Opinions Required: 328xi w/ AG M359 or TSW Nurburgring

namadio · 09-02-2013, 11:19 AM

Hey all! I've been reading the wheel and tire forums pretty heavily here for a month or so and have garnered quite a bit of good information. I recently received a check from my insurance company for 3 OEM bent style 159 wheels and was going to replace all wheels and tires. I think I've narrowed my choice down to:

Matte Black Avant Garde M359 18x8.5 w/ 235/40 et35
or
Matte Gunmetal TSW Nurburgring 18x8.0 w/ 225/40 et35

I have a black 2008 328xi all stock and want to keep as close to a stock setup and have no desire to roll 19s or stagger on these shitty southern Indiana roads.

I love the look of the AG, but I've heard they still bend fairly easily. I'm slightly less in love with the look of the TSW, but as they are 'rotary forged' I was hoping they may be stronger.

As I said, no desire to mess with stagger as I'd like to rotate fairly often and not have my back tires wearing out much faster. Dumb question... if I used spacers on the back, will the back tires still wear out quicker?

Also looking at Continental Extreme Contact DWS or Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymetrical A/S as I want an all season tire. Have heard good things about both. My dad has a Goodyear account as his business so I get those at dealer cost (good incentive).

So in summation:
M359 or Nurburgring
http://avantgardewheels.com/m359.php
http://www.tsw.com/alloy_wheels_nurburgring.php

Extreme Contact DWS or Eagle F1 A/S
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....emeContact+DWS
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....ric+All-Season

Mr. Tire Rack, any advice on tires? Wish you sold AG or TSW

Would make everything a lot easier to just get it from you mounted and balanced w/ TPMS installed....

Thanks in advance!

MonacoBlueE90 · 09-03-2013, 12:19 AM

In this case i would go with M359. It looks better. It has more concavity as TSW is just flat faced. But i would get silver, because it would give more contrast to the car and you get probably bored to that all black look pretty soon.

With spacers no i don't think your tyres would wear out any faster, than normally without.

09-02-2013, 11:19 AM	#1
namadio New Member 0 Rep 8 Posts Drives: Black 2008 BMW 328xi Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Bloomington,IN iTrader: (1)	Opinions Required: 328xi w/ AG M359 or TSW Nurburgring Hey all! I've been reading the wheel and tire forums pretty heavily here for a month or so and have garnered quite a bit of good information. I recently received a check from my insurance company for 3 OEM bent style 159 wheels and was going to replace all wheels and tires. I think I've narrowed my choice down to: Matte Black Avant Garde M359 18x8.5 w/ 235/40 et35 or Matte Gunmetal TSW Nurburgring 18x8.0 w/ 225/40 et35 I have a black 2008 328xi all stock and want to keep as close to a stock setup and have no desire to roll 19s or stagger on these shitty southern Indiana roads. I love the look of the AG, but I've heard they still bend fairly easily. I'm slightly less in love with the look of the TSW, but as they are 'rotary forged' I was hoping they may be stronger. As I said, no desire to mess with stagger as I'd like to rotate fairly often and not have my back tires wearing out much faster. Dumb question... if I used spacers on the back, will the back tires still wear out quicker? Also looking at Continental Extreme Contact DWS or Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymetrical A/S as I want an all season tire. Have heard good things about both. My dad has a Goodyear account as his business so I get those at dealer cost (good incentive). So in summation: M359 or Nurburgring http://avantgardewheels.com/m359.php http://www.tsw.com/alloy_wheels_nurburgring.php Extreme Contact DWS or Eagle F1 A/S http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....emeContact+DWS http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....ric+All-Season Mr. Tire Rack, any advice on tires? Wish you sold AG or TSW Would make everything a lot easier to just get it from you mounted and balanced w/ TPMS installed.... Thanks in advance!
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MonacoBlueE90 Colonel 163 Rep 2,823 Posts Drives: BMW E90 320D Half-LCI Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	In this case i would go with M359. It looks better. It has more concavity as TSW is just flat faced. But i would get silver, because it would give more contrast to the car and you get probably bored to that all black look pretty soon. With spacers no i don't think your tyres would wear out any faster, than normally without. __________________
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