x5m 2016 21inch Mich PSS in snow--CAREFUL

[SYT_Shadow]

Today I mounted a set of winter 19" wheels on my F85 X5M. They do clear the OEM brakes.

TSW Pescara, 8.5" width, ET35, with the correct bolt pattern and hub centric, they are a direct fit.

Very happy to go to 19"s for the brutal winters here and in Canada!

[8BMWSsofar///M]

Can you provide pics and also what size tires front and rear.

[stoqnski]

I have been running 21s with the Pirelli Scorpion Snow tires (285 front 325 rear) and have been happy with them with light snow 3-5 inches and general ice conditions. Have not tried them with anything above that. Kind of a hard-to-find tire nowadays but the dealers seem to stock them.

[Yuille36]

Just my observation, in you reside in an area that sees snow regularly, then you can get by if the snow is only a few inches on all-season tires.
But if you get feet of snow, then buy some dedicated snow tires. All-wheel drive will not, I repeat will not save your a** from a trip to the body shop.

[SYT_Shadow]

Originally Posted by 8BMWSsofar///M

Can you provide pics and also what size tires front and rear.

255/55-19 square tires, Alpin 5 Michelins

The wheels are TSW Pescara, 19x8.5" ET35, they are the right bolt pattern and hub size for a direct fit to the X5M.

In the front we used a 12mm spacer, in the rear a 30mm spacer (the type that screws onto the hub and then you screw the wheel bolts onto the spacer, from H&R). This leaves the front wheels 2mm more sunken in than stock and the rears are 5mm more sunken in, which is fine as this is a winter setup.

It goes without saying this rides much, much better than the stock summer 21"s or the prior set of 20" OEM winters we used.


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