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      12-14-2012, 02:38 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by JimD View Post

Another thing to consider is "going square". Tire rack says the rear tire can be mounted on the front rim width on our cars (I have a 2009 128i vert with 7 inch wide front rims and 7.5 inch rear rims). That would allow the same size tire all the way around (so they can be rotated and to cut down understeer).

Jim
I hear you need a spacer for the OEM 18's up front to pull this off. true?
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