Tyre setup ????!!

[SJSam]

I am looking at buying new tyres for drift setup i dont have huge amounts of power there is so much conflicting information and its doing my head in im not going to go and spend £100 a tyre on the wrong tyres

Its a bmw on 17" alloys so far ive been told there to big and need to go smaller some say the opposite . But how wide or narrow should i be going and what sizes to i wanted to change the front two to decent tyres with loads of grip but some people are saying its the wrong thing to do WHAT SHOULD I BUY ? Atm it has 17/45/215 should i just buy smaller alloys all round like 15" or just forget the whole idea and sell the car and save the head ache

 

[Gooly]

Try different sizes and see what you feel? 205/40/17 felt good on my old one, so did 195/45/16 and 195/50/15. 17s felt snatchier but in a good way, depends on your driving style really. BMW wheels are cheap and plentiful, only way you're gonna find out what suits you is by trying different stuff. I wouldn't bother with anything wider than a 225 though personally.

 

[Gogzy]

205s will be fine, also rovellos are pretty good grippy tyres for the price, liek 30 quid a tyre new and lasted well.

 

[Andy318ti]

205/40/17 for the front and 195/50/15 for the rear as it's a 316 with no power lots of pressure will be needed in the rear tyres.

You questions were answered in the other thread though.

 

[Bam_surgess]

Have you been to a drift day and seen what people run?....

Everybody is different all a matter of preference, with enough playing with pressures you can make a tyre as grippy or slippy as you like to an extent




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