Spacers on E70 X5M, 20mm rear + 12.5 mm front

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I'm posting some photos hoping that I can help others.

Before I bought these spacers, I searched for a long time for photos from people with a similar set up so I could get an idea of what it looked like. But there just aren't that many photos out there, and the photos I could find did not show the angles I wanted to see it from.

Anyways, here it is:

2010 X5M

- Stock ride height
- Rear: 20 mm ECS hub centric spacers
- Front 12.5 mm ECS hub centric spacers
- Rims are stock with junky tires from the previous owner (275/40 R20, 315/35 R20)

I cleaned all mating surfaces with fine grit abrasive pad or wire brushes (depending on how rusty) and brake cleaner (not sprayed directly on the rims). I put a thin coat of anti-seize on mating surfaces.

Wheel hub, cleaned. Anti-seize applied


12.5 mm spacer installed


anti-seize applied to spacer


I put a little bit of anti-seize on the rim








I tried to get a top-down photo of the front. It's close, but the tire doesn't actually stick out past the body... it looks weird maybe because i didn't get my phone lined up perfectly for the top-down


Top-down photo of the rear. It doesn't stick out past the body... it looks weird maybe because i didn't get my phone lined up perfectly for the top-down