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Changing bigger rims , will i get worse gas milage?

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Old 07-10-2008, 11:39 PM
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i had 17" for my e60,04, now planning upgrade to 18, will i get wrose gas milage?

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gas mileage shouldnt change so much.
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what kind of rims? afterall weight varies between company and styles, but i dont think 18" will do anything to your car, just make it look nice
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change to oem 18, so does it matter really?
because now i got pretty good milage on it
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I dont think changing to bigger rims causes as much gas mileage loss as wider tyres do.
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