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      03-18-2009, 11:17 AM   #108
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Originally Posted by Advevo View Post
those wheels are light i have them in 8.5x17 for my racecar but 17inch looks kinda small for a 1 series.

But for road i would def go for 18.

But the driving is perfect you feel the lightness of the wheel. And acceleration is a tidy bit better. For racing perfect the 17inch for road i would go 18inch.
I know that everyone goes for 18" these days, but I actually like to see some tirewall on a rim. Also a rim that is wide compared to its height looks better to me, these 17x8.5 wheels have a lot of depth without being excessively wide.
And for road use, the roadholding/comfort ratio is very important to me (we have rough roads i bad shape here), and there the lighter 17" with the higher tire wall do a better job. Dynamically speaking there is no reason to have ultralowprofile tyres either.
Just explaining my reasoning for going for 17"...

Actually, I don't even now if 17" fits over the 135i front brake caliper, anybody know?
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