Need advice on tire size for BBS CH-R wheels

apsuard · 4th August 2012, 06:24

Hey guys. I'm looking for some insight. I'm going to order black BBS CH-R wheels. 20x9 et 24 front, 20x10.5 et 24 rear. Tirerack recommends 255/35/20 for front and 285/30/20 for the rear. That would work well for me because that way I can save some money and go with the Hankook V12's. However, it seems to me that the rears would be too narrow. I know some members have went with the 305's but I was leaning towards 255/35/20 for the fronts and 295/30/20 for the rears. Then I would just go with Michelin Pilot Super Sports. Also, what spacers would I go with to get the same look as 12mm spacers all around on OEM wheels? I was thinking 20mm spacers for the front and none for the rears would give an aggressive stance that would match the 12mm look on OEM. One last question if I'm swapping out spacers when I switch from the OEM wheels (will be my winter wheels) to custom wheels what are the best spacers? I want to have 12mm all around for the OEM wheels and 15mm fronts for the custom wheels. I heard good things about Turner Motorsports spacers or Macht Schnell spacers.

Any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!

apsuard · 4th August 2012, 06:32

One thing I forgot to mention is the fact I will have the Eibach Pro Kit installled at the same time.

Dexter Morgan · 4th August 2012, 23:06

I personally think a 285 on a 10.5 looks stretched. I also hate how expensive BBS wheels are and you still need to run spacers for proper fitment. Those are my thoughts.

apsuard · 5th August 2012, 00:23

Thanks for the feedback. I'm actually leaning towards the COR F1 Mesh wheels now. That way I get custom offsets and don't need to run spacers. Plus, the price isn't THAT much more and you get Forged wheels. Now I just need to decide if I run 20x10 rear or 20x10.5 rear. Will go with a 285 on the 10 and 295 if I go with the 10.5.

It seems like not many members have COR wheels. I think I have only stumbled across pictures of one M5 with COR wheels (AW M5). Anyone have any feedback on COR wheels?

Thanks

RedRum5 · 5th August 2012, 02:03

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Originally Posted by apsuard

It seems like not many members have COR wheels. I think I have only stumbled across pictures of one M5 with COR wheels (AW M5). Anyone have any feedback on COR wheels?

Thanks

There are at least a couple of member here running the COR wheels (Cipher I think). You may want to PM members SSS M5 and DKNewYork to get their input.

TheRacerBoss · 5th August 2012, 05:03

I have BBS CH-R's on my M. I cannot recollect the exact offset and the width of the wheels but I have 255/35/20 on the front and 285/30/20 on the rear.
Now,
I am running a 20mm spacer in the front and a 3mm spacers on the rear.
I tried doing 5mm on the rear and I was RUBBING, so had to go get 3mm. My fenders are rolled like everyone else so I dont know now, if you had the same offsets I do, How will you manage to even run 295's on the rear ?
305 being out of the question