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Originally Posted by Shagohod
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Originally Posted by Bcborn59
I like the look the 245's provide, you will like the performance gain too.
The shorter 3mm height will effect gas mileage slightly as you will require higher revs to achieve 60 mph. The accuracy of the speedo at 60 mph will be off slightly, You will actually be doing 58.5mph, this will save you on speeding tickets lol.
Let us know if the .7" extra width effects road spray down the side of the vehicle in wet weather. Does the extra width make contact with the front inner fender when turning lock to lock?
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My speedometer already reads a couple mph faster than my actual speed. Been trying to figure out if it is my car or both my friends Subaru's that are off. Pretty sure BMW just wants us to give them a better name by driving reasonably haha.
The tires do look great though. Had Michelin A/S 3+'s installed recently and they're a world of difference from the stock RFT Pirelli's, and a veritable steal as far as cost. I'm sure the DWS's are even more comfortable on the road. Dang chain stores though, all that money plus an alignment and they don't even bother to air up the tires before handing me back the key.  |
The speedometer is off, I believe it's done by bmw to something like speedometer speed is 6% higher than actual speed or something like that. I can't recall which forum or where I read it but I know the speedometer reading is higher. In Carly app you can code it the car to read actual speed. You may have to also code wheel / tire size to be more exact. Check on waze your reported speed vs speedometer speed to verify.