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[IkeaBoy]

Will a higher profile tire work on the stock 135i wheels? I'm currently having my 3rd tire replaced due to damage caused by potholes. I'm wondering if a higher profile tire will reduce the chances of a pothole blowout. If so, what will fit within the wheel well?

[_dopehead_]

Are you on Runflats ?

[IkeaBoy]

No run-flats. Switched those for Hankook V12's after 1000 miles on the odometer. Run-flats are way too sensitive to potholes.

[rsjean]

Originally Posted by IkeaBoy

No run-flats. Switched those for Hankook V12's after 1000 miles on the odometer. Run-flats are way too sensitive to potholes.

What do you mean by 'way too sensitive'? I'm finding that their only value has been the fact that they are tougher than the potholes due to the stiffer sidewalls that give them the run flat capability. Wouldn't that solve your pothole problem too?

[BrokenVert]

Have you tried steering around the potholes? I mean there are potholes in the NYC area tha could swallow my mountaineer. I don't know what yor issue is man. I've been driving my car for almost 2 years and I've only killed one of my ps2s after close to 20k miles on em.

[IkeaBoy]

Originally Posted by rsjean

What do you mean by 'way too sensitive'? I'm finding that their only value has been the fact that they are tougher than the potholes due to the stiffer sidewalls that give them the run flat capability. Wouldn't that solve your pothole problem too?

I wrecked the sidewalls on 2 run-flats because of potholes. 2 separate incidents. The stiffer sidewall caused a bubble-up condition and a slow leak. This all happened within my first 1000 miles of ownership.

Potholes are unavoidable in my area. I try to miss them at all costs but sometimes it's not possible. The non-rft's have been good to me up until Thursday night. I hit a 6in deep hole at about 30mph and wrecked my rear tire. Prior to this, the Hankook's have been able to handle potholes that the RFT's would not have.

[IkeaBoy]

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

Have you tried steering around the potholes? I mean there are potholes in the NYC area tha could swallow my mountaineer. I don't know what yor issue is man. I've been driving my car for almost 2 years and I've only killed one of my ps2s after close to 20k miles on em.

Steering around them? That's genius!!!!!!

I drive in NYC daily. I see more potholes than most people here. Like I said, sometimes they're unavoidable. Especially with narrow lanes and shitty drivers around me.

[BrokenVert]

Originally Posted by IkeaBoy

Steering around them? That's genius!!!!!!

I drive in NYC daily. I see more potholes than most people here. Like I said, sometimes they're unavoidable. Especially with narrow lanes and shitty drivers around me.

Don't be sarcastic. I live on Li and frequently travel into the upper east side to see my sister. I simply mentioned it because there are people that don't like to play the slalom game around the holes because it makes you look knda stupid to most people

[BrokenVert]

1 thing to look into. NYS has a policy to refund up $300 worth of car damage caused by a pothole. Just take a pic of a nasty large hole and saythat you drove through it. That's what i did for my 2 efts and 1 ps2 that I killed.

But to answer the original question...the only at to get a larger sidewLl without rubbing with this car is to drop down to 17s.

[IkeaBoy]

I'm used to the slalom game. I look like an ass on a daily basis trying to avoid road imperfections. I love this area but I hate driving sporty cars around it.

I made the mistake of not opting for the tire/wheel insurance. Bad decision on my part.

[IkeaBoy]

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

1 thing to look into. NYS has a policy to refund up $300 worth of car damage caused by a pothole. Just take a pic of a nasty large hole and saythat you drove through it. That's what i did for my 2 efts and 1 ps2 that I killed.

I've never heard of this. Thank you for the info. I apologize for the sarcasm earlier.

[rsjean]

Originally Posted by IkeaBoy

I wrecked the sidewalls on 2 run-flats because of potholes. 2 separate incidents. The stiffer sidewall caused a bubble-up condition and a slow leak. This all happened within my first 1000 miles of ownership.

Potholes are unavoidable in my area. I try to miss them at all costs but sometimes it's not possible. The non-rft's have been good to me up until Thursday night. I hit a 6in deep hole at about 30mph and wrecked my rear tire. Prior to this, the Hankook's have been able to handle potholes that the RFT's would not have.

Man, those are some potholes. I've been enjoying what I thought was immunity to tire/wheel damage here in Potholechester because of the runflats. Even so they are coming off in late April when the new wheels arrive.

[rsjean]

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

1 thing to look into. NYS has a policy to refund up $300 worth of car damage caused by a pothole. Just take a pic of a nasty large hole and saythat you drove through it. That's what i did for my 2 efts and 1 ps2 that I killed.

But to answer the original question...the only at to get a larger sidewLl without rubbing with this car is to drop down to 17s.

This is some serious good news! I hope you don't need some dream team legal support to prove damage from a pothole. I'm sure it's tough to get reimbursed in Rochester where they don't even seem to have enough money to maintain anything in the first place....

[Lester]

You could swap out to the 17" that come with the 128 - the stadard tires are 205/50 on the front and 225/45 on the rear. The wheels are 7.5 in wide with an offset of ET 47.

[tgxmike]

I run 17's on my 128i. some good options include...

My setup
Sport edition CE 17x7.5 et42 (you can fit 10mm spacers too, but I don't)
either 205/50 or 225/45 all around

or

Sport edition F10 (lighter) 17x8 et40
225/45 square or 255/45 front 245/40 rear.


I chose the CE wheels and Hankook 205/50 because they are the lighest weight combination. Don't know how much a 135i will smoke the back tire, but I love my setup.