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Re: Tire size on staggered width (7,8") 16" wheels (archive)
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Posted by Alpinaman on September 17, 2001 at 03:06:47:

In Reply to: Tire size on staggered width (7,8") 16" wheels? posted by Mark535is on September 16, 2001 at 20:59:20:


At a recent track day I was talking to a guy who had both an M5 and an Alpina B9, and he reckoned that the Alpine seemed a lot more nimble and had much better turn-in than the M5, and I guess he should know...

Pete
1983 Alpina B9 3.5
1985 528i


Got me a set of staggered width 16" wheels (7x16,8x16) and while I realize the standard tire setup is 205/55R16 and 225/50R16 front/rear respectively, any reason, benefit, disadvantage, etc. to running the beefier 225s in the front as well? I know that BMW, on some models (i.e. e36 M3), runs the same tire size all around even with staggered-width wheels. Thanks in advance for the feedback. -M-




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