04-18-2015, 03:30 PM | #1 |
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20" Tires for X5 Diesel
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I live in Denver and I have the 20" wheel option on my 2011 X5 Diesel. I've finally burned through the factory tires and I'm ready for something different. I'm considering 2 general options - 1 being some sort of run flat again, and the other being non - run flats. What are the best run flats to get that are all season for the 20" setup? I have snow wheels and tires, but in Denver our weather changes so quickly sometimes there isn't time to swap to the winter set. I'm in real estate so I do spend quite a bit of time on construction sites so I have had my fair share of nails. Any recommendations are much appreciated! Thanks,
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04-18-2015, 06:08 PM | #3 |
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I'm also in Denver and have been running Continental DWSs in 20in OE sizes for about a year, and have been very happy.
Pretty stable on the dry, and can cut through as much snow as I can find.
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04-18-2015, 08:02 PM | #4 |
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The Continental DWS and the Nitto Mottivo's are by far the most popular tires for the 20" wheels, assuming the size you want. Price wise pretty close, a bit over 1000 or so for either. But neither are run-flats.
just go to www.tirerack.com and pick from there, or discounttire.com Most folks do not opt to keep the run-flats, but in your case it make sense. If your car is leased, you may have to keep runflats.. |
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04-18-2015, 08:51 PM | #5 |
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Thanks everyone.
I was thinking about going with the Contis DWS. Just trying to decide if I want to stick with run flats or not ugh... I have the stock 20" setup - 275/40s and 315/35s What is the best run flat to go with if I do stick with a run flat? I own the car, so I don't have to worry about a lease return. Thanks,
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04-19-2015, 07:13 AM | #6 |
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After switching to the Conti DWS, I'll buy the spare tire kit and stay away from the run flats. Maybe a can of fix a flat or a plug kit with a small compressor. Either way I do prefer the non run flats over what is available for the run flats.
I also have a set of winter tires I run. The all season are okay but I do prefer having snow tires in the winter. We don't get a lot of snow in Indiana but when we do it gets messy. Not much road clearing equipment and a lot of roads to clear. We went two weeks without getting our street cleared after getting 9 inches of snow and ice.
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do you drive the X5 year round? Since you're in Denver, I would recommend 2 sets of tires:
1. summer 2. dedicated snow tires If you want to go with only one set, your only option is all-seasons, which are DWS, Motivos, Pirelli Winter Carving Edge (Winter Run Flats) Simply put, just not a lot of options out there for OEM 20 sizing.
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04-20-2015, 08:59 PM | #9 |
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I do have snow tires/rims. All seasons would just be good for that early season and late season snow I figure.
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04-21-2015, 10:17 AM | #10 |
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Decided to pull the trigger and go with the Conti DWS. Should be installed in a week. I'm also going to order this - http://www.shopbmwusa.com/PRODUCT/342/BMW-MOBILITY-KIT
Hopefully this should be a good setup. Thanks,
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The HP Dueler's weren't terribly confidence-inspiring, but were able to get through a January snow and the last couple of storms without issue (I had the winter tires from roughly 2/1 to 4/1). I would be fine running them through the late/early snow as long as there wasn't big accumulations.
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I can speak for myself, driving on Toyo Proxes II ... they have the best hydroplaning rating but def not for snow, also, you can go one size up, 285/ 40 and 325/35 ... don't buy RFTs PLEASE
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