Matth5 471 Report post Posted February 24, 2017 (edited) Stumbled upon Tyretech on Trademe, in the North Shore. They actually gave a pretty decent quote "The Pirelli PZero at $1650, The Michelin pilot sport 4 at $1499 or The Goodyear Asymetric 3 at $1450. This price is for 2 fronts and 2 backs inclusive of fitting and balancing and gst" That's not a bad price on the PS4 I think? I think I'll go for that. Maybe a couple hundred more than importing them myself, but much more convenient. I'll just have to drive all the way there from Botany with the Apex wheels in the car, then drive back with the old wheels + tyres packed in... Will be interesting to see how those compare with my Goodyear Eagle F1 AS2s. Edited February 24, 2017 by Matth5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted February 24, 2017 On 17/02/2017 at 5:13 PM, Matth5 said: F: 18x9" ET30 (Profile 3) - 235/40-18 R: 18x9.5" ET35 (Profile 3) - 265/35-18 Are those prices for these sizes? If so then all three are good deals. Nice find. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1043 Report post Posted February 25, 2017 Go to Tirepro in barry's point road. Owned by the old workshop manager of tiretech Justine. Real pricing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matth5 471 Report post Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) On 2/25/2017 at 0:42 PM, M3AN said: Are those prices for these sizes? If so then all three are good deals. Nice find. Yes, full set in those sizes @Hybrid: Thanks, I'll try them too. Edit: Their pricing was pretty similar. Although they did have a cheaper option: DUNLOP SPORT MAXX 050+ $1200 GOODYEAR EAGLE F1 ASY 3 $1550 MICHELIN PILOT SPORT 4 $1600 Not sure how those Dunlops compared to the others, will need to research. Justin did try steer me away from RE003's, saying "I think the Re003’s will let you down compared to the F1 Assymetric 3’s". Edited February 26, 2017 by Matth5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matth5 471 Report post Posted March 11, 2017 Hyperdrive.co.nz, which generally has the worst prices ever, has a decent special on currently - buy 4 tyres get one free. So I've just ordered a full set of PS4 including fitting + balancing for $1347. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matth5 471 Report post Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) They have arrived! Sure do look pretty in person, Hyper Black was definitely the right choice Will get tyres mounted and fit them on the car on Saturday. Crappy photo attached. Leaning against the new intercooler... Edited April 27, 2017 by Matth5 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted April 27, 2017 Purty! They are a total copy of the RC but hey, I reckon that's perfection! Now replace those Apex caps with BMW ones. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matth5 471 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 Got them fitted. Smoother ride going from 19 inch to 18s. Think I can up the stiffness on my coilovers a tad now. The rears rub on some bumps and dibs, makes a nasty sound. Seems to be the outer edge touching the inside of the rear fender. Need a touch of camber or ride height increase there I think. Having the old wheels, tyres and new intercooler sitting in the car probably didn't help with that though. Happy with the look, fitment looks how I want it to look And I had them pop in the BMW caps rather than the Apex ones 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Navin 180 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 Looks awesome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kepes 231 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 Just stumbled upon this thread now but those look great!! I've seen them on an E36 and they look just as nice. Good choice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 The tyres are probably a bit fat considering the lowisg offset making it rub. Maybe a slight guardroll will help if you dont want to raise the height. Looks good anyway! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matth5 471 Report post Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) Good suggestion! An online tyre size calculator shows the difference is pretty small, so whatever option I go with, it should only need a very minor adjustment. Edited April 29, 2017 by Matth5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matth5 471 Report post Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) Stuck some masking tape in the fenders and took some hard corners - I probably looked like a kid trying to drift and failing. Only had a little rub in right rear, it didn't even tear off the tape, just left black marks. Obviously the car needed an alignment if only one is rubbing. So I took it in for an alignment, they dialed in a little more rear camber and adjusted toe. Should be fine now Edited May 8, 2017 by Matth5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matth5 471 Report post Posted May 8, 2017 The alignment specs I ended up with. More toe and -ve camber at the rear. Hope I don't lose the nice even tyre wear I had in the past with this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted May 8, 2017 Thats a lot of toe. Camber on its own doesn't wear the tyre unevenly, its camber combined with toe. On my e46 i get no toe up front, and a tiny amount of toe in the rear, and as much camber as possible front and rear with the stock adjustments. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BatMansWilly 74 Report post Posted May 8, 2017 Don't know about the newer BMW's but for my e36 this set up is a good compromise between performance and tire wear. Front: Camber: -2.0 to -2.5 deg (per side) Toe: 0.10 to 0.20 deg total toe in. Rear: Camber: -1.5 to -2.0 deg (per side) Toe: 0.20 deg total toe in. I am happy with this set up. It feels nice and responsive on the back roads but dose't kill my tires, mind you the burnouts don't help with tire wear 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
