16x9.5 on 195/50 how unsafe is this?

[chapel]

does anyone know how i can bore out the hub on the vette wheels just a few mm? the hub bore on the wheels are 70.3 and my e36 hub is 72.5. i could go to a machine shop but i feel like theres a way i can do it myself since its so small. I've seen other ppl use router's but that might be too big... any suggestions?

What did you end up doing?

[Drock11]

had to run small 2 universal spacers in the front to clear my coilovers, i think its 10mm, and theres 1 of the universal spacers in the rear, 5mm i think. i still need to get bigger spacers in the rear and some hub centric ones for the front. ill probably lower it more then too.

i should also get a camera better than my iPhone

[Drock11]

picked up my tires today, used kuhmo 195/50's with good tread for $120 but i have to wait til monday to go get them mounted. oh well.

does anyone know how i can bore out the hub on the vette wheels just a few mm? the hub bore on the wheels are 70.3 and my e36 hub is 72.5. i could go to a machine shop but i feel like theres a way i can do it myself since its so small. I've seen other ppl use router's but that might be too big... any suggestions?

[Drock11]

nah this is just some little shop in the city that mainly sells used tires for dirt cheap, my buddy recommended it to me. theres a tire shop less than 5 miles from my house that will mount stretched tires. I've always gone to them

[Daviticus]

Nice dude. Are they going to mount them for you? I've had a particularly nasty time with shops here in Utah for mounting stretch tires. All the lowrider shops in the 'hood are on that 24" wheel binge still.

[Drock11]

195/50 is still the plan. I'm waiting on a call from a local shop to hook me up with some used ones

[Daviticus]

I think the 195/50s will look good on that.

I've personally seen a 195/50 on a 15x11". Barely held air. As soon as the guy mounted a 205/50 [same brand and model tire even] it held air and seated properly. That's about as extreme as I'd ever go for stretch though.

[Drock11]

shitty iphone pics of the first test fit. surprisingly, i won't need hugh spacers for clearance. 10mm all around should be plenty. ill probably run something bigger in the rear since they're pulled slightly. so ready to get these things on!

[Drock11]

if you have to ask if it's safe. you can't hang. But seriously, do it. you'll be fine.

these were my previous cars, the mk3 had 16x9 205.40 in the rear.... i think i can hang

but i had to ask and get some opinions since a bunch of people kept telling me that was a lot of stretch... i personally didn't think it was like a retarded amount of stretch from the beginning and that id be fine running those. I'm starting polishing today, and I'm waiting on a call from a local shop thats hooking me up with some used tires

[bobbyjones]

if you have to ask if it's safe. you can't hang. But seriously, do it. you'll be fine.

[Drock11]

Sweet front end bro

hey my e36 currently doesn't have a front bumper either!


thanks for the pics Ollie ill have to consider it. i have to be careful with offsets though, i know I'm gonna need spacers to clear my coils and what not so i don't wanna run something too meaty and rub

[Khalil]

Sweet front end bro

[Ollie]

rear was 16x9 +11 225/45 also
all I got:



just cuz I feel like posting it lol:

front is 16" rear is 17

[Drock11]

you could always do a nice meaty flush.


16x8 -9 225/45s

do you have any more pics? specifically the rears since the fronts are only 8 wide. i might be interested in similar tire sizes..

[Ollie]

you could always do a nice meaty flush.


16x8 -9 225/45s

Those are federals too so they run extra wide. I used what I had in that case but if I were you Id run 225/45s as well. Should be enough stretch to get it nice and low without resting the cars belly on the ground like with 215/40s. and avoid the balloon tire look which doesnt play well on e36 fenders or e36s in general imo. Just my .02 If youre not sure order 2 pairs of tires at a time and try them out, or keep checking craigslist for cheap tires