Those of you who live in ice/snow conditions what......

[jpsjr70]

Do you plan on doing for snow tires if you are running 20" wheels? I see Pirelli has an option but it's studded, are there any other options? Anyone?

Joe

[stewy604]

I've started investigating this now as well. I left it too late last year on my truck and all the 20" AT / winter tires were gone by October. Anxious to see what people come back with. I know Pirelli makes a Scorpion Snow & Ice in a RF. Not sure I want to chance not having run flats without a spare.

[Kzang]

My All Season bridgestone tires did very well for me on my 19" rims with this past brutal winter in NJ....

[cataitu]

I bought a winter set from BMW, 20" black rims with Pirelli Scorpion.

[opasha]

From what I know, Continental Extreme Contact are one of the best tires on snow. We have a similar tire, the LS20 19", on our '14 MDX and that car handled really amazing even at speeds around 40-50 mph in icy conditions and without slipping on windy roads in snow from 2"-6". I was really impressed by them.

[HansRobert]

I've been debating this issue with myself. I really like the 20" wheel options but would like all season run flats, but apparently no one makes such a thing. So now I'm thinking of going with the 20" wheels and performance tires and then replace them at some point with all season tires. I would also order the spare tire.

That's where I am today but by the time I place my order (waiting for 2015) I may get the 19" all season, third row seating and no spare. Why can't I have everything I want?

[Artdnj]

Exactly what I am going to do Hans, make perfect sense. Then replace the all seasons with the run flats at lease turn in or sell them if you financed.

[Dazza72]

I'm thinking of getting another aftermarket set of 20" rims and running Toyo Observe GSi-5s on them. I'm still also considering running a 19" winter setup but worried that 255 will look too skinny under the wheel flares. Not many winters available in 315/35/20r sizing.

[MRV99]

I run winter summers in everything. Best performance in winter snow and the cost is negligible. Plus you save your summer rims. Bad side is winters look puny in winter

[jpsjr70]

Great responses, unfortunately it need to stay with 20" due to having the BMW Big Brake Kit. I'll look into those Toyo Tires. Thanks everyone for your responses.

Joe

[kip1]

Are you sure the big brake kit needs 20-inch? I think I have those brakes in the M5od as standard?? You can have 19-inch wheels on the M50d. I will be running Nokian Hakka 8 SUV 275/40 R 20 (they won all the tests in Nortern Europe last winter and so did the non studded Nokian Hakka R2) studded all around, but I understood you wanted non studded.

I strongly recommend the Nokian Hakka R2 SUV non studded winter tyres as they won virtually every major test in every large magazine last year in Northern Europe.
http://www.nokiantyres.com/winter-ty...liitta-r2-suv/

Bmw sells Pirellis as a set:
https://www.bmw.de/de/topics/service...ryId=9316.html

EDIT:
Here is a summary I found of many winter test results (Its Finnish, but you get 1. 2. etc...).
http://autohullut.fi/etusivu/2013-ta...-kitkarenkaat/

[opasha]

I have to agree with kip1. Nightcreature installed some amazing Nokian Tires on his 22" wheels for his winter setup and had no issues whatsoever. i believe his were studded. You can see them in his thread here: http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=923595. I might look into these tires for my next setup. Thanks kip1!

[Cavman]

Originally Posted by cataitu

I bought a winter set from BMW, 20" black rims with Pirelli Scorpion.

Have the same. 20" staggered Pirelli Scorpion and Ice. Absolutely fantastic. Was a brutal winter with 10-12" snow drifts that hadn't been plowed and the X5 with the Pirellis never even threw off the traction control light. Phenomenal. Highly recommend.

[chrisny]

Turning the 19" 467m's into winters with a set of winter tires.