tires and wheels What Size Wheel & Tire Combo To Run With New Stock Springs?

[Jeffrey D Brown]

   Question for you vetern 2002 enthusiests please:

 

  My 76' 2002 has new, but stock ride height springs & shocks.

I prefer not to do any fender rolling and need advise on:

Wheel/Tire size as well as Proper Offset, that will fit w/o modifications.

 

  I love the look of the Panasport / Superlite / Minilite Wheels and IF i make an online purchase i'd like to be certain i am buying the correct set-up. 

 

  Thank You in advance for any advice you wish to share,

 

  Jeff   

[esty]

go to google.com....type in  site:bmw2002faq.com  Wheel/Tire size as well as Proper Offset

[esty]

top right corner...any forum page 

[Conserv]

Truly, this question is asked every week!  There's a lot of information on it.

 

Steve

[Jeffrey D Brown]

  Thank you gentlemen for the direction,

i will do some research.

 

  Warm Regards,

Jeff

 

 

   Question for you vetern 2002 enthusiests please:

 

  My 76' 2002 has new, but stock ride height springs & shocks.

I prefer not to do any fender rolling and need advise on:

Wheel/Tire size as well as Proper Offset, that will fit w/o modifications.

 

  I love the look of the Panasport / Superlite / Minilite Wheels and IF i make an online purchase i'd like to be certain i am buying the correct set-up. 

 

  Thank You in advance for any advice you wish to share,

 

  Jeff   

 

[Napes]

Do check the references refered to above.  After that, here's my experience.  Both my wife's '76 and my '75 have 14 x 6 wheels.  My wife's Pastellblau '76 has Superlites w/ 28 offset.  We've both run 195/60 and 185/60 tires at various times.  Either will work.  The 195/60 x 14s are closer to the OE wheel/tire combination that was on our cars when they came from the Factory, but 185s will give you ever-so-slightly better acceleration.  My car has some V1 Ronals (NLA for the past 30 years).

[Jeffrey D Brown]

Do check the references refered to above.  After that, here's my experience.  Both my wife's '76 and my '75 have 14 x 6 wheels.  My wife's Pastellblau '76 has Superlites w/ 28 offset.  We've both run 195/60 and 185/60 tires at various times.  Either will work.  The 195/60 x 14s are closer to the OE wheel/tire combination that was on our cars when they came from the Factory, but 185s will give you ever-so-slightly better acceleration.  My car has some V1 Ronals (NLA for the past 30 years).

  Thank You Napes for your personal experience on this subject, i do appreciate it.

I will use the advise from everyone who replied.

  Thank You,

Jeff

[ray_]

Do check the references refered to above.  After that, here's my experience.  Both my wife's '76 and my '75 have 14 x 6 wheels.  My wife's Pastellblau '76 has Superlites w/ 28 offset.  We've both run 195/60 and 185/60 tires at various times.  Either will work.  The 195/60 x 14s are closer to the OE wheel/tire combination that was on our cars when they came from the Factory, but 185s will give you ever-so-slightly better acceleration.  My car has some V1 Ronals (NLA for the past 30 years).

 

I see the Ronal Bears are still available in 14". I just got the R10s in 15, but I digress. http://www.tunershop.com/Wheels/14_inches/

 

Cheers,

[jgerock]

I see the Ronal Bears are still available in 14". I just got the R10s in 15, but I digress. http://www.tunershop.com/Wheels/14_inches/

 

Cheers,

I must admit, I've never seen the Bear and R11 wheels installed on a car (in person).

 

 

Now this is more like it

[thinksound_mike]

I see the Ronal Bears are still available in 14". I just got the R10s in 15, but I digress. http://www.tunershop.com/Wheels/14_inches/

 

Cheers,

 

I'm getting my set of bears refinished in matte black.