cant find winter tyres for 3 cab

[superlightr]

Searched online but having trouble getting winter tyres for my 335i cab 225/35R/19 Y 88 front and 225/30R19 Y 88 rear.

Can anyone recommend a source?

[Crackie]

superlightr said:

Searched online but having trouble getting winter tyres for my 335i cab 225/35R/19 Y 88 front and 225/30R19 Y 88 rear.

Can anyone recommend a source?

Is 225 the correct width for the rears ?? Isn't the rear wider; shouldn't it be 255 ??

Anyway ~ I bought winter tyres for my E92 335i from Camskill earlier this year http://www.camskill.co.uk/m98b0s0p0/Winter_-_Snow_...

It cost virtually the same to buy some 17" rims and put winter tyres on them rather than buy winter tyres for my usual 19" rims so thats the route I took.

[superlightr]

Crackie said:

Is 225 the correct width for the rears ?? Isn't the rear wider; shouldn't it be 255 ??

Anyway ~ I bought winter tyres for my E92 335i from Camskill earlier this year http://www.camskill.co.uk/m98b0s0p0/Winter_-_Snow_...

It cost virtually the same to buy some 17" rims and put winter tyres on them rather than buy winter tyres for my usual 19" rims so thats the route I took.

Thank you, yes you are right re sizes.

With the smaller rims does this affect the speedo readings?

[Crackie]

superlightr said:

Crackie said:

Is 225 the correct width for the rears ?? Isn't the rear wider; shouldn't it be 255 ??

Anyway ~ I bought winter tyres for my E92 335i from Camskill earlier this year http://www.camskill.co.uk/m98b0s0p0/Winter_-_Snow_...

It cost virtually the same to buy some 17" rims and put winter tyres on them rather than buy winter tyres for my usual 19" rims so thats the route I took.

Thank you, yes you are right re sizes.

With the smaller rims does this affect the speedo readings?

Smaller 17" rims need taller section tyre sidewalls to keep the overall 'wheel/tyre' diameter the same. I'm using 225/45 R17 Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D on BMW Style 158 wheels. This is a BMW specified wheel/tyre size combination and is the entry level setup for a 335i; 17" diameter is the minimum needed to clear the brake discs etc.

This calculator is useful if you want to use 18"s instead.
http://www.etyres.co.uk/tyre-size-calculator.htm