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    BMW 330 ZHP Tires: Recommended Tires for a ZHP in 2017.

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    Last edited by AZBP2; 07-18-2018 at 12:38 PM. Reason: Incomplete sentence.

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    Thank you, Vas.


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  3. #63
    Quote Originally Posted by nsk040 View Post
    AZBP2: I've heard ppl use the phrase cupping used in 2 ways when talking about tires so I had to clarify. My cupping (basically a flat spot across the tire left to right), was probably shock related, yours is likely not shock related. Do you lean on the car pretty hard in corners? If so, that could definitely be the reason you're getting some outside edge wear. You could just increase camber to address this up front.

    For shocks, I went with Bilstien HDs. If I had it do again I'd do OEM sachs or Koni. My HDs seem a bit mis-matched with my OEM springs. People with Konis don't seem to have this problem. 100% replace all the other misc. components while you're in there for the shocks. No sense in paying for (or doing) like 8 hours of labor and trying and save a hundred on inexpensive parts.

    Keep in mind with shocks that you can only change the behavior of the car so much with shocks; they are only active when the car is in transition. Once a car is in a corner, the shock is meaningless. Springs, bars, alignment, ride height...to say nothing of driving style, all have a huge impact on what you feel.
    Do you feel that the stock springs are too soft for the firmness of the bilsteins? Planning a future suspension and have seen some H&R/eibach springs to go along with the bilsteins.

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    The point is that the shock and spring need to be matched. BMW did a great job with the ZHP out of the box...I'd say if you're not willing to get springs that are designed specifically for whatever shocks you buy, just go with OEM sachs.

  5. #65
    This thread has been dormant for almost a year, so I'll give it a wake-up shake by going back to the "preferred tires" discussion. Because I've known and worked with the dealer for 25+ years and because I had good luck with his Coopers on my other cars, I decided to try the Zeons on my ZHP. After a year and almost 16k on them, I have been VERY satisfied. Sweet, responsive handling, plenty of traction, smooth and quiet, and surprisingly good wear. Cooper has a "wear square" molded into the center rib - when one side of the square is no longer there, you have used up 25% of the tread, two sides 50%, etc. A clever and handy way to let you figure what sort of life is left in the tire. Mine are showing three sides, so a rough conservative guess is that they have 1/2 to 2/3 life remaining. They are warranteed for 50k IF ON A SQUARE setup, but only half that if staggered. I was hoping for 25 to 30 thousand - after all they are a soft, high performance tire. Now it looks like mine might go 30+ thousand. Compared to my wife's Accord's rubber, they are much more expensive per mile, but then we didn't buy this car to pinch pennies. Compared to what guys are saying about the Michelins and Pirellis they are very competitive, and the dealer is super good about putting my car on the rack to check things out from time to time. My next set will be the same, Zeon G-1s.

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    @Sailor the RS3-G1's have been great for me too. Smooth, quiet, and grippy. They even held their own on the track.

    I put on the new Michelin PS4S's for the summer and the grip is just unreal. I thought it would be worth it for the added confidence on the track, but I haven't been out there yet to confirm.

    Both great tires, but if you want a year round tire, the Cooper's are a no brainier.

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    Looking at the PS4S as well. The Continental Extreme Sports that came on my car are close the wear bars and howl like offroad mudders.

    A local temptation popped up on CL, but I'm wondering if I should walk away. The ad lists set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports (BMW Star version) off of a 2016 M235i. Owner bought the car new and then swapped the tires for all seasons after 2000 miles. Sizes are 225/40ZR18 fronts and 245/35ZR18 rears. I'm waiting for more details on tread depth but figure at best a 2015 build date and the rears are not the 330i zhp size, plus old tech. Seller is asking $375. Thoughts?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boris3 View Post
    Looking at the PS4S as well. The Continental Extreme Sports that came on my car are close the wear bars and howl like offroad mudders.

    A local temptation popped up on CL, but I'm wondering if I should walk away. The ad lists set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports (BMW Star version) off of a 2016 M235i. Owner bought the car new and then swapped the tires for all seasons after 2000 miles. Sizes are 225/40ZR18 fronts and 245/35ZR18 rears. I'm waiting for more details on tread depth but figure at best a 2015 build date and the rears are not the 330i zhp size, plus old tech. Seller is asking $375. Thoughts?
    I'd try to confirm those sizes. Doesn't make sense for the rear to be 245/35 as the diameter wouldn't match the front. I'm wondering if the seller goofed and meant to put 255.

    That's a great deal on a great tire even though they're "old tech." The PS4S is better for sure, but only marginally.

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    Thanks. My first thought as well was that the seller had made a mistake but the pictures with the ad show the tire sidewall and it is 245. Checked the car specs for the 2016 235i and 225/40/18 fronts and 245/35/18 rear are the listed tire sizes. Hard to tell what makes sense any more.

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    Those sizes are correct for the M235 - I need new tires and have been looking at wheel packages as well since my 135’s are bent - ran across a set of take offs and had to confirm since it seems odd that the rears would be smaller than the fronts

    M235i 320hp 225/40ZR18 / 245/35ZR18 7.5Jx18 ET45 / 8Jx18 ET52 5x120 M14 x 1.25 72.6

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