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F55/F56 Custom 18 inch wider wheels???

Old Aug 1, 2014 | 11:33 AM
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Custom 18 inch wider wheels???

Anybody installed any wider tires and wheels on their F56?This car needs wider tires due to its bulky body.205/45/18 look too narrow
Looking for any suggestions other than the JCW 18 cross spokes.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 11:51 AM
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Just watch out for dings or getting bent on 18" rims since it will require even lower profile tires. Where I live, there so many potholes on our freeways and it's scary to drive in fear of damaging rims.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 02:07 PM
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Check the wheel fitment thread. A couple of people were talking about 18x8 not that long ago.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...nt-thread.html
 
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 02:24 PM
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Thank you but I have already read that thread.Has nobody put 18 custom wheels on a F56 other than this one thread?
 
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 02:56 PM
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Plug in your existing wheel size that fits and you can use this tool to estimate what will fit. Wider wheels on these cars doesn't seem to be terribly popular yet

Tire size calculator

Also - this post will most likely be helpful 18x8 ET 45 with 205/40 tires:
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Moflash1
Anybody installed any wider tires and wheels on their F56?This car needs wider tires due to its bulky body.205/45/18 look too narrow
Looking for any suggestions other than the JCW 18 cross spokes.


Someone on here has put on 225 width IIRC, search around and find that thread.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by tuco44
Someone on here has put on 225 width IIRC, search around and find that thread.
According to the configuration tool the 18's come with 225/45. I ordered the 18" Two Tone Mini Yours Vanity Spoke on my car.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkBlue15MCS
According to the configuration tool the 18's come with 225/45. I ordered the 18" Two Tone Mini Yours Vanity Spoke on my car.


I bought a set of the MINI 506 wheels, and the tires are 205. Maybe in the US they are 225.
 
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Old Aug 2, 2014 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkBlue15MCS
According to the configuration tool the 18's come with 225/45.
They are 205/40-18.
 
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Old Aug 2, 2014 | 03:31 PM
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18" wheels/wide tires

I run a 225/40/18 on a r113 wheel. How much wider a wheel do you need if u cannot utilize the correct sized tire?
 
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