Tire size help? I have no idea where to go

[Itsahyundai]

So I recently grabbed my wheels, 8x18 and 9x18 but I'm super lost with the tires. I was expecting the wheels to be 8.5/9.5, and was gonna grab some 215/35 and 225/35, but since they ended up being half an inch smaller, I don't know where to go from here. A friend of mine is running 215/40's on his 8's, and that doesn't really give me the stretch I'm looking for. I know an 8'' is a bit difficult to stretch on, so I'm not looking for anything crazy, just wanna make sure I clear the fender (they have an offset of 38 and I'll be running a 20mm spacer), and I'm also trying to achieve a certain look, having the lip of the wheel poke out of the tire.

Also, to make matters even harder, I'm on a pretty strict budget.. but any and all suggestions of sizes or even tires would be a great help. I was looking at Nitto Neogen's, 205/40 and 215/40, but I'm looking to go a bit cheaper.

SO my question: what size tires should I run on a 8in/9in setup for minimal sidewall (but not rubberband) and slight stretch?

[Zic]

Toyo makes 205/35 and 215/35.
I had 215/35 on my 8,5 ill post a picture in a bit.

[Zic]

More can be seen on my buildthread v1 e36 page2.

[Itsahyundai]

Thanks bud, gonna check it out now

[Zic]

You should also look at DrAK's build thread. Of the black touring, before he got the BBS RF's on he had a staggered set 18x8 and 18x9 running "i think" falkens 215/35 and 225/35. Those pictures will be early in the build thread.

[Zic]

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...germany&page=4

Here is the link, i read to page 5 or 6 could not see the specs of tires. But the info is in there somewhere

[Itsahyundai]

Sweet, def gave me a better idea, thanks!