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Wider rear wheels on X3 w/o sport pkg
I'm thinking of replacing the stock wheels (23555R17) on my 2006 X3 with 8x18 (23550R18) in the front and 9x18 (25545R18) in the rear. Now, would this work on the X3 w/o sport pkg ? Will there be any performance issue or gain (besides the looks) ? Thanks, Byungsuk |
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I did mine in the same way, no noticable difference in performance, but I do feel the ride a little more with the lower profile tires.
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Probably not.
BTW, your fronts will be 0.3% too slow. When your speedo reads 60mph, you'll be traveling 60.2mph. With your rears, you will be 0.5% too fast. When your speeo reads 60mph, you'll be traveling 59.7mph. http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html Just make sure you have an acceptable offset with new wheels.
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lol how can the speed of the vehicle read different at both axles?
I understand your point; however, the overall speed will be an average of both, resulting in 60.05 mph. He would never notice! |
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And, this is on a Brand that admits its speedos are quite optimistic! Like the old Chicago song, paraphrased: "Does anyone really know what their real speed is?!" BR,md
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Guys, Thanks for your replies. I get your point. So, basically the speedo reading could be slightly different but negligible. Now, how about the offset ? I want to use 192M (235 and 255) wheels that normally come with SP. Do I still have to worry about the offset ? |
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On the speedo's reading differences, it shouldn't be any issues. These are exactly the same sizes as what BMW puts on the 18" rims for X3.
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