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17's look great, 15's can be lightweight... (archive)
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Posted by e30m50 on November 05, 2000 at 14:47:37:

In Reply to: 15 or 16' wheels posted by Karl on November 04, 2000 at 01:20:42:

From experience of having all different types (14's thru 17's) of wheels on various e30's, I can offer the following comments:

-17's are approx. the same price as 16's and greater tire selection (225/45/16's are not the most common)
-you can buy some really light 15's which make a huge difference in how quick the car feels. 16's and 17's are typically heavy unless you spend the big $$$
-I'm sick of buying expensive tires, so I'm going back to some superlight 15's.

sorry no pics, but can tell you that M replicas with 25mm offset look really good, especially if you try squeezing 235/40/17 tires on them.


can people post pics of e30's with 15 and 16" wheels so I can get an Idea of what the sizes look like...

Karl




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