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just got hankook ventus v12 fitted on the fronts and falken ze912 on the rear and drove roughly 20kms home through traffic so couldnt notice much difference yet. BUT, i love how the 245's look on the rear SO MUCH better than silly stretched 225's. i kind of want to get matching falkens for the front but these will do for now, much better than before. will post up an opinion in the next few days after i drive it more

cool history of cars. and i am liking the 540 with the m5 style wheels! seems like it will be a fun/annoying project but im sure you will love the journey! and problems post up in the right sections of this forum, lots of nice people here welcome

^where can i get them for $980? (for future reference)

got a brand spankin new wof for the e36 at SJ's (EUROHO above) shop apex automotive! checked out to be A-OK which im very happy about. always a pleasure to chat with one of the nicest guys i know. if anyone needs any work done be sure to check him out in the north shore @ apex (shameless advertising for ya)

should get the e36's together for a photoshoot sometime or come along to the next months meet. there are sure to be a fair number of e36's

Ron: You are absolutely right regarding the notches between the sport maxx and the other brands i mentioned. I was more referring to performance vs value and i think sport maxx are not that great bang for buck. Dave: Didnt mean to sound absolute but in this day and age we tend to take the words of the internet as facts whether we like it or not. Anyway, after finding some eagle f1s for a good price i was about to click buy now but turned out they werent made in germany ones. Lots of internet discussions about different compound used when they moved factories over to asia. Anyway i just picked up a pair of falken ze912s in 245 40 17 sizing for the rear. Going to throw out these rubbish rotellas on the front and move the altenzo sports comforts from the back to the front in the meantime then consider buying another pair of the ze912 falkens new to make it a complete set.

Graham gjm: what model hankooks are they and where was it? pm me if you like Graham apex: http://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Tire-Size-Calculator/225-45R17/245-40R17/235-40R17/235-45R17 i think given that i am 100% certain on staying with 225/45/17 on the fronts, i think 245/40/17 is the closest diameter wise rather than going 235/45 or 235/40 Dave: i think eagle f1's are only good if they are made in germany? and made in thailand (i think) ones were regarded as no good. either way, im not really a big fan of directional tyres for some reason. Ron: I can afford to spend 1k on tyres, but doesnt mean that i want to or necessarily feel the need to, especially with my car at the moment. I said 6-700 for budget cuz i think i will be okay with something like hankook/kumho/toyo or maybe even achilles atr sports because its pretty good bang for buck. Ive had dunlop sport maxx before and not really a fan, as you said they are quite soft.

I was thinking more around the $6-700 mark so jumping upto 1200 is not so easy for me. The tyres will cost nearly as much as the car! Lol.

i know performance and feel is very important for me, looks wise, 225s look 'right' on a 7.5" and 245s on the 8.5. currently got 225s front and rear and the rear stretched look is bugging the hell outta me. its not like im running 215 stretched falkens on a 19x9.5 going for the stanced look so it doesnt make any sense to me. now the real choice is what tyre brand to go for. i dont want to spent a fortune but still want something decent. looking at hankooks/kumho/toyo. i think michelins, bridgestones, conti's and pirellis are out of my price range

WHY??

not rather high. its ridiculously high. its not a msport either. you can get a nice msport 330ci with normal automatic/tiptronic for like $8-10k, a bit higher kms but if you find a well maintained one, you will have heaps of spare cash than buying this. if you like smg, then you could consider upping the price to 22-28k and get an m3 instead. 330ci prices have dropped quite a bit, some even go for as low as 5k. i wouldnt even bother to look at this one with a 15k pricetag..

Im a safe sensible driver. Think ill go with the 225 245 set up. Cheers all

^hahahaha first world problems

i care little for the "stanced" look, i prefer it to look nice and straight. wide tyres are nice too (more expensive though)

Im sure there are a million posts about this but im specifically after some first hand experience between running a square 235/40/17 front and rear tyre size on the 17x7.5 front and 17.8.5 rear m3 wheels on the e36 OR running 225/45/17 front and 245/40/17 rear, which is what bmw changed it to after a certain year of production i think? on the door sill of my 1995 e36 coupe it shows 235/40/17 as the only tyre option for 17". some other options are printed for 16" only. i currently have 225/45/17's all round and dont like how the rears stretch over the 8.5" wheel. so im planning to go for the 225/245 setup. Thoughts?

I think its et38 and 7.5"

installed some pioneer rear speakers now, much better replaced door handle seals and a few other small things.

with +23 and +29 offsets i am pretty sure it wont just directly fit onto a e92. will need to roll the guards at the very least i would think and maybe even run stretched tyres with camber.

soon enough you're gonna have them playing rugby sevens..

guess it would look something like this http://www.e90post.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=326462&stc=1&d=1258359307 i quite like this though - e91 with e46 m3 wheels http://www.e90post.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=572169&d=1314500202

bump. added the gasket kit

silver is such a weird colour. with the right options/bodykit/tidiness it looks absolutely amazing, on the other hand it can look absolutely sh*t. obviously this car is the former.

saw this on trademe. nice car and nice pics. glws

looks like a nice little collection you got there, e36, e38, e46

if this was in auckland i would have been tempted to sell the e36 for this. looks nice and tidy!