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e60 tyre size change from 225/50R17 to 205/55R17
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<blockquote data-quote="YannickVT" data-source="post: 718846" data-attributes="member: 28556"><p>[SIZE=10pt]<span style="font-family: 'verdana'">Hi all, </span>[/SIZE]</p><p></p><p>[SIZE=10pt]<span style="font-family: 'verdana'">due to local road conditions I am planning to replace the BMW e60 tyre dimensions from 225/50R17 to 205/55R17. The 205/55R17 is not found on the recommended vehicle tyre dimension list. </span>[/SIZE]</p><p></p><p>[SIZE=10pt]<span style="font-family: 'verdana'">The rolling circumference for the 225/50R17 is 1980.86mm whilst the 205/55R17 is 1982.37mm</span>[/SIZE]</p><p></p><p>[SIZE=10pt]<span style="font-family: 'verdana'">In my case speedometer reading is not an issue.</span>[/SIZE]</p><p></p><p>[SIZE=10pt]<span style="font-family: 'verdana'">Assuming that winter / snow tyres are “ideally” of smaller footprint width with higher side section height, there might be someone that might have been using this tyre size.</span>[/SIZE]</p><p></p><p>[SIZE=10pt]<span style="font-family: 'verdana'">Does anybody have the experience / problem using the 205/55R17? i.e. iDrive warning, “false” flat tyre indicator warning, brake and driving control systems failure or warning; etc </span>[/SIZE]</p><p></p><p>[SIZE=10pt]<span style="font-family: 'verdana'">Thank you</span>[/SIZE]</p><p>[SIZE=10pt]<span style="font-family: 'verdana'">Yannick</span>[/SIZE]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YannickVT, post: 718846, member: 28556"] [SIZE=10pt][FONT=verdana]Hi all, [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=10pt][FONT=verdana]due to local road conditions I am planning to replace the BMW e60 tyre dimensions from 225/50R17 to 205/55R17. The 205/55R17 is not found on the recommended vehicle tyre dimension list. [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=10pt][FONT=verdana]The rolling circumference for the 225/50R17 is 1980.86mm whilst the 205/55R17 is 1982.37mm[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=10pt][FONT=verdana]In my case speedometer reading is not an issue.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=10pt][FONT=verdana]Assuming that winter / snow tyres are “ideally” of smaller footprint width with higher side section height, there might be someone that might have been using this tyre size.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=10pt][FONT=verdana]Does anybody have the experience / problem using the 205/55R17? i.e. iDrive warning, “false” flat tyre indicator warning, brake and driving control systems failure or warning; etc [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=10pt][FONT=verdana]Thank you[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=10pt][FONT=verdana]Yannick[/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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