Not exactly apples to apples, but here is a thread from Lambeau showing how he went down wheel size from 20s to 17s and stuffed tall snow tires into his wheel wells...E53 vs E70, but those are 'tall' tires.
GL, mD

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...now-tires.html

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