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09-19-2021, 12:32 PM
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Tire size options for 50i E70
Anyhow I would like to upgrade to a wider tire I can use with a square setup and maybe the same ratio to end up with a slightly softer ride (this is our highway cruiser and not really pushed in curves like I do with my car). I'm curious what other people have used without going to stagger setup. I think I've seen 275/315 stagger but with 20s and low profile and wider rims. I think I have 8 or 8.5 rims and have to keep the rims I have. I'm sure that "the factory" would spec a much lower profile to keep the same rolling circumference and Speedo error but I'm ok with taller tire. If I had to guess a good solution, I'm thinking 275/50/18 I haven't run any numbers yet to see the size difference. "They" say that x-drive wants factory rolling circumference but I don't know how the car can have any idea how big the wheels are if they are all the same size. I would posit that having bigger tires that wear evenly is better for x-drive than the factory size where the rear tires wear faster. Share your thoughts I'll be getting tires in about a month maybe 6 weeks.
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09-19-2021, 10:10 PM
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Looks like 285/50/18 is nearly identical circumference.
285 is a BMW spec section size for the front so I think that may be the golden option. Now if I can actually find suitable tires that size.
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09-21-2021, 07:36 PM
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Oh man, my diesel likes its baby 255/55R18 tires.
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09-21-2021, 07:38 PM
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no luck on the 285/50s so I did find 275/55/18. they are three season tires so it’ll be interesting in winter. but I don’t want to put winter tires on my wife’s car because it’ll shred them.
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09-21-2021, 07:39 PM
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255 really not small tires. just on my wife’s beast of a car they are too small. 450 foot pounds of torque.
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