164L Tires and Wheels

[Genyee@xxxxxxx]

For 16" wheel, I would go for 205/55ZR-16 in stead of 225/50/ZR-16.
I think 17" ride would be to harsh as daily drive for my own taste.  

My own experience:
For 15" wheel, 205/60-15 has better handling than 215/60-15,  Although 
215 is wider, it has higher tire wall, so is actually softer than 205/60-15.
Beside, wider tire also slow down top speed and acceleration, and has 
lower gas mileage too.

A while ago, a car magazine done a test on various tires and wheel sizes.
on a BWM 540i revealed the same result.  Without bigger wheel, too wide 
tires is actually a performance down grade.  And over sized wheel only 
offer marginal handling gain if done correctly.  If done incorrectly, cause
car to handle erratically. 

Karl Chen
 

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Ok, all you 164 owners out there, I need your help.  The newly acquired 1991
164L needs new tires and since I hate the stock rims I have decided to upgrade
to 16 or 17 inch rims.  I am considering 16X7.5 inch TSW Hock R rims with
Yokohama AVS S4 in 225/50ZR-16 or 17X7.5 inch TSW Hock R rims with Yokohama
AVS S4 in 255/40ZR-17.  Here is where you come in.  Which should I buy?  I
would prefer the 17 inch setup if it will not rub or cause other problems. 
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