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winter tires (again)
Looking at a nice 2012 x5 M with 20". Owner will include winter wheels and tires (255-55-18 Continental winter). is this a good winter set up for this vehicle? NY winter......
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Tirerack shows the wheel size for an M as 255-50-19.
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http://www.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=470265
No 18" but squared 19" are also recommended by BMW. |
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| 10-24-2014, 12:39 PM | #7 |
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only certai 19" wheels will fit over the M's brakes. be careful.
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| 10-24-2014, 03:10 PM | #8 |
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yep you need 298M to fit over the brakes.
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| 11-04-2014, 02:19 AM | #10 |
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you should have not problems selling the 18's and picking up a set of 19's to replace them. More work but very doable. I would not pay more for the "additional winters"
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