but no, very luckly the rims are perfect! Just the tire was so hot the rubber melted on the lip lol
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Bad pix, but no, very luckly the rims are perfect! Just the tire was so hot the rubber melted on the lip lol
You wouldn't happen to have a video of the events leading to this incident would you
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LOL...unfortuantly no, only video I have is of the tire smoking when I stopped lol.

A LOT of twisties, Sport2, Aggressive drop, "spirited" driving... I was asking for it...
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Bad pix, but no, very luckly the rims are perfect! Just the tire was so hot the rubber melted on the lip lol

That is good news, because from the photo, it looks like a big chunk of aluminum is missing.
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Originally Posted by Bellevue_E55
were they xl rated tires ? rated for the weight of our heavy cars like the stock conti's

How important is that ?
Could the extra weight on Standard Load tire cause a blowout, even if they were pretty new? OR a lower load range, for instance like a 93....? My current tires are XL and 99 in front, 101 in rear - I'm just wondering...?
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