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      08-22-2011, 10:27 PM   #1
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X5M owners....what winter wheel/tire set up do you have?

I have read a bunch of threads/posts on this, but can't seem to come to a conclusive answer. I know BMW recommends the 298M 19 inch set up for the X5M. The look of these wheels have grown on me over time. That said, I was thinking of putting on 20 inch style 214 wheels in black (replicas) with 275/40R Pirelli Scorpion Ice & Snows all around. Call me crazy but I want the murdered look for the cold Canadian winter. I am somewhat concerned how the set up may look in the back, i.e. the wheel and tire not quite filling the entire wheel well, given how the fender flares. I guess we are only talking an inch or two of a shortfall, so I shouldn't be that picky?

I could have sworn I saw other members post pics of their X5s w/this specific winter set up (from either Calgary or Edmonton I recall), but can't seem to find it on the site?

Any opinions or pics of their X5Ms w/winter wheels/tires are certainly welcome.

Moreover, if anyone wants to recommend someone in the Toronto area who could price this stuff out for me, feel free to PM me. A buddy of mine w/a 335 recommended someone local to me & their prices seem pretty good.

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      08-23-2011, 11:10 AM   #2
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I'm looking for other peoples winter wheel/tire setups myself. I found this a couple of days ago, and it looks like i might go this direction

http://www.xbimmers.com/forums/showp...6&postcount=12
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      08-23-2011, 03:08 PM   #3
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I'm looking for other peoples winter wheel/tire setups myself. I found this a couple of days ago, and it looks like i might go this direction

http://www.xbimmers.com/forums/showp...6&postcount=12
That's a nice setup.
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      08-23-2011, 07:27 PM   #4
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I have read a bunch of threads/posts on this, but can't seem to come to a conclusive answer. I know BMW recommends the 298M 19 inch set up for the X5M. The look of these wheels have grown on me over time. That said, I was thinking of putting on 20 inch style 214 wheels in black (replicas) with 275/40R Pirelli Scorpion Ice & Snows all around. Call me crazy but I want the murdered look for the cold Canadian winter. I am somewhat concerned how the set up may look in the back, i.e. the wheel and tire not quite filling the entire wheel well, given how the fender flares. I guess we are only talking an inch or two of a shortfall, so I shouldn't be that picky?

I could have sworn I saw other members post pics of their X5s w/this specific winter set up (from either Calgary or Edmonton I recall), but can't seem to find it on the site?

Any opinions or pics of their X5Ms w/winter wheels/tires are certainly welcome.

Moreover, if anyone wants to recommend someone in the Toronto area who could price this stuff out for me, feel free to PM me. A buddy of mine w/a 335 recommended someone local to me & their prices seem pretty good.

Cheers,

T
Here are the 298M's with continentals. Awesome combo. With the shit storm we got last winter, I could punch it and these tires would bite down and hook pretty good. IMO a 275 is almost too wide for a winter tire, at least for conditions here. I wouldn't go bigger than a 255-265 personally. I love the 298M rims, a lot nicer than the stock 20's

BTW, I live not too far from a city snow storage yard, we still have a pile of snow about 15-20 feet tall. At its max it was about 80-100 feet tall.


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      08-23-2011, 08:30 PM   #5
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i still have my staggered set up from my srt 8 cherokee..255 and 275's bridgestone blizzack...iam going to have to sell my 255's and get 2 more 275s and go with some replica wheels
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Here are the 298M's with continentals. Awesome combo. With the shit storm we got last winter, I could punch it and these tires would bite down and hook pretty good. IMO a 275 is almost too wide for a winter tire, at least for conditions here. I wouldn't go bigger than a 255-265 personally. I love the 298M rims, a lot nicer than the stock 20's

BTW, I live not too far from a city snow storage yard, we still have a pile of snow about 15-20 feet tall. At its max it was about 80-100 feet tall.
Thats a lot of snow. How about for a place like nyc, we don't get little snow but then again when it snows...it snows. So would 275's be perfect all around for a place like where i live?
Also put some more pics of the wheels if u can, they look nice
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i m at 70% with going with 275 / 45 / 20 Pirellis all around.
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Thats a lot of snow. How about for a place like nyc, we don't get little snow but then again when it snows...it snows. So would 275's be perfect all around for a place like where i live?
Also put some more pics of the wheels if u can, they look nice
i think were going to be in for a bad NYC winter
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      08-24-2011, 06:09 AM   #9
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I posted and participated in many such threads last year, though I decided to buy my SAV only in the spring. The conclusion I made back then stands as my plan for this year: I will give the OEM-sized staggered set-up a try, but with Pirelli Scorpions. Then in the spring I will switch back to the OEM Dunlops til they wear out. In the winters I will stick with the Pirellis (or another dedicated snow brand if better), and in the non-winter months I may go with the Conti's all-seasons. Note that I have tire insurance (which I had to use after one month of owning the car).
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I bought a set of 214 take offs from an X6 (must be X6 since X5M has the same size rear hub as X6 which is different then all other X5s) and bought a set 275/40/20 of the Michelin Snows from TR for $850. You'll need spacers on the rear to make up for the difference in width (275 vs. 315 to make it look good).
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