Thread: 225/50/17s winter tires on an M3
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Old 12-20-2011, 05:00 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by wdc330i View Post
Interesting. TireRack recommends the 225/50/17 as an alternate winter spec:

http://www.tirerack.com/snow/WinterP...06&autoModClar=
The only reason why BMW suggests the 225/45-17 size is because that provides clearance for chains. If you aren't going to chain up, it doesn't get you anything.
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