{"id":1606,"date":"2019-05-25T18:51:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T18:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techmax.ca\/BMW-repair\/?p=1606"},"modified":"2022-02-09T13:20:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T18:20:50","slug":"brand-name-tires-size","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techmax.ca\/BMW-repair\/brand-name-tires-size\/","title":{"rendered":"Brand Name Tires Size"},"content":{"rendered":"

I need to vent on this one, yesterday while we were doing an alignment I have noticed the rear tires on a M3, down below looks super skinny.<\/p>\n

What gives?<\/p>\n

I decided to take a measuring tape to the face of a bunch of tires surfaces area.\u00a0 I have taken measurements on the 5 brands pictured in here, Michelin, Pirelli,\u00a0 Bridgestone, Continental<\/strong> and Yokohama<\/strong><\/span>. You be the judge to see how much you, the client getting cheated by the big fancy (profitable?) tire companies.<\/p>\n

The Michelin on the M3 barely passed the 210 millimeters, should be 265 mm. We were doing a very late X5 with the usual staggered fitment rear ones should be on that Pirelli\u00a0 315 mm. Look at the tape measure barely shows 255 mm. I get upset at this, someone is cheating in here big rubber is doing some funny business.<\/p>\n

This is like you order a pound of cold cuts at your grocery store, and they give you 300 grams, what a heck? How many of your tire people will know which tire will give you the widest patch, especially at the chain retail.<\/p>\n

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