New wheels on E55
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I was thinking Yellow, green or red 
..... yeah right!
Just kidding, I was thinking Silver (as first option), or black.
I still need to mess with photoshop and preview them before making up my mind.
..... yeah right!Just kidding, I was thinking Silver (as first option), or black.
I still need to mess with photoshop and preview them before making up my mind.
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I used the same tires that were in the car when I bought it.
245/40/18 in the front and 265/35/18 in the back.
i have good and bad news:
Bad news, tires in the front rub against a nut and boltwhen I go in reverse and turn right
Going forward and turning it doesn't rub at all in either direction.
Good news, I'll be replacing the wheels once more, I'm going to go with the Carlsson 1/5 18 x 8 front and 18 x 9 rear:p
245/40/18 in the front and 265/35/18 in the back.
i have good and bad news:
Bad news, tires in the front rub against a nut and boltwhen I go in reverse and turn right
Going forward and turning it doesn't rub at all in either direction.Good news, I'll be replacing the wheels once more, I'm going to go with the Carlsson 1/5 18 x 8 front and 18 x 9 rear:p
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Originally posted by pocholin
I used the same tires that were in the car when I bought it.
245/40/18 in the front and 265/35/18 in the back.
i have good and bad news:
Bad news, tires in the front rub against a nut and boltwhen I go in reverse and turn right Going forward and turning it doesn't rub at all in either direction.
Good news, I'll be replacing the wheels once more, I'm going to go with the Carlsson 1/5 18 x 8 front and 18 x 9 rear:p
I used the same tires that were in the car when I bought it.
245/40/18 in the front and 265/35/18 in the back.
i have good and bad news:
Bad news, tires in the front rub against a nut and boltwhen I go in reverse and turn right
Going forward and turning it doesn't rub at all in either direction.Good news, I'll be replacing the wheels once more, I'm going to go with the Carlsson 1/5 18 x 8 front and 18 x 9 rear:p
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pocholin,
I wonder why the previous owner downsized the rear tires to 265? That is the standard E55 Euro size. That Carlsson 9 inch rear can fit the U.S. OEM size of 275/35/18.
I am curious about your car since it has the Euro turn signals on the fender, no front bumper side marker and the car had rear Euro sized tires. Not trying to alarm you but I wonder if your E55 is a Euro car converted to U.S. specifications & imported by private party. If you are curious you can run the VIN on www.carfax.com but I don't know if that tells the whole story.
Good Luck.
I wonder why the previous owner downsized the rear tires to 265? That is the standard E55 Euro size. That Carlsson 9 inch rear can fit the U.S. OEM size of 275/35/18.
I am curious about your car since it has the Euro turn signals on the fender, no front bumper side marker and the car had rear Euro sized tires. Not trying to alarm you but I wonder if your E55 is a Euro car converted to U.S. specifications & imported by private party. If you are curious you can run the VIN on www.carfax.com but I don't know if that tells the whole story.
Good Luck.
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Since you are still in the Market for wheels. Check out these Lorinser RS5 & RS3's:
Here is the SSR Integral & GT1:
All these wheels have wider sizes for the E55 staggered setup.
Here is the SSR Integral & GT1:
All these wheels have wider sizes for the E55 staggered setup.
Last edited by E55 KEV; Jun 20, 2002 at 03:08 PM.
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Originally posted by E55 KEV
pocholin,
I wonder why the previous owner downsized the rear tires to 265? That is the standard E55 Euro size. That Carlsson 9 inch rear can fit the U.S. OEM size of 275/35/18.
I am curious about your car since it has the Euro turn signals on the fender, no front bumper side marker and the car had rear Euro sized tires. Not trying to alarm you but I wonder if your E55 is a Euro car converted to U.S. specifications & imported by private party. If you are curious you can run the VIN on www.carfax.com but I don't know if that tells the whole story.
Good Luck.
pocholin,
I wonder why the previous owner downsized the rear tires to 265? That is the standard E55 Euro size. That Carlsson 9 inch rear can fit the U.S. OEM size of 275/35/18.
I am curious about your car since it has the Euro turn signals on the fender, no front bumper side marker and the car had rear Euro sized tires. Not trying to alarm you but I wonder if your E55 is a Euro car converted to U.S. specifications & imported by private party. If you are curious you can run the VIN on www.carfax.com but I don't know if that tells the whole story.
Good Luck.
