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[SCA]

128i Base wheel:

Style: 256

Size: 7x17"

Offset: et 47

Tire: 205/50R17 (All-Season)

128i Sport Pkg. Wheel:

Style: 262

Size: 7x17" (f), 7.5x17" (r)

Offset: et 47 (f), et 47 (r)

Tire: 205/50 Front (Performance)
225/45 Rear (Performance)

135i Base Wheel:

Style: 264

Size: 7.5x18" (f), 8.5x18" (r)

Offset: et 49 (f), et 52 (r)

Tire: 215/40R18 Front (Performance)
245/35R18 Rear (Perfromance)

135i Optional wheel (no cost):

Style: 142

Size: 7x17"

Offset: et 47

Tire: 225/45 (All-Season)

[imported_MPower]

It is interesting that you will be able to fit 17 inchers over the 135i's massive front brakes. That's big for the aftermarket as it should help get the weight down; though, we still need to know what the wheel weights are before we spend thousands...

[WolfsburgerMitFries]

Thank god they had enough sense to offer 17" wheels on all models.

[128er]

So..are they Run-Flat??

[WolfsburgerMitFries]

Originally Posted by 128er

So..are they Run-Flat??

They absolutely have to be run flat. The battery is in the trunk floor. You couldn't add a spare tire if you wanted to...unless you did a continental kit. Wouldn't that be bitchin' on a 1er?

[SCA]

Originally Posted by 128er

So..are they Run-Flat??

Yes. Only the M cars receive standard tires.

[gbent]

:biggrin:That's one hurdle down. I love the 264's on the 135i.:thumbup:

[jayparry]

on the 128 i dont understand why the sport package wheel would be .5-1.0" narrower than the non sport-pack... actually now that i research that might be a typo... i think the 256s are actually 7" wide?

Hopefully it IS wider, but i would hope that the sport wheel would be +1: 17s standard, 18s optional... i like style 263 so i guess ill have to get that as an accessory... unless we can petition BMW... give us 18" on 128i sport package!!!! :eyebulge:

[jayparry]

haha besides the 16" the two wheels i liked arent included. hope everyone finds this chart useful:

[larryn]

This is great news for track junkies regarding the optional 17" option for the 135i. That means that some 17" wheels WILL fit over the brakes! I might be able to use my 16.2lb race wheels on it. 17x8.5 all around with 255 Hoosiers, baby!

[inTgr8r]

Originally Posted by larryn

This is great news for track junkies regarding the optional 17" option for the 135i. That means that some 17" wheels WILL fit over the brakes! I might be able to use my 16.2lb race wheels on it. 17x8.5 all around with 255 Hoosiers, baby!

Yeah..... now if we can just find some additional oil cooling;
this thing will be a beast on the track. :biggrin:

[Nixon]

Originally Posted by WolfsburgerMitFries

They absolutely have to be run flat. The battery is in the trunk floor. You couldn't add a spare tire if you wanted to...unless you did a continental kit. Wouldn't that be bitchin' on a 1er?

Does the continental kit include the fins as part of the package on the 135i? Or are the fins extra? If the fins are part of the package, I'm on it. I hope BMW isn't de-contenting the fins for the US market.

[krassanova]

Jay thanks for the chart, awesome work!!!

I was just getting ready to search out all of those wheels.

[Propagator]

Originally Posted by WolfsburgerMitFries

They absolutely have to be run flat. The battery is in the trunk floor. You couldn't add a spare tire if you wanted to...unless you did a continental kit. Wouldn't that be bitchin' on a 1er?

Your posts are either oddly irrelevant or totally kickass. :biggrin:

[R32]

Originally Posted by larryn

This is great news for track junkies regarding the optional 17" option for the 135i. That means that some 17" wheels WILL fit over the brakes! I might be able to use my 16.2lb race wheels on it. 17x8.5 all around with 255 Hoosiers, baby!

my thoughts exactly. it will be interesting to see which 17x8 or 17x8.5 wheels will fit in the front, although i guess it depends on the offset.

[WolfsburgerMitFries]

Originally Posted by spinzero

Your posts are either oddly irrelevant or totally kickass. :biggrin:

Thank you, thank you very much.

I got a kickass one coming up about preventing wheel corrosion. Look for it in a few days.

[atr_hugo]

Originally Posted by WolfsburgerMitFries

Thank you, thank you very much.

And that one covers both at the same time!!

[phattbam]

great news indeed.

[IvtecEM]

thats great and all, to bad I'm buying a set of BBS LMs.:biggrin:

[emm3tt]

It's interesting that there are no optional upgrade wheels for the 128i and 135i (128 sport pkg aside). I would have seriously considered the 263 style.

[BMWeber]

Originally Posted by larryn

This is great news for track junkies regarding the optional 17" option for the 135i. That means that some 17" wheels WILL fit over the brakes! I might be able to use my 16.2lb race wheels on it. 17x8.5 all around with 255 Hoosiers, baby!

I got a set of SSR comp-H 38mm offset hanging around it would be awesome if those fit

[hector]

Originally Posted by MPower

It is interesting that you will be able to fit 17 inchers over the 135i's massive front brakes. That's big for the aftermarket as it should help get the weight down; though, we still need to know what the wheel weights are before we spend thousands...

as a tangentially related point; any idea on the weight difference between the wheel and tire packages as offered on the 135?