tires and wheels tii original alloy wheels - tire size

[Hutton]

Buying new tires for the tii alloys and wanted to know best tire size for performance and still maintain a period correct look.

What brand? Where to buy?

Chris

[MAD02]

Not much of a selection for those of us who like 13 inch wheels. The Tire Rack sells Sumitomo tires. Good tires, good price.

Proper size would be 185(Or 195) 60R 13.

P.S. They are 13x6, right?

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResults.jsp?width=185%2F&ratio=60&diameter=13&x=14&y=11

[tjones02]

185/70R14!!

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,57/page,viewtopic/t,320379/

Though the selection is dwindling TireRack still has a decent Sumitomo in that size. I am running them on my Borrani steel wheels and like them for a decent street tire.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResults.jsp?width=185/&ratio=70&diameter=13&startIndex=0&search=true&pagelen=20&pagenum=1&pagemark=1&RunFlat=All

[Mike87]

I think they are supposed to run 185/70R13 tires but I ran 205/60R13 tires for many years before switching to 15" Panasports. I think the rims are a little more than 13 x 5 in dimension. I still have the set of 5 that I had powdercoated a few years back. Need to get some tires for those babies.

[eastsidebimmer]

185/70/13 - I got some of the last Yoko Avid T4s in late 2008 before they went NLA. You might be able to find them from an online retailer if you look hard enough. I also have a set of Yoko Avid Touring that I use on my Kadette Rallye wheels and I like them just as much. If you can't locate any of these, I'd probably just get the Sumitomo HTR T4. This is my 1600 with the T4s in 185/70:

[markmac]

5"x13" the wheel is as I recall. I had a set on my tii for a while with BF Goodrich somethings 185/70 VR 13. The 185 size is a little "buldgy" on that wheel, they originally came with 165/70 - 13 Michelin XAS, sadly those tires look really "right" on the 02 but at $237 ea. from Coker tire a pretty tough nut to swallow. Avon makes a really nice HP tire the CR6ZZ (basically a DOT legal race tire for the street) in 175 and 185/70 sizes, again though pricey at $200 ea. Other options as noted above that are less expensive.

http://historicracingbmw.blogspot.com/