Winter, TireRack or others?

JoeMatt · 01-31-2021, 05:04 PM

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Was looking to immediately swap some winters on since I live in the North East.

Not a lot of options on the TR selector.

About the "best" I could do without going to $1k rims.

Thoughts?

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This is about double what I paid for WS80s for my 135i, but the rims were some no-names from TR, though quite attractive.

f80_MG · 01-31-2021, 05:12 PM

I'm not a fan of wheels which require a centering ring etc. Could always pick up a set over on the M3 side. Tons of options. 641s, 437s, 788s (slightly harder to find under that 1k but doable).

arciga18 · 01-31-2021, 05:29 PM

Agree on skipping the centering ring. You could probably find some 788 or 437 relatively cheap.

BigKutta · 01-31-2021, 07:36 PM

Yep, save yourself some coin and get used M3/4 rims (preferably with winter tires on them)

JoeMatt · 01-31-2021, 08:14 PM

Awesome advice!

Thanks guys, saved me from an expensive blunder.

f80_MG · 01-31-2021, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BigKutta

Yep, save yourself some coin and get used M3/4 rims (preferably with winter tires on them)

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Originally Posted by JoeMatt

Awesome advice!

Thanks guys, saved me from an expensive blunder.

Note of caution if buying M3/4 rims WITH tires, be careful of tire size esp. aspect ratio. M4's (even more than M3s) accept a larger size up front which won't work on the M2.

Maybe search and see if someone has used those sizes on an M2 before committing.

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JoeMatt Private First Class 160 Rep 135 Posts Drives: 2020 M2 CS Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Queens, NYC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 135i [0.00] 2020 BMW M2 CS [0.00]	Winter, TireRack or others? Featured on BIMMERPOST.com Was looking to immediately swap some winters on since I live in the North East. Not a lot of options on the TR selector. About the "best" I could do without going to $1k rims. Thoughts? This is about double what I paid for WS80s for my 135i, but the rims were some no-names from TR, though quite attractive. __________________ 2011 135i M-Sport Cabrio (DCT, Black Saphire, Coral Red, Seibon Carbon 1M body, FBO Stage 2+) 2020 M2 CS Manual (6MT, Hockenheim Silver, GLD 763M)
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f80_MG Lieutenant 564 Rep 464 Posts Drives: M3 ZCP MPE `17 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: US iTrader: (2)	I'm not a fan of wheels which require a centering ring etc. Could always pick up a set over on the M3 side. Tons of options. 641s, 437s, 788s (slightly harder to find under that 1k but doable).
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arciga18 Brigadier General 1729 Rep 3,654 Posts Drives: LeMans/ Chestnut E90, RWD Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chicago iTrader: (3)	Agree on skipping the centering ring. You could probably find some 788 or 437 relatively cheap.
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BigKutta Brigadier General 3901 Rep 4,047 Posts Drives: 2020 M2C, 2019 330xi, 2017 Q7 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Washington DC Burbs iTrader: (1) Garage List 2019 330xi [0.00] 2017 Audi Q7 3.0 [0.00] 2020 M2C [0.00]	Yep, save yourself some coin and get used M3/4 rims (preferably with winter tires on them)
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JoeMatt Private First Class 160 Rep 135 Posts Drives: 2020 M2 CS Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Queens, NYC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 135i [0.00] 2020 BMW M2 CS [0.00]	Awesome advice! Thanks guys, saved me from an expensive blunder. __________________ 2011 135i M-Sport Cabrio (DCT, Black Saphire, Coral Red, Seibon Carbon 1M body, FBO Stage 2+) 2020 M2 CS Manual (6MT, Hockenheim Silver, GLD 763M)
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