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M235i with Enkei Victory 18x8 ET40 square
These are new for 2020, they look like the stock wheels but lighter and wider, using stock 225 tires until they wear out.
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Those are great. I would kill those super "narrow for a 225 width" P7s with fire and get a set of 245/35 MP4S tires ASAP. It will make the wheels and car look even better. As the handling, light years better.
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Yeah I can't wait until they wear out, I may just run 235, it's xdrive so traction isn't an issue and I want to stay as light as possible. 245 would look much better though. Also, why 35 instead of 40? Does 35 retain stock wheel height?
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A 245/35R18 MP4S vs a 225/40R18 P7 is massive in terms of width. The 245/35 MP4S is 9.8" in overall width and the contact patch is 8.4" wide. A 225/40R18 P7 has a 9.1" overall width and has a super narrow 6.0" contact patch. That's huge. The P7s really curve in inwards. They're all about MPG with that narrow contact patch which kills lateral grip and braking ability. As for 235/40R18 tires, they'll work but they are taller than the stock tires. They'll make the wheels like fractionally smaller as well. A 245/35R18 is marginally wider than a 235/40R18.
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"Stretched" is when the tire's tread width is narrower than the wheel's width. For example, an 8" wheel with a tire having a 7" or a 7.5" tread width.
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How did you guys running the Enkei Victory wheels get the BMW center caps on the aftermarket wheels? Were they a direct fit pulled from the factory wheels or did you have to mod? Enkei, for some reason, tells me 10mm spacers are required for the wheels to fit the front brakes. I wonder why that is. Maybe the sport brake selection when ordering is throwing them off.... I'm telling them there is no issue based on the two real world scenarios above. Thanks for the needed info!
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