Dumb Question Thread - No Flaming Allowed

[bavarian3]

What would be the going price for a solid 8.5/10 Mtextur interior (F2AT)?

3-5k depending on location

[Slideways]

Holy $$ tires have gone up...

If you can buy in advance, wait for the DTD yearly sale.

[PSUEng]

Holy $$ tires have gone up...

[AWE46M3]

I was curious and did some investigation about load ratings

https://www.tirerack.com/upgrade-garage/what-is-load-index?gclid=Cj0KCQiAvP-6BhDyARIsAJ3uv7Y6nx6UCU2AlODqoMjF-9lhTivJjhsIFQZOIC9GmqX8tW-Uu_cT5tcaAsOFEALw_wcB&ef_id=Cj0KCQiAvP-6BhDyARIsAJ3uv7Y6nx6UCU2AlODqoMjF-9lhTivJjhsIFQZOIC9GmqX8tW-Uu_cT5tcaAsOFEALw_wcB:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!3756!3!354820 920365!e!!g!!tire%20load%20index&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_ source=1

Load rating of 89 is 1279 lbs per tire and 93 is 1433 lbs per tire

These cars weigh like 3400 lbs with about 50/50 weight distribution, so front and rear is handling about 1700lbs. I think those load ratings are more than enough. I don't think you need a load rating of 100.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Awesome - thank you for this breakdown. This is exactly what I needed. I’ll take this feedback back to the rep I was working with and have them regenerate the quote.

I got the initial spec I referenced (235/265) from that tire thread.

I just checked that thread. For 265 width on a 19"
wheel, the recommended size is 265/30/19. You were asking about 265/35/19. Different sidewall height, different overall diameter. This is why I said we need the full sizes, not just the widths!

Did the rep say what the load rating needed to be and why?

As elrichmeister pointed out 265/35/19 is a stock E9x M3 rear tire size (I thought it looked familiar!). There's another option for the E9x rear, 265/40/18, in which the PS4S has a load rating of 101Y XL. Really grasping at straws here, but maybe that's why your tire guy thought 98Y XL wasn't enough – i.e. he looked up the wrong M3 and then saw the load rating on the wrong size? IDK...

That’s a fair point - they have my car in the system by VIN so he pulled my car up in their system and began his workflow.

Thank you for your feedback and help!

[CrisSilberGrau]

What would be the going price for a solid 8.5/10 Mtextur interior (F2AT)?