[Holjonuk]

Hi All,

New to the forum and desperately need some advice. Apologies if this has been covered.

I grabbed a G81 M3 for a trip to France at Christmas. Love the car and have been rushing to get 1,200 miles on it before the trip. Service booked for the day I leave and should have just ticked over.

Now, I need some winter tyres as I'm leaving on Friday. Michelin Alpin's are impossible to find so have opted for Conti 860s.

The issue is the rears are 295/30/20. This creates a 1.5% circumference differential.

Has anyone run this setup, is there an issue with the xdrive system?

Thanks!

[Forzanerazzurri]

Why do the rears have to be 295/30/20? You are aware that there is more than one tyre manufacturer on the planet, right? Nokian, Pirelli, Bridgestone, pick one.

[Holjonuk]

Originally Posted by Forzanerazzurri

Why do the rears have to be 295/30/20? You are aware that there is more than one tyre manufacturer on the planet, right? Nokian, Pirelli, Bridgestone, pick one.

If I could find them, I would buy them. That’s the point of the post. My only option is to go for that size currently as there are no available 285/30/20 size.

Thanks for your input though. Super helpful.

[Forzanerazzurri]

Originally Posted by Holjonuk

If I could find them, I would buy them. That’s the point of the post. My only option is to go for that size currently as there are no available 285/30/20 size.

Thanks for your input though. Super helpful.

So there is one set of winter tires in the entire United Kingdom for this car and the rears are 295/30/20? Amazing first post.

Good luck with your trip (and your traction control system).

[Holjonuk]

Originally Posted by Forzanerazzurri

So there is one set of winter tires in the entire United Kingdom for this car and the rears are 295/30/20? Amazing first post.

Good luck with your trip (and your traction control system).

What a tool.