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To those using 18inch rims: What tyre size are you using?
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<blockquote data-quote="zib" data-source="post: 29343" data-attributes="member: 23925"><p>Hi all,Just want to get some opinions here in terms of :1) Size. I am now on 235/40-18. What size are you using?2)comfort level, 3) road handling4)noise 5)wet surface high speed driving.I saw many are using 245/40-18. I tried that on but decided not to . It seems that the inside rear wheels almost touched the inside of the wheel arch near the absorber mounting. I know 245/40 will give us the closest circumference to the original 225/55-16 or 225/50-17 specced from factory. The last part ie wet road surface I found a bit dangerous on wider tyres as they tend to aqua-plane. My prev ori 16 could do 160kmh in a very wet/heavy rain driving conditions no sweat-grippy! But my current 18 inch feels a bit tricky.Please advise. Would like to hear your personal experience and comments/suggestions.Thanks in advance all fellow bimmers.Cheerszib</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zib, post: 29343, member: 23925"] Hi all,Just want to get some opinions here in terms of :1) Size. I am now on 235/40-18. What size are you using?2)comfort level, 3) road handling4)noise 5)wet surface high speed driving.I saw many are using 245/40-18. I tried that on but decided not to . It seems that the inside rear wheels almost touched the inside of the wheel arch near the absorber mounting. I know 245/40 will give us the closest circumference to the original 225/55-16 or 225/50-17 specced from factory. The last part ie wet road surface I found a bit dangerous on wider tyres as they tend to aqua-plane. My prev ori 16 could do 160kmh in a very wet/heavy rain driving conditions no sweat-grippy! But my current 18 inch feels a bit tricky.Please advise. Would like to hear your personal experience and comments/suggestions.Thanks in advance all fellow bimmers.Cheerszib [/QUOTE]
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