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Tires and drivetrain (I am SpazMan, not pageda) 700 1987

posted by  pageda on  Sat Apr 26 17:09 CST 2008
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Hi guys,

At some point (a long while ago, maybe when the AW70L was swapped in), the PO of my 740GLE replaced the rims with 15" TRW 5-spoke aluminum rims. They look snazzy.

The speedometer seems properly adjusted (except for a jitter below 15mph - I figure this is electrical).

I understand that this car shipped with smaller wire-spoke rims. What potential issues/side effects might come from larger rims? The larger (195/70 r15) tires grip the road nicely, but that might be the reason my mileage is still on the low side.

Any transmission/drivetrain stress issues?

Thanks,

Ari






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