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Originally Posted by 85-735i
bmw never made a 380mm rim. they made 390mm rims way to <b>do your researchbefore you post like an asshole</b>. he either needS to buy the $300 god damn tires, or buy new rims and tires which will be cheaper in the long run. DON'T PUT AMERICAN SIZE TIRES ON METRIC RIMS.
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Excuse me, but maybe if you, 85-735i, could please write a complete sentence we can figure out just who it is you are calling an asshole. Now then...
1) The thread originator, michelq, apparently claims to have 380mm rims based on his opening line, "I have metric size rims and they are 220 55 R380". I just assumed he meant the rim size is 380mm, even though what he wrote looks like a tire size.
2) Then 85-735i states that, "bmw never made a 380mm rim". That may be true but michelq never claimed the wheels were BMW wheels and I don't know if ANYONE ever made wheels that were labeled 380mm, nor do I give a damn. But, IF michelq really has 380mm diameter wheels, then 15 inch American tires will fit. Again, 15"=381mm, 1mm difference from that stated size, that's 0.03937 inches, less than 4/100ths of one inch. If that's too much then please explain how a tire can hit a curb and remain inflated. How can a tire remain inflated at -30F and also at +115F if that's too much? Show me the math.
3) IF michelq has 390mm wheels, then 85-535i is right. That extra 10mm is way too much. DO NOT put American sized tires on 390mm wheels.
4) You can chime in any time, michelq.