RE: <ALL> Q. about larger wheels

["Wesleyan Hsu" <wes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The things you learn...I'll go to the Tire Rack for my tire sizing lesson.

Jefrem Iwaniw mentioned that if I want to go to 17" rims (M Contours in
particular), I would need to make sure that the wheels have the correct
offset and that I might need a steering stop block to prevent rubbing at
full lock.

Can someone help me understand what all that means?

Thanks,
Wesleyan Hsu
'95 325i
BMW CCA 162477 / NCC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Brown [mailto:jerbrown@domain.elided]
> Sent: Monday, January 04, 1999 11:20 AM
> To: Wesleyan Hsu
> Cc: bmw-digest@domain.elided
> Subject: Re: <ALL> Q. about larger wheels
>
>
> Wesleyan,
>
> If you properly size the new tires, you should not have to make any
> changes. Tire people refer to this as the "Plus" concept (Plus 1, Plus
> 2, etc.). A number of websites can provide info, including
> www.tirerack.com, and the website quoted below.
>
> -jerry
>
> >From www.dunloptire.com:
>
> 92-97 BMW 325iS, 328i (optional) (225/55R15 92V)
>
> Plus 1
> SP SPORT 4000 A/S - P225/50ZR16
> SP SPORT 8000 - P225/50ZR16
> SP SPORT 9000 - P225/50ZR16
>
> Plus 2
> SP SPORT 9000 - P225/45ZR17 (F)
> SP SPORT 9000 - P245/40ZR17 (R)
>
> Wesleyan Hsu wrote:
> >
> > I'm interested in upgrading my 15" rims to 16". In doing so, what do you
> > adjust so that the speedo and other guages are correct?
> >
> > Wesleyan Hsu
> > '95 325i
> > BMW CCA 162477 / NCC
>

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