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Re: Snows for 45-Series radials

> The new 540i 6-speed looks really interesting, but I live in New England.
>  Skating around on 235/45-17 tires is not my idea of fun -- even with a
> manual and ASC+T, I'd expect deep snow to be a challenge.
...
> I also thought about a Minus One or Minus Two conversion to
> smaller_wheels/narrower_tires, but I'm told that they won't clear the brakes.

My '91 M5 runs the same size wheels and tires, but the owner's manual
specifies a 16" rim that I presume is for just this occasion.  I did
some looking around for the appropriate wheels last winter but didn't
find any so some prior checking is advised.
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Pat Donahue
Vienna, VA
'91 M5 4GTFUL
'72 MGB 8LYFGR&