Upgrading my 2019 E220d LWB's wheels: Do I change tyre & rim sizes?

Within 17" itself, you can swap out your alloys for a better design and get fatter tyres.

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Hi Guys,

Was hoping to get some direction on:

Rim + tyre options for a 2019 E220d LWB in black as I find the stock rims and 17" a bit too small. Want something unique and meaningful, but in a low-key kind of way? Was thinking of black rims but that's as far as I've gotten! Any recommendations on size/tyre combos would be much welcomed!

Garages / Leads to order and install the above in Bangalore- which are the best places both in terms of knowledge as well as price and honesty in Bangalore to order the install the package for me

Thanks!

Here's what GTO had to say on the matter:

This is coming from a German car owner who goes on a lot of road trips, so trust me on this = Stick with your 17" size. Within 17" itself, you can swap out your alloys for a better design (or paint your existing ones black), and get fatter tyres.

Do NOT change them to 18" or 19".

• Sole benefit = good looks
• But you will crack your wheels on road-trips
• You will damage your tyres
• Your ride quality will become noticeably firmer
• I spend 10 grand a year just repairing my cracked rims
• Bought an extra set of 4 rims from OLX as I intend to keep my 10-year-old 530d for a few more years, and I cannot repair the existing rims beyond a certain number of times. They lose their structural strength.
• Your replacement tyres in 18" size will be more expensive.

Don't worry, be happy, and stick with 17s. I would've moved to 17s, but am not sure if there is clearance for brakes and more importantly, I need 275 mm tyres at the rear due to the 650 Nm of torque.

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