2007 BMW 328i 4-dr Sedan Tire Question

lkkoh · 10-18-2010, 01:11 AM

Hello all,
I recently bought a 2007 BMW 328i 4-dr Sedan with Sports and Premium package. I noticed that the front and rear tires share the same size, i.e. 255/40R17.

I thought 2007 BMW 328i with sports package come in different size for front and rear. Can someone help me to understand this?

I think this set of tires are OEM tires. The car has about 20K miles on it and the tires are about done.

Thanks for your help.

MenTul · 10-18-2010, 09:29 AM

I have the same vehicle. It came with staggered BMW 161 rims on Bridgestone RFT tires as shown below.

The correct size for the front tires is 225/45-17.

Its possible the previous owner is running aftermarket rims with a wider setup up front or just decided to go aggro fitting oversize front tires.

VMRWheels · 10-18-2010, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lkkoh

Hello all,
I recently bought a 2007 BMW 328i 4-dr Sedan with Sports and Premium package. I noticed that the front and rear tires share the same size, i.e. 255/40R17.

I thought 2007 BMW 328i with sports package come in different size for front and rear. Can someone help me to understand this?

I think this set of tires are OEM tires. The car has about 20K miles on it and the tires are about done.

Thanks for your help.

Are you sure the fronts are a 255/40/17? Or are you referring to a 225/45/17 which is about the same rolling diameter as 255/40/17?

-Charles@VMRWheels

AlanAZ · 10-18-2010, 06:40 PM

The stock sport wheel is 8" wide at the front, and can't fit a 255 wide tire. It has after-market wheels? Can you post a photo?

If it has the stock wheels, check both sides, perhaps they put both rears on one side, and fronts on the other.

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AlanAZ Captain 44 Rep 818 Posts Drives: E90 325i sport manual Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ iTrader: (4)	The stock sport wheel is 8" wide at the front, and can't fit a 255 wide tire. It has after-market wheels? Can you post a photo? If it has the stock wheels, check both sides, perhaps they put both rears on one side, and fronts on the other.
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