18" snows vs. 17" snows
12-17-2007, 06:19 AM
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My Ride: 2008 550i, Carbon Black Metallic with Black Dakota Leather, Sport Package, Sport Automatic Transmission, NAV, Cold-Weather Package, Folding Rear Seats, Rear Side Impact Airbags, Sirius, iPod/USB Adapter,
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....on a 2008 550i with sport package. BMW dealers say that BMW does NOT reccommend 18".
12-17-2007, 06:36 AM
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17" is better. Cuts through snow better.
Always go for the smallest possible diameter that will clear your brakes.
See my post from yesterday - http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=48424
Always go for the smallest possible diameter that will clear your brakes.
See my post from yesterday - http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=48424
12-17-2007, 06:56 AM
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I'm sure that 17s are better than 18s and that 16s are better than 17s . . . I think that you've just got to pick your poison. I've run 18s on both of my E60s. It ain't no Jeep, but I've never got stuck either.
btw, I run 18s because they just look better than the 17s or the 16s.
btw, I run 18s because they just look better than the 17s or the 16s.
12-17-2007, 07:05 AM
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I went with 18's. I do agree that 17 may be better but felt the change from 19's to 17's would be to difficult of an adjustment given the sport package. I just ordered them last week and not on the car as of yet so no assessment of performance.
12-17-2007, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by sol' post='507663' date='Dec 17 2007, 11:05 AM
I went with 18's. I do agree that 17 may be better but felt the change from 19's to 17's would be to difficult of an adjustment given the sport package. I just ordered them last week and not on the car as of yet so no assessment of performance.
12-17-2007, 07:50 AM
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My Ride: G30 M550i
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I use 17" for winter as well. Aside from the great traction, I have an additional cushion against any pothole damage. The car drives fine and you get used to the way it looks after a couple days...
12-17-2007, 07:56 AM
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I use 18" and it's evident that the surface must be pretty smooth in order to have decent ride. Actually, my winter-GY has a harsher ride than my 19" Summer-Conti...
12-17-2007, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by bimmerturn' post='507712' date='Dec 17 2007, 12:48 PM
I have the 17" with Blizzak WS50 and handling is fine till I hit 80MPH and get a bit of a wandering feeling but still in control.
12-17-2007, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by JSpira' post='507714' date='Dec 17 2007, 01:03 PM
Luckily I don't get that on the LM25s.
