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Originally Posted by Devil doc
Rahhh
I bought apex spacers. I’m going to run 235/40s square for 3 reasons...
1) I got a REALLY good deal on them
2) I wanted a slightly taller tire (a little more comfortable in the road).
3) it’s still a simple square set up that can be easily rotated for Xdrive cars.
When the 235/40s are done, I will likely replace them with a set of 245/45/18 Michelin PS4S (lightest option) or a wider 255/35/18 Michelin PS4S (slightly taller/heavier option). More likely than not, I’ll only run a 3mm front spacer, I’m targeting a flush/square tire look, plus I wanted the tire as centered as possible within the available space space, thus minimizing the rubbing issues down the line. Initially, I planned on running a square 18x9s set up, and while it’s entirely possible, it required more work than I wanted to deal with. The 18x8.5s with a higher et is just an easier solution for our cars, and it still allows you to run a square 245/35-255/35 set up.
In your case, the smaller 245/35/18 will probably be a good choice for your requirements. The combination of extra width and a low overall height will be hard to beat, also there’s a few cars in this forum running that combination so it shouldn’t be hard to find pictures of it.
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I am also x-drive. So I'm curious why would you choose the heavier larger option of a 255/35 vice the 245/45 or even a 245/35? Is it solely for comfort? Heavier/wider makes the car feel not as agile??
What about a 235/40 square verse the 245/35? will the car be faster around the turns on a 245/35 with it being a wider tire? Still learning... Ive had really good experience with 235/40 up front but if 245/35 is better performance while not sacrificing agility then I think I should give that a go.