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Old 03-11-2019, 05:22 PM
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Little help on on tire size please...

Edit: If anyone in the future wants to know how this turned out, as I know it would have helped me:

265/40/22
305/35/22



IMO, the 22" don't actually look out of place. I was expecting to see it as an X5 on wagon wheels and was second-guessing my choice but it turned out looking great and fitting very well.

Original post:

Hello, I'm new here but not new to BMWs or cars, fitment, etc. Glad to see a BMW forum that's actually still active.

I am a new owner of an 06 4.4i and have fallen knee-deep into modifications already and am considering a set of (wait for it) 22" wheels:

22x9.5F ET25
22x11R ET30

I mainly need to know if anyone has experience with running taller wheels that could potentially interfere with steering components, strut, etc up front. Or if there any other specific caveats I should know of about running a large-diameter wheel on this chassis.

I find what makes such large wheels look "odd" is the thin sidewall, making the wheel gap draw more attention and of course reducing ride quality.

These are what other members have run with 22s in similar widths that I've found on the forum:

265/35/22
315/30/22

Or something F+R with a similar tire profile of 95mm. (3.7")
Overall diameter of 747mm. (29.4")

I'd like to run:

265/40/22
305/35/22

Giving me a tire profile of 107mm (4.2")
Overall diameter of 772mm (30.4")

If anyone has run these sizes please chime in!

Would the taller diameter present a problem in hitting components of the suspension?

I'd found a thread where an owner was running 265/70/17, which is an overall diameter of 803mm (31.6"), but he seemed to be a unique case, and another member tried that size and got rubbing.

Any input would be appreciated, thanks....and sorry for all the numbers on a Monday.

Last edited by ACHTUNG; 06-07-2019 at 05:38 PM.
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