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Originally Posted by MerlinMc

While pricey, these wheels are forged, extremely light and very strong. Available in 17s to fit over the standard M240i blue brakes. You can customize the offsets and center bore. Many finish choices.

https://www.signaturewheel.com/product-page/sv502

This style may be a little closer to the VMR 804s:

https://www.signaturewheel.com/product-page/sv104

While those look like great wheels I really do not want to spend that much.

Originally Posted by XutvJet

I wouldn't. A 1" difference in diameter is pretty massive and will make the wheel look smaller. I imagine there will be some rubbing on the fender plastics too. You'll also lose some gearing with a taller tire.

The difference is just under 1" in diameter, which would equal less than 1/2" on the top and bottom. This would only raise the ride height 1/2" and bring the tire 1/2" taller. I don't think the difference is huge. The tread width and section width remain the same as the 35 series.

Originally Posted by MerlinMc

Yes, indeed. If you want more tire "meat," get the 17s at essentially the identical diameter.

Originally Posted by dradernh

These are 17.1# in 17X9 ET42 at $1,600 for a set of 4: https://www.bimmerworld.com/BimmerWo...-Wheel-17.html.

Those look pretty good! I don't know that a 9" wheel is what I am looking for though. I don't like the rim sticking out further than the tire, and I think you would need at least a 255 or 265 to fit that way on a 9" rim. I don't think I could fit that with all stock suspension, which I intend to keep.

Pat