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      10-29-2011, 09:43 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by 2thdr View Post
Does anyone with the 205/50-17 winter package have any insight to change in handling at all? Do you feel the handling is still as good as with the staggered summer 18" setup (provided that is what you run in the summer)?

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I'll know next week, but in general I wouldn't really recommend running the wider (18"x8" front, 18x9" rear) wheels for the winter. For snow you want narrower. Now of course the car has xdrive so this is probably a little less of a point, but consider the staggered setup is a sport setup (which is what even BMW calls it) and therefore not intended for mud and snow.

In short, I'm sure you'll live, but wider isn't always better.
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