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      12-12-2015, 10:54 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by xantdieselx View Post
In RI and we have the worst roads in the country (seriously someone did a study). I have a 13' 328i x-drive w/o adaptive suspension, stock dampers, stock springs on on the OEM Conti 18" RFT's.

I've had my car 2 1/2 years and in that time I've been through 5 wheels and 4 tires. I literally had a collection of bent/damaged wheels in my shed. The point is with crappy roads no matter what you drive you are going to have problems.

Will you have less with a softer suspension and higher profile tires? Probably but its not a guarantee. BMW wheels can be a bit prone to bending. On my E92 I had 19" Alufelgen wheels with Conti DWS tires and the ride was better than the stock 17" wheels with Cont RFT's.

I can't wait until I can order my M235i (March/April 16') and I envy you guys that drive them. I went from a 135i to an E92 to my current F30 (there was a GTI in there as well) and I've been waiting 2 1/2+ years to get back into something more sporty like the M235i.
That's insane! I don't leave the suburbs with my car, so it's been ok other than a nail. However, my dad has a 640, and he goes through 5 tires a winter, much like you have. On the other hand, the 528i without any sport packages (baseline) and it's 55 profile tires has actually been bulletproof. We had another one just like it and one before that. All 3 non sport 5 series we've had in the past 7 years never had any issues with bubbling tires. Im thinking either BBS SR + all seasons like sport stick or maybe get DWS06 on the OEM wheels. My question is, how much will soft tires really improve the ride quality? I bubbled several 17 inch (225/45/17) DWS with my VW so i'm not totally sold on them.
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