Comments on: 17 Inch Wheels On BMW E36 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2008/05/12/17-inch-wheels-on-bmw-e36/ BMW E36 photos, videos, technical info and everything else! Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:49:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: seth wakeman http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2008/05/12/17-inch-wheels-on-bmw-e36/#comment-4181 seth wakeman Sat, 17 May 2008 23:05:16 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/?p=417#comment-4181 I have to agree with you Tony, unless of course you keep the rolling diameter the same. However, if you go up more than one inch of rim size, then it's really hard to match the diameter. The larger the difference, the greater the increase in fuel consumption. People with off-road trucks can lose almost half their mpg's because of up to 44" tires. It also makes their speedometers wildly inaccurate. I have to agree with you Tony, unless of course you keep the rolling diameter the same. However, if you go up more than one inch of rim size, then it’s really hard to match the diameter. The larger the difference, the greater the increase in fuel consumption.
People with off-road trucks can lose almost half their mpg’s because of up to 44″ tires. It also makes their speedometers wildly inaccurate.

]]> By: Tony Sticks http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2008/05/12/17-inch-wheels-on-bmw-e36/#comment-4144 Tony Sticks Sat, 17 May 2008 06:02:03 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/?p=417#comment-4144 @Rickman, This is wrong. When you use wheels with a larger radius, you will simply put more load on your engine and this will mean that you will need push even more gas to make the car more (starting from 0 speed). This what causes the drop in your MPG. Second, this is not my theoretical opinion, I read many posts that says the same thing. Moving from 15" to 17" will drop your MPG by 1-4. You can search for this and you will see lots of articles & posts claiming the same thing. @Rickman,

This is wrong. When you use wheels with a larger radius, you will simply put more load on your engine and this will mean that you will need push even more gas to make the car more (starting from 0 speed). This what causes the drop in your MPG.

Second, this is not my theoretical opinion, I read many posts that says the same thing. Moving from 15″ to 17″ will drop your MPG by 1-4.

You can search for this and you will see lots of articles & posts claiming the same thing.

]]> By: Rickman http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2008/05/12/17-inch-wheels-on-bmw-e36/#comment-4099 Rickman Fri, 16 May 2008 16:52:25 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/?p=417#comment-4099 how does extra mpg make sense? If the circumference of the wheel is greater, it will turn less RPM at the same MPH and use less gas. More homework, pls. how does extra mpg make sense? If the circumference of the wheel is greater, it will turn less RPM at the same MPH and use less gas. More homework, pls.

]]> By: seth wakeman http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2008/05/12/17-inch-wheels-on-bmw-e36/#comment-3869 seth wakeman Tue, 13 May 2008 12:26:21 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/?p=417#comment-3869 If you're going to be talking about rim size, it would be good to know that if you're going to put 18"s on an E36, the rear tires should be no wider than 235's. When I put them on my first M3 sedan(saloon? to you), high speed turns would cause the rears to rub on the wheel well. Also, if anyone with an E36 wants to lower it AND put it on 18"s, don't forget the camber correction plates available almost everywhere. Misaligned camber from lowering and big rims will cause tires to angle inwards and wear unevenly, and also cause worse rubbing especially on the front tires If you’re going to be talking about rim size, it would be good to know that if you’re going to put 18″s on an E36, the rear tires should be no wider than 235’s. When I put them on my first M3 sedan(saloon? to you), high speed turns would cause the rears to rub on the wheel well. Also, if anyone with an E36 wants to lower it AND put it on 18″s, don’t forget the camber correction plates available almost everywhere. Misaligned camber from lowering and big rims will cause tires to angle inwards and wear unevenly, and also cause worse rubbing especially on the front tires

]]> By: Tony Sticks http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2008/05/12/17-inch-wheels-on-bmw-e36/#comment-3817 Tony Sticks Mon, 12 May 2008 20:55:28 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/?p=417#comment-3817 @mgr 328i csport: You're right, it's fantastic! I would just drop it a little bit and won't change anything else after that. @mgr 328i csport: You’re right, it’s fantastic! I would just drop it a little bit and won’t change anything else after that.

]]> By: mgr 328i csport http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2008/05/12/17-inch-wheels-on-bmw-e36/#comment-3793 mgr 328i csport Mon, 12 May 2008 16:01:36 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/?p=417#comment-3793 #14 is SWEET looks majestic in that shot #14 is SWEET looks majestic in that shot

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