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You are spot on. Plus-sized wheel look great, but they are usually not the best option when all practical and performance criteria are factored in. When evaluating the 135is vs. the 335is, one tick against the 335is was the fact that I couldn't order it with 18" wheels. Obviously not the deciding factor, but it was a consideration for me.
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You clearly haven't checked out the 1Addicts FB group then...
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The wheels on the CSL were easily the weakest link. Heavy, cast, and blingin' in size.
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11-22-2013, 05:48 PM | #30 |
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I think you'll find in general that E90Post is a terrible, terrible place.
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11-22-2013, 06:10 PM | #31 | |
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Stretched tires can be compared similarly to 18 inch wheels vs 19 inch wheels. 18 inch wheels are definitely better than 19 inch wheels performance wise, and yet people still sacrifice that performance for aesthetics. 19 inch wheels also sacrifice ride quality and are easier to get damaged deeming it less safe, so basically you're sacrificing performance, ride quality and safety for aesthetics and yet you don't see people getting flamed for running 19 inch wheels. Also to clarify, when I'm referring to stretched tires, I'm not talking about the extremes, I'm talking about moderately stretched tires, which won't compromise safety too much. If you look at jzhang's specs on the wheels he ran which caused pages of controversy, you'll notice that he ran tires which were BARELY stretched relative to what other people do, and yet he was flamed. He also ran those tires with no problems to his safety. TL;DR: Be respectful to other people, even if you disagree with their ways of modding their car. This is a forum for enthusiasts who come from all walks of life and we should foster this place to become an accepting, open-minded community instead of condemning people for their different tastes. |
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11-22-2013, 07:19 PM | #32 |
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The nice thing about having a 135i is that you don't see too many which means you're even less likely to see some fool screw one up. 3 series are way more numerous so you get all manner of people owning the cars, from clueless yuppies to blingers.
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The crowd doing the whole Hella Flush thing are doing it because they like it, just like the guys who do the jumping Hydraulics, or those who lower SUVs, or those who put large GT wings on their street cars, or those who run super stiff coil overs on their daily drivers, or those who tune their cars to an inch of their life for the peak possible power, and just like those who don't wash them, service them, or care about them. The point I'm making here is that everyone does what they are doing for whatever reason they choose to do it. Everyone who owns a car does so for very different reasons. Some just want to get from A to B. I also find it funny how people get upset when others do things to their own cars. I think it's a personal ego thing, it feels better to think that others are not as enlightened as you if you have an ego driven personality. Don't look for reasons, people will always be opinionated. Allow them their opinion and understand that they may not truly know the purpose of your choice. And they definitely do not know the satisfaction you get out of making that choice and living with it. Don't know why I posted all those ramblings just then...........sorry |
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I am guessing you probably have never looked into stretching tires and are A) biased and B) uneducated on this topic.
I will say this: Can stretching a tire become dangerous and be taken too far (too much stretch)? Yes. It absolutely can be. But if you run a mild stretch, it is very often within tire manufacturers specs for max width wheels a tire can be run on. I ran a 235/40/18 on 18x9.5 wheels and according to the Bridgestone website, that was perfectly acceptable. I routinely crushed S-turns and corners, pushing the car through corners (i like turns, what can i say?) and never once did i lose traction or see any decrease in performance through turns compared to running non-stretched tires. The argument that stretching tires is unsafe and hurts performance is a weak one honestly because in terms of a mild stretch, it is just simply not true. |
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A contact patch is a contact patch. If you deform it outside of its designed shape, you will have less grip. The fact that you are too numb to notice and too thoughtless to care doesn't change that.
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11-24-2013, 10:02 PM | #39 |
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Very wise words.
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Reduced turning, stopping, and acceleration potential.
Yes, more dangerous.
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This statement shows me that you clearly don't know what you are talking about. Stretching tires does absolutely nothing to deform the contact patch. It is the sidewalls of the tire which flex to stretch on the wheel.
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18" 313's are the stock wheels for a 335is.
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