So, I have a 2015 i3 with the 20 inch rims which are both a little uncomfortable and summer only tires.
Short of spending $450/wheel for the OEM 19 inch wheels, it looks like all of my options are to get 4 19x5 rims and just mount the wider tires in the back. Will this lead to notable casual performance issues?
The options I see are the aftermarket wheel and tire package from tire rack (pre mounts the wider on the 5 inch rims in the back) or buying a winter tire package from BMW and using the base rims and putting summer all seasons on them (either 4 the same or wider backs as tire rack suggests).
it looks like spacers and i3s wheels are an option too (maybe?), but not one I'm so interested in.
My real questions are:
1) What is a better option, all the narrow tires on the 5 inch rim, or the wider back tires?
2) what will the difference be between using a wider tire on the 5 inch rim (in the back) vs using stock rims (I assume it will be very slightly similar to using the narrower tires all around, but much more mild since rim width doesn't impact tire width so much).
I'll note, in the last 3 weeks we had 70 degree days and single digit nights, and we don't really get much snow, so I'd much rather have a more comfortable (18 inch) all season tire than swap tires every year, we get very little snow too, it's mostly about temperature and tire wear.
One obvious perk I see to the narrow tires all around is ability to rotate front to back.
Sorry if this is a repost, but all I saw in my searching was information about winter tires or non standard ones.
Is it likely the 4 narrow tires are the best option for me since I won't be pushing the car close to its limits and I may even eek out a mile or 2 of range, and significant tire life with rotations?
Short of spending $450/wheel for the OEM 19 inch wheels, it looks like all of my options are to get 4 19x5 rims and just mount the wider tires in the back. Will this lead to notable casual performance issues?
The options I see are the aftermarket wheel and tire package from tire rack (pre mounts the wider on the 5 inch rims in the back) or buying a winter tire package from BMW and using the base rims and putting summer all seasons on them (either 4 the same or wider backs as tire rack suggests).
it looks like spacers and i3s wheels are an option too (maybe?), but not one I'm so interested in.
My real questions are:
1) What is a better option, all the narrow tires on the 5 inch rim, or the wider back tires?
2) what will the difference be between using a wider tire on the 5 inch rim (in the back) vs using stock rims (I assume it will be very slightly similar to using the narrower tires all around, but much more mild since rim width doesn't impact tire width so much).
I'll note, in the last 3 weeks we had 70 degree days and single digit nights, and we don't really get much snow, so I'd much rather have a more comfortable (18 inch) all season tire than swap tires every year, we get very little snow too, it's mostly about temperature and tire wear.
One obvious perk I see to the narrow tires all around is ability to rotate front to back.
Sorry if this is a repost, but all I saw in my searching was information about winter tires or non standard ones.
Is it likely the 4 narrow tires are the best option for me since I won't be pushing the car close to its limits and I may even eek out a mile or 2 of range, and significant tire life with rotations?