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VodkaOne · 06-25-2014, 02:17 PM

Hello,

I finally washed my car (but not waxed yet). Hope you'll like what you see. BTW, the ride is so much better now without the runflat tires.
When looking for new wheels, I couldn't find much reports of members that went from 18" to 20" so here are mine, going from ROF 18" (245/45) to 20" (245/35, 275/30) :

- Front wheels feel much lighter for the same overall wheel weight. I don't feel the heavy weight of the front wheels when going over bumps or small pot holes anymore. And that's a huge improvement. For the first km / miles it felt so much softer that I disliked how the direction felt, it was a lot softer. But that feeling went away after few miles. That was mainly due to the new tires I guess.

- Going less than 90 km/h (60 MPH), the ride is much better in term of comfort.

- Over 110 km/h (70 MPH), the ride is less comfortable over long rides. You can feel the small deformations of the road and that's a bit annoying over time but I don't mind that much.

Here are the pics :

06-25-2014, 02:17 PM	#8
VodkaOne Private 6 Rep 59 Posts Drives: BMW 530d xDrive F11 '12 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: France iTrader: (0)	20" M Performance 464 M Hello, I finally washed my car (but not waxed yet). Hope you'll like what you see. BTW, the ride is so much better now without the runflat tires. When looking for new wheels, I couldn't find much reports of members that went from 18" to 20" so here are mine, going from ROF 18" (245/45) to 20" (245/35, 275/30) : - Front wheels feel much lighter for the same overall wheel weight. I don't feel the heavy weight of the front wheels when going over bumps or small pot holes anymore. And that's a huge improvement. For the first km / miles it felt so much softer that I disliked how the direction felt, it was a lot softer. But that feeling went away after few miles. That was mainly due to the new tires I guess. - Going less than 90 km/h (60 MPH), the ride is much better in term of comfort. - Over 110 km/h (70 MPH), the ride is less comfortable over long rides. You can feel the small deformations of the road and that's a bit annoying over time but I don't mind that much. Here are the pics :
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