Tire size - BMW Forum

325i_family · 04-02-2006, 02:17 PM

The stock tire size for my car is 205/60R15. Could I put 2 205/65R15 tires on and leave the other two tires. The reason is I can get a good deal on 2 205/65R15 tires. Thanks

tomctx · 04-02-2006, 05:11 PM

They would be about 8/10ths of an inch taller, probably not a problem.

BMWJNKY · 04-02-2006, 06:06 PM

If you are trying to pinch pennies on 15" tires maybe a BMW isn't the right car for you. I'm sorry if I sound like dick but I just hate it when people nickle and dime their car to death trying to cut corners. Also running a tire that is almost an inch taller compaired to 2 other tires on the car could cause issues with the ABS system and if you run these tires on the rear your speedo and odo will not be correct.

325i_family · 04-02-2006, 06:28 PM

I care about my car and even more about myself. I would never do anything unsafe to my car, thats why I asked the forum. If I only cared about saving money I would have gone straight to the tire store and bought the tires. So thanks anyways

e36surge · 04-03-2006, 07:44 PM

Although I would stagger width, wider in the back I would not stagger height and not because of safety issues... I just like to rotate my tires often and not just front to back. I run 205/65/15's in the winter but all four. If you did choose to buy them any way I do not see a major cause for worry and it would not adversely affect your traction control or abs systems. And just as a side note I would put the tires in the back... give it that hot rod look (joke)

Just my 2 cents canadian...(worth more and more everyday)

BMWJNKY · 04-03-2006, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by e36surge

Although I would stagger width, wider in the back I would not stagger height and not because of safety issues... I just like to rotate my tires often and not just front to back. I run 205/65/15's in the winter but all four. If you did choose to buy them any way I do not see a major cause for worry and it would not adversely affect your traction control or abs systems. And just as a side note I would put the tires in the back... give it that hot rod look (joke)

Just my 2 cents canadian...(worth more and more everyday)

Even though the height difference isn't that much anything different than about 1/4" in height will usually trip the ABS light because that wheel or wheels will be turning at a different rate than the other wheels on the car.

triggrhaapi · 04-03-2006, 08:28 PM

is anybody else but me concerned that this guy is trying to downgrade to 15" tires with no mention of replacement wheels?

e36surge · 04-03-2006, 08:28 PM

okay fine... FINE... forget the tires... FINE... FINNNNNNNNNNNE safety shmafety... ^^What he said.... forget the tires... the BMW ABS gods have spoken... LOL ABS sucks any way...

considering I'm a family man my wife will not let me buy replacement wheels.... she'd sooner have me buy new beddings... the injustice of it all...

triggrhaapi · 04-03-2006, 08:29 PM

ABS does not suck. I would like to make that clear. ABS>not ABS.

also, if you stagger anything, you can't rotate tires. That's just a given.

e36surge · 04-03-2006, 08:44 PM

I think it was quite clear that I was making a joke about the ABS. Yes, true, true... stagger = no rotate REPEAT NO CAN ROTATEM DHEM RUBBER DOGHNUTS.

My profuse apologies for upsetting any of the puritans

triggrhaapi · 04-03-2006, 09:01 PM

that's not true. You can rotate rubber doughnuts all you want, just not the tires.

BMWJNKY · 04-03-2006, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by triggrhaapi

is anybody else but me concerned that this guy is trying to downgrade to 15" tires with no mention of replacement wheels?

Some E36's came with 15's.

tomctx · 04-03-2006, 11:43 PM

15" was the standard on E36's unless you had the sport package. there are boo coo E36's out there with 15' tires. If you can get a deal on 205/65 tires, why not just buy 4 of them?

e36surge · 04-04-2006, 08:55 AM

yes 15" on standard stockers... but did they come with honey glazed or chocolate frosted?