Need help with 19" tires

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Mar 16, 2011 | 02:41 PM

e60oholic

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My Ride: 2004 545i 6 speed, Silver Gray A08, Gray leather Mods: Hard-Wired Passport 9500ix LIVE , K&N Air + RPi Scoop, Mtech V2.1 AE, ACS pedals+Ebrake, flip up front plate, OEM 172's, Custom M Kit, M3 shift knob, Eisemann Race Exhaust 2005 X5 3.0 (the nightmare) 1998 528i SOLD @ 173K

I need to get some tires to put on my m172's I ve seen a lot of people talk about General Exclaim UHP tires but I don't see a listing that they make 245/35/19. I found 275/30/19s on tire rack but they have no listing for the fronts. Can I run a different size up front like a 255/35/19? Help!

Mar 16, 2011 | 02:45 PM

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My Ride: 2004 530i premium package/active steering/auto sunshade/tiag/black dakota leather/logic 7 35% tint all around 19' DPE GT7

according to there website they do make that size, maybe tirerack is sold out???

I ran these tires before and they were great. Some guys that track there cars complain about soft sidewall but I didn't have any issues with it. I would have bought these again if I didn't find such a great deal on some other tires from a member.

Mar 16, 2011 | 04:11 PM

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I cant seem to find anywhere else that seems legit that has them for sale in that size. All these other tire sites just seem very fishy.

Mar 16, 2011 | 08:49 PM

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My Ride: 2004 530i premium package/active steering/auto sunshade/tiag/black dakota leather/logic 7 35% tint all around 19' DPE GT7

try local, I know a few of my local shops carry Generals

Mar 17, 2011 | 01:57 AM

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My Ride: 2007 530d M Sport Automatic, Le Mans Edition.Le Mans Blue Individual Paint Special, Syrah Blue Individual Leather, Piano Black Individual Interior Trim, Front seat heating,M Double Spoke 172 19

I can recommend a different tyre ,the Hankook Ventus V12 evo K110.This has done well in evaluation tests using Michelin as the bench mark.

Mar 17, 2011 | 03:09 AM

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I notice that you are in Buffalo, NY, why don't you try an all-season tire? I just put Conti ExtremeContact DWS's on my '08 550 sport and they feel great. They are pretty reasonable as far as pricing too.

Mar 17, 2011 | 11:57 AM

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My Ride: 07 BMW 525i Premium Package, Xenon Lighting Package, manual Transmission. Titanium Grey, 20% Tint around the back, 70% V-Kool on front. Planned mods: Style 71 wheels with Toyo Proxy 4 tires, Sachs suspension upgrade, upgraded stereo, and many more to come.

I am running General UHP 245/35/19 right now, go to your local Discount tires or Americas tires and they can order it for you. I have it at least two times already and they do drive great for the price. Honestly don't have much to compare to but they drive pretty well and the fronts last at least 35-40K miles (not so much for rears but I think all 275 rears won't last long anyways...)
I think 255 upfront may rub, not so sure