Changing wheel size

road warrior · Post by **road warrior** » Thu Jul 18, 2019 8:52 pm

and then what is the benchmark of a good pummel anyway
speaking of which
the onwards struggle to make my zed erm.... comfortable..
to day . ohhhh joy.. i put some eagle f1 mk 5's on the front today... oh bliss,,
sooo quiet and smooth, nice heavy steering, transformed the car - wonderful - at last....

JimInBucksPA · Post by **JimInBucksPA** » Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:32 pm

A question for Mark1882, what was the 16" tire size that was on your car? And where the front and rear tire sizes the same or different.
My Z4 has 18" rims where the front and rear have different sizes!
Thinking about a winter set of tyres.

Newbie Z4 owner. Jim

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Mon Jul 22, 2019 10:14 pm

JimInBucksPA wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:32 pm A question for Mark1882, what was the 16" tire size that was on your car? And where the front and rear tire sizes the same or different.
My Z4 has 18" rims where the front and rear have different sizes!
Thinking about a winter set of tyres.

Newbie Z4 owner. Jim

Jim, I noticed your Z4 is a facelift 3.0Si so you'll need at least 17" wheels to clear the front brakes!

If it makes finding some wheels easier, most E46 3 Series wheels have the same offsets as E85s/E86s.

JimInBucksPA · Post by **JimInBucksPA** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 4:48 pm

Mr. Tidy, I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'Facelift' ? My quess would be that the wheels where changed from stock by a prior owner, or something else? Thanks

road warrior · Post by **road warrior** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 7:35 pm

Facelift is a common phrase for a manufacturer model update. Usually small changes

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 9:00 pm

JimInBucksPA wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 4:48 pm Mr. Tidy, I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'Facelift' ? My quess would be that the wheels where changed from stock by a prior owner, or something else? Thanks

Sorry, the facelift happened in early 2006 and involved the 3.0i with the M54 engine being replaced by the 3.0Si with the N52 engine like you have. At the same time BMW fitted bigger front brake discs which is why you'll need at least 17" wheels.

Usel · Post by **Usel** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 7:25 am

There a nice set of 17" wheels for sale here on the forums but they have run flats.

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