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Old 04-02-2006, 05:44 AM
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Perfect choice. They match perfect with car's style & color!
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Your car looks very impressive, a big head turner
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the little boy has his new toy. They look pretty neat!
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Beautiful! Matches very well with your car's color. I say, drop it about an inch.
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Looking Gooood!!!!!
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very nice!! tha was one of my choices too..it looks beautiful... now still waiting for my Radernierge wheels to arrive this week arrggg ...hey how is the ride with those tires and what tire brand do you ended up using? im still undeciseve between
245-35-20 & 275-30-20 as you have
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255-30-20 & 295-25-20 )michelin PS2)

the shop will have both sets to try but looking foward for your comments on the ride, look and who it protects the tire as it seems the wheels are wider compared to the tires?
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Originally Posted by Don Juan' post='264027' date='Apr 3 2006, 11:32 AM
very nice!! tha was one of my choices too..it looks beautiful... now still waiting for my Radernierge wheels to arrive this week arrggg ...hey how is the ride with those tires and what tire brand do you ended up using? im still undeciseve between
245-35-20 & 275-30-20 as you have
or
255-30-20 & 295-25-20 )michelin PS2)

the shop will have both sets to try but looking foward for your comments on the ride, look and who it protects the tire as it seems the wheels are wider compared to the tires?

255/30/20 is more likely to bend--ask the guy selling his 20inch lowenhart LSRs in the classifieds. 245/35 is safer
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Yes I know, but the tire is too thin compared to the wheel, that is the only dislike. My toher concern is the wheel diameter grows by 1 inch making the car higher and the speedometor reading inacurate. I guess this subject has been talked left and right and sitll can not decide. Some pleople her are using the lower profile setup (poleposition one of them). another choic eoculd the 285-30-20 in the rears

so for some reference below are the wheel diameters:
Factory
245-40-18 25.72 inches
275-35-18 25.58 inches
Current
245-35-19 25.75
285-30-19 25.73
20s Option 1
255-30-20 26.02
295-25-20 25.81
20s Option 2
245-35-20 26.75
275-30-20 26.50
20s Option 3
245-35-20 26.75
285-30-20 26.73
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At 26.75 it shouldnt throw it off that much. I had 27.8 before and that threw it off by 5mph I think and my DSC thingy was going nuts. 245/35 and 285/30 sounds safe, I wouldnt worry about the speedo too much
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Originally Posted by Don Juan' post='264093' date='Apr 3 2006, 02:34 PM
Yes I know, but the tire is too thin compared to the wheel, that is the only dislike. My toher concern is the wheel diameter grows by 1 inch making the car higher and the speedometor reading inacurate. I guess this subject has been talked left and right and sitll can not decide. Some pleople her are using the lower profile setup (poleposition one of them). another choic eoculd the 285-30-20 in the rears

so for some reference below are the wheel diameters:
Factory
245-40-18 25.72 inches
275-35-18 25.58 inches
Current
245-35-19 25.75
285-30-19 25.73
20s Option 1
255-30-20 26.02
295-25-20 25.81
20s Option 2
245-35-20 26.75
275-30-20 26.50
20s Option 3
245-35-20 26.75
285-30-20 26.73
Your worst case scenario is off by 4.5% high (25.58 to 26.73 on the rears). BMW speedo is off by ~4% high, as if you already had an approximately 26.6 inch diameter tire. So you have closed the gap to make the speedo much MORE accurate. Hey, not bad. BMW recommends no more than 3% but it is for your protection to keep the speedo reading a little high. You are not being outlandish and I would try to keep more rubber between you and your rims than worry about the speedo.


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