[RICH2005]

I had the same question except I am thinking of using my E46 style 44 8 inch wheels with 225/45/17 tires and mounted on new run flat snow tires on my new 2006 330i. The standard 159 wheels on the 2006 are also 8 inch and 225/45/17. The wheel offset on the style 44 wheels is 47 and the wheel offset on the style 159 is 34.

When I entered in the data on the attached calculation it came back with "based on your stock wheel setup, your new wheel will have 13mm less clearance on the strut side, and the outside edge of the wheel will retract 13mm". What does this mean? Will my E46 style 44 wheels with 225/45/17 snow tires fit on my 2006 330i?

Do I have the option of changing the tire size for my snow tires on the style 44 wheels if the 225/45/17 snow tires do not fit the 2006 330i?

Thanks for any help you can offer!