will 22'' fit on a 2004 m45 and if so will they rub..

[crunchy408]

a friend of mine wants to put 22 on his 2004 m45 and wants to know if it will rub..im trying to tell him to just go with the 20 and put a bigger tire on..

[szh]

a friend of mine wants to put 22 on his 2004 m45 and wants to know if it will rub..im trying to tell him to just go with the 20 and put a bigger tire on..

There are a few recent posts on this topic!

My comments (some of which are my personal opinions - which you are entirely free to ignore ):

1. Stick with 18" OEM and get outstanding tires for it instead!

2. Please, don't do larger than 20" ... anything else just overpowers the look of the car. I saw a smaller Mercedes today with gaudy 22" rims and it looked ugly as hell from the side.

3. All 22" rims will be incredibly susceptible to bending and breakage.

4. All potholes and highway bumps will be painful experiences, if they do not break the rim, the minimal sidewall of the tire will not protect you much.

5. With 22", the tire availability (in the right load index and right speed rating) is not good enough, IMHO.

6. The added weight of the wheel will reduce performance and acceleration - the suspension assumes a certain amount of sidewall flex in the tire, which the lower aspect ratio tires of a 22" will not meet.

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[seldomseen]

19 or 20 inch wheels will be best...20's wrapped in 245/30/20 tires will be the way to go though.

[NBP45]

Getting 20in or 22in wheels is like a hot girl wearing high heels who is having a hard time walking.......