Wheels - 20" or 21"

Luca42 · 10-15-2015, 10:53 PM

Found it:

http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...hakkapeliittas

Chadmatic · 01-23-2017, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by AwesomeM3

Here are photos of the 20" 611M and 21" 612M wheels:

They both look awesome! They are my favorite X5 OEMs, I reckon most folks wouldn't be able to distinguish the difference between them without a side by side comparison.

secretariat · 01-23-2017, 03:33 PM

I got the dual setup, very happy.

NikonMan · 01-23-2017, 10:05 PM

I went with the 20's primarily as the 21's are never in stock anywhere and secondly from my limited test driving the 20's seemed smoother. They look practically identical and are of the same overall diameter so they both fill out the wells the same.

jcm3 · 01-24-2017, 09:40 AM

I just dont see the point in 21'/22" winter tires (way too little sidewall). Like mentioned before 21" tires are never in stock. My bet if you live in a winter environment is 20" oem and 22" aftermarket (summer). If you dont deal w snow than 21".

aas5 · 01-24-2017, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jcm3

I just dont see the point in 21'/22" winter tires (way too little sidewall). Like mentioned before 21" tires are never in stock. My bet if you live in a winter environment is 20" oem and 22" aftermarket (summer). If you dont deal w snow than 21".

why not keep the 21s for the summer and aftermarket 19s or 20s for the winter?

jettie1767 · 01-24-2017, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by NERVOUS

I just got rid of a 2012 X5 M... Looking for a new one. Curious to hear which size wheels you went with and why?

Initially, I was leaning towards the 21" wheels, but I've been to a couple dealerships and it seems like everything in-stock has the 20" wheels.

I bought my X6M 3 weeks ago with 21s then bought a set of 20" winter wheel set a couple of days later.

onfireX5 · 01-24-2017, 06:31 PM

I like the 20" and 21" OEM equally. Overall diameter is the same so they fill the wheel well the same. Since Pirelli redesigned the PZero it is right there with M. Might be a slight advantage to 20 for tire availability and a slight advantage to 21 for track performance.

gizmo958 · 01-30-2017, 04:11 AM

i prefer the 21s due to pure bling appeal , and they really do look the part . 20s looks tiny to me now , i know its only 1 inch but i always notice when i see a x5m/x6m .

guess for practicality i would choose 20s if i thought snow and terrible roads is all i had to deal with , overall 21s are nice ;-)

Chadmatic · 01-30-2017, 10:45 AM

It's all about proportion and striking the right balance.

alvinabed · 01-30-2017, 08:36 PM

Go with 21".. look much better!!

PatrickC23 · 01-31-2017, 11:50 AM

I have both, and as similar as they look the 21s always look better to me. Just doesnt make sense to have 21s in winter time imo, not here in the Northeast. Just this morning i walked out of my building and saw an LBB X5M with 21s parked out front and started counting the days until I can swap back to 21.

Chadmatic · 01-31-2017, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by PatrickC23

Just this morning i walked out of my building and saw an LBB X5M with 21s parked out front and started counting the days until I can swap back to 21.

I hear you but it is still January, not even half way there but I can appreciate your wishful thinking.

jml · 01-31-2017, 11:19 PM

Wish I had 20", the 21 ride is amazingly bad on the MPSS tires. Worse than my E70M with run-flats...worse than my track cars. My buddie's 20" on pirellis rides a lot better.

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secretariat Major 954 Rep 1,457 Posts Drives: 2016 X5M Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	I got the dual setup, very happy.
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NikonMan First Lieutenant 68 Rep 308 Posts Drives: 2017 X5M Azurite on Nutmeg Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	I went with the 20's primarily as the 21's are never in stock anywhere and secondly from my limited test driving the 20's seemed smoother. They look practically identical and are of the same overall diameter so they both fill out the wells the same.
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01-24-2017, 09:40 AM	#27
jcm3 First Lieutenant 83 Rep 323 Posts Drives: F85 X5M, 07 911 TT Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Skokie, IL iTrader: (1)	I just dont see the point in 21'/22" winter tires (way too little sidewall). Like mentioned before 21" tires are never in stock. My bet if you live in a winter environment is 20" oem and 22" aftermarket (summer). If you dont deal w snow than 21".
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onfireX5 Brigadier General 3619 Rep 4,532 Posts Drives: F90M5,F85X5M Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Va iTrader: (0)	I like the 20" and 21" OEM equally. Overall diameter is the same so they fill the wheel well the same. Since Pirelli redesigned the PZero it is right there with M. Might be a slight advantage to 20 for tire availability and a slight advantage to 21 for track performance.
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Wheels - 20" or 21"

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gizmo958 Private First Class 51 Rep 193 Posts Drives: Evo IX, 17 X5M Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: LONDON iTrader: (0)	i prefer the 21s due to pure bling appeal , and they really do look the part . 20s looks tiny to me now , i know its only 1 inch but i always notice when i see a x5m/x6m . guess for practicality i would choose 20s if i thought snow and terrible roads is all i had to deal with , overall 21s are nice ;-)
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01-30-2017, 10:45 AM	#32
Chadmatic Registered Member 661 Rep 608 Posts Drives: F15 35i M-Sport Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Southern California iTrader: (0)	It's all about proportion and striking the right balance. Last edited by Chadmatic; 01-30-2017 at 06:13 PM..
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01-31-2017, 11:50 AM	#34
PatrickC23 Colonel 187 Rep 2,245 Posts Drives: '16 991.1 911 GTS, '16 F85 X5M Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: NNJ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW ///M5 [0.00]	I have both, and as similar as they look the 21s always look better to me. Just doesnt make sense to have 21s in winter time imo, not here in the Northeast. Just this morning i walked out of my building and saw an LBB X5M with 21s parked out front and started counting the days until I can swap back to 21. __________________ 2016 991.1 911 Carrera GTS 2016 F85 X5M - Carbon Black/Mugello Red
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01-31-2017, 11:19 PM	#36
jml Major 128 Rep 1,144 Posts Drives: X5M, GT3RS, GT4 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (3)	Wish I had 20", the 21 ride is amazingly bad on the MPSS tires. Worse than my E70M with run-flats...worse than my track cars. My buddie's 20" on pirellis rides a lot better.
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