Anyone tried 16" rims with standard brakes

sirch · 08-17-2019, 05:28 PM

Hi,

I burned through my winter tires these past 2 winters and need a new set in the next couple of months. I was thinking about buying a set of dedicated rims and going down from 17" rims to 16" to give the car a better ride quality in the winter and make the winter tire fairly inexpensive to buy, has anyone tried this yet?

chowser51 · 08-17-2019, 05:47 PM

16" x 7" ET31 should fit. I think euro cars have 16s.

I would just stick to 17" winters. They aren't too much more expensive.
Mine came stock with 18s. I downgraded to 17s for winter and upped to 19s for summer.

Gen13 F36 · 08-18-2019, 01:25 AM

The car going to look like a Corolla.

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chowser51 Colonel 2025 Rep 2,805 Posts Drives: F33 430 and F39 M35i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH iTrader: (3) Garage List 2018 BMW 430i xDrive [0.00]	16" x 7" ET31 should fit. I think euro cars have 16s. I would just stick to 17" winters. They aren't too much more expensive. Mine came stock with 18s. I downgraded to 17s for winter and upped to 19s for summer.
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Gen13 F36 Brigadier General 1599 Rep 3,748 Posts Drives: 428i Gran Coupe Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (1)	The car going to look like a Corolla.
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