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[Antetokounmpo]

Originally Posted by TEC

Actually opposite.
If you look at this pic you can see a line where the sidewall stops then the shoulders round up and add height above that sidewall line. The added height is almost half the size of the sidewall. lol

That doesn't add height. That's just the shape of the sidewall. If you look at tire rack, the revolutions per mile are 833 vs 832 for a PSS in the 255/35 size (PSS aren't available in your size but for comparisons sake it doesn't matter). So, these are no taller than other tires, the large aspect ratio combined with the rounded sidewall may appear as though they are, however they are not.

[Sgop335]

Originally Posted by BeastMode335i

Haha touche.. Damn these tires suck, i wish Firestone would have rethought this process..!! lmao...

Tires look great but they suck

[BeastMode335i]

Originally Posted by Sgop335

Tires look great but they suck

x100 hahaha

[Yozh]

Originally Posted by Sgop335

Tires look great but they suck

Any data to support this claim?

[mrmax1984]

Originally Posted by JoeyH335i

I got my set of rears. Fantastic grip over my old. Bridgestone RE760.

275/30/19 on stock style 230 rims.

Hi there. I previously gave up on these as replacements for my Contis, since they didn't make 255/30/19 or 265/30/19, which are what I've used in the past on the OEM Style 230 rims.

Do you have any pics of how these 275/30/19 tires fit your rims? Are you on stock(sport?) suspension still? Any rubbing?

Thanks!

[BeastMode335i]

Originally Posted by mrmax1984

Hi there. I previously gave up on these as replacements for my Contis, since they didn't make 255/30/19 or 265/30/19, which are what I've used in the past on the OEM Style 230 rims.

Do you have any pics of how these 275/30/19 tires fit your rims? Are you on stock(sport?) suspension still? Any rubbing?

Thanks!

Don't mind the dirty car, it's been pouring for like a week straight.. But these are 275/30/19 Firehawk Indy 500's on my 19" staggered BMW performance wheels..

[JoeyH335i]

Originally Posted by mrmax1984

Hi there. I previously gave up on these as replacements for my Contis, since they didn't make 255/30/19 or 265/30/19, which are what I've used in the past on the OEM Style 230 rims.

Do you have any pics of how these 275/30/19 tires fit your rims? Are you on stock(sport?) suspension still? Any rubbing?

Thanks!

I don't have any rubbing on the rears. I have the m sport package with style 230. Here are some pics. I don't have any side shots of them currently.

[Sgop335]

Originally Posted by BeastMode335i

Don't mind the dirty car, it's been pouring for like a week straight.. But these are 275/30/19 Firehawk Indy 500's on my 19" staggered BMW performance wheels..

Looking good! im guessing tires still suck?

[limeyinca]

I put a set of 4x Indy 500's on my 2011 328i E92 M-Sport about ~400 miles ago. I'm in Los Angeles so need neither winter nor particularly rain-ready tires. I had stock runflats on before. My needs are daily driver + weekend blasts up in the Angeles Crest mountain roads.

* 225/40R18 front
* 255/35R18 rear

Observations so far:
* _extremely_ grippy
* fantastic increase in road feel. as a driver, i have a _much_ better connection to the road now
* slightly elevated road noise compared to stock runflats
* slightly elevated tramlining on LA's rough roads while braking compared to stock runflats
* my knowledge/feel of when and where the car is likely to break out when cornering is greatly increased.

Overall:
* these are great tires and i would recommend them with no reservations. very happy with my purchase.

[mrmax1984]

Thanks for the pics beastmode and Joey. They don't look any wider than the 265mm Hankooks I've had in the past.

[mrmax1984]

Originally Posted by Sgop335

Looking good! im guessing tires still suck?

These tires aren't "sucking" enough, since apparently they're on national back order according to my local Firestone shop.

[Needbmwpartzz]

I've run them....and love them.
I give them 2??

[Sgop335]

Originally Posted by mrmax1984

These tires aren't "sucking" enough, since apparently they're on national back order according to my local Firestone shop.

i love these tires, i was one of the orig reviewers.
Its supposed to be a joke betweem me and beastie...not to talk highly of these tires, driving prices high and out of stock...

[Faredo]

Here is a video of some DB autoXing with them

[Ubersmooth]

Update... have a few thousand miles on them and they are great. Very grippy, great road feel, and good in the rain. Big fan of these tires

[bimmerlove335]

I installed 2 of these a couple k miles ago to replace my rears and they've been great. They seem to be holding up well also!

[dublin14]

The question is for the E92 guys
with not having 265/30/19s as an option... will the fenders need rolling using the 275s with a stantard 35et?

[Ubersmooth]

Another bump... have ~10k on these and they still perform very well. I now notice that if I drive super aggressively I can get traction control to kick in when turning out into a street, but these still perform great even in the rain.

Definitely do not regret this purchase, I just wonder what tire I'll get next!

[Spyro235]

I've got these on the front of my drift car. Super sticky, great manners on the road. Not quite the grip of he RE-71R's that I had on there before, but these are serious contenders for when I need to replace the summer set on my 335. I don't have any experience with them in the rain though, so if they don't perform near to the Michelins I have on already, I'll have to pass. I need fantastic wet road manners.

[Ubersmooth]

Originally Posted by Spyro235

I've got these on the front of my drift car. Super sticky, great manners on the road. Not quite the grip of he RE-71R's that I had on there before, but these are serious contenders for when I need to replace the summer set on my 335. I don't have any experience with them in the rain though, so if they don't perform near to the Michelins I have on already, I'll have to pass. I need fantastic wet road manners.

I've been impressed with them in the rain. I certainly rate them better than the stock runflats, but as this is the only other tire I've run on my 335i I don't have much to compare them to.

[dublin14]

I have them and they are a great tire.

[twastheglow]

Originally Posted by dublin14

The question is for the E92 guys
with not having 265/30/19s as an option... will the fenders need rolling using the 275s with a stantard 35et?

They make these in 265/30/19 now...I have a set on the rear of my car.