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      10-27-2016, 12:53 PM   #1
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Hedging my bet on winter wheels

I have a 2016 M235. I had an opportunity to get an M2 but stuck with my M235i order and am regretting that decision. So I may trade for an M2 next year or in 2018.

I need to get winter wheels and tires for my M235i. I am tired of losing a big chunk of money every time I trade because my snows won't fit my new car and my two year old $2k wheels and tires are only selling for $300 where I live.

So this time I am trying to think ahead and try to get wheels (at least) that I could reuse if I move to an M2.

The M235 wheels has a high offset compared to the M2. Here are the tire rack recommended tire and wheels for an 18" square winter setup

M235i - 225/40 R18 - BBS SX 18-8 45mm offset wheels
M2 - 245/40 R18 - BBS SX 18-8 30mm offset wheels

If I get the M235i winter wheels and tires above, I could in theory use them on the M2 when I trade by using 15mm spacers. The tire would be a bit narrow for the M2 but that is not bad in snow. The speedometer would be off by 1.6 mph but that is trivial. Once the tires wore out I could just get the right size for the M2.

Anybody see any issues I am missing?

Thanks! Dennis
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      10-27-2016, 12:59 PM   #2
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Why not split the difference with 235/40 or 225/45?
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      10-27-2016, 02:10 PM   #3
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Thanks. I am not too concerned about the sizing difference, the bigger unknown for me is the use of a 15mm spacers.
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