khoratfarooq

MRV99- point taken about the larger rolling diameter and speedometer inaccuracy.
I often refer to my Sat Nav for speed as it has a built in speed camera detector and alarms.

regards Kaz

inktoxicated

of coarse u can drop it with that setup. if u can see a gap between the fender and the tire theres plenty of room to go down. these cars get pretty slammed if ur into getting super low. the only issue i came across was lowering the front to much the inner wheel hit the strut. but thats a 9.5 inch front rim. if u have something less wide it prolly would clear fine. but thats only if u plan on dropping more then 2 inchs

kreveta

Looks awesome, really! I loved my 19"s bu I switched to 18"s because I didn't like the harsh ride on awesome looking 19"s 35 front, 30 rear.

Three questions:

- On 40 front, 35 rear, how much of added comfort are you feeling compared to stock spec. 35/30? Is it rally that big of a difference? How would you compare to 18"s?
- I have factory lowered suspension by about 1 inch. How much space is around the tyres? Do you think it could rub?
- Totally offtopic, how is the ride on winter 16"s? it must feel very unstable, but is it comfy?

Thank you.

irshad

Much better, but not my cup of tea

khoratfarooq

Kreveta

to answer your questions

-the comfort is about the same as 18" alloys (after all the the tyre height is the same as OEM tyres on 18" alloys- 40/35s), and a big improvement over the stock 19" tyres (35/30s)- you will notice a difference- obviously use non-run flats

-there appears to be atleast 2 cm clearance - but I am using 1.2mm spacers in the rear. Without spacers, you should have better clearance- but I am no expert on such matters

-16" are great in the snow as they are wrapped with winter 245 width tyres. Great grip. With regards to handling- the are no instability issues, however there is slight body roll/lean on hard cornering, but this could be because of my winter tyres on a dry surface. Of course the ride comfort is absoloutely superb on such small rims and tall tyres. They soak up bumps really well! I ride on 245/50/16 all round.

regards

Kaz

Luxurytax

Honestly, I believe those are some of the worst looking BMW wheels.

Thats just my opinion though. They don't look too bad tho on your car. A huge upgrade from what you had on there.

JeRZee XiE60

It's a lot better than those stock 16's but it's not my cup of tea either.