16" Wheels For Winter - Will these fit a '57 3.0si?

[Wrighty]

I understand there may be some caliper clearance considerations with smaller wheels and wondered if anyone knows if these will fit?

Obviously the 108's I'm running at the moment are wider at the back, will this cause any problems with this wheel? I assume the wider profile is to get better grip, but is there anything else to it?

I read about caliper clearance considerations too. I have, however, a 2005 3.0i with the 16-inch 102s. They do fit fine (double checked with my dealer) and there has been no issues with accumulating ice within the wheels. As a bonus they're easy to clean. I've found out that Scandinavian spec'd Z4s have some differences to the UK ones (apart from LHD), but haven't read about differences in brake calipers. Higher profile and narrow tyres generally result in better grip on snow and ice.


DMike

Old thread but I'm glad I've read this Mike, also looking into fitting 16" winter wheels and tyres to my slightly older 3.0i Z4. There is far more second hand wheels available in 16"

Wrighty

 

[HarryD]

For my 2003 I decided to go with a set of BMW 256 (17x7) wheels from a 1 series with Blizzak WS 80 205/50-17 tires. Correct offset etc.

Rides Great!

 

[Wrighty]

Did you look into getting 16's at all Harry?

 

[wingnut]

Just a thought, I put 16in on mine for the winter. As you say, the 16in wheels are generally cheaper but when I was looking, the tyres were also cheaper, plus due to profile probably provide a better ride when road conditions are not good.

 

[philbo909]

I understand there may be some caliper clearance considerations with smaller wheels and wondered if anyone knows if these will fit?

Obviously the 108's I'm running at the moment are wider at the back, will this cause any problems with this wheel? I assume the wider profile is to get better grip, but is there anything else to it?

I read about caliper clearance considerations too. I have, however, a 2005 3.0i with the 16-inch 102s. They do fit fine (double checked with my dealer) and there has been no issues with accumulating ice within the wheels. As a bonus they're easy to clean. I've found out that Scandinavian spec'd Z4s have some differences to the UK ones (apart from LHD), but haven't read about differences in brake calipers. Higher profile and narrow tyres generally result in better grip on snow and ice.

DMike

this is because you have a 3.0i
the 3.0si got bigger front brakes to get some more stoppage power for the extra horses