2008 535i winter wheels
11-16-2007, 10:12 AM
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My Ride: 2008 535i Sport
What I am thinking about is putting a set of 17 X 8 rims with winter tires on a 2008 535i with the sport pkg. I just was wondering if anyone has done this or would there be any fit issues due to the stock rims being 18in. Thanks for the help.
11-16-2007, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by bmwmutt' post='495289' date='Nov 16 2007, 11:12 AM
What I am thinking about is putting a set of 17 X 8 rims with winter tires on a 2008 535i with the sport pkg. I just was wondering if anyone has done this or would there be any fit issues due to the stock rims being 18in. Thanks for the help.
11-16-2007, 10:05 PM
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I'm running the same wheel/tire setup as Tuco and they work great. Only down side is my winter tires are speed-limited to 210 kph. Believe it or not, over here on the A-bahn I catch myself running up against this limit quite often. The car is just so amazingly quiet the speed really sneeks up on you... 
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11-17-2007, 09:09 AM
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My Ride: 2008 535xi / Platinum Grey / Black leather / Step Auto / Sport / Premium / Cold weather / 18" wheels / Logic 7 / Comfort / ipod / Navigation / Fold Down Rear Seats / Rear Airbags / Sirius SAT / Spoiler / Extended Clear bra / Bluetooth. (Previously owned a 2002 sport 525I Loaded).
On order: 535xi Platnium Grey with Black interior, Step Auto, Sports package, Premium package, Cold weather package, 18" wheels, Logic 7, Comfort access, ipod adapt, Navigation, Sat radio, Rear spoiler, Extended Clear coat bra.
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I bought 4 staggered Dunlop winter sport M3 snow tires and had them installed at the dealership. The installation with force balance came out to $180. I bought the tires from tirerack and had them delivered to my house. The cost for the staggered OME size snows were $950 shipped. I have the 245-40-18 in the front and the 275-35-18 in the rear. They feel really good and hug the road like glue.
Rick.....
I bought 4 staggered Dunlop winter sport M3 snow tires and had them installed at the dealership. The installation with force balance came out to $180. I bought the tires from tirerack and had them delivered to my house. The cost for the staggered OME size snows were $950 shipped. I have the 245-40-18 in the front and the 275-35-18 in the rear. They feel really good and hug the road like glue.
Rick.....
11-17-2007, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by slickrick' post='495631' date='Nov 17 2007, 07:09 PM
What's up guys?
I bought 4 staggered Dunlop winter sport M3 snow tires and had them installed at the dealership. The installation with force balance came out to $180. I bought the tires from tirerack and had them delivered to my house. The cost for the staggered OME size snows were $950 shipped. I have the 245-40-18 in the front and the 275-35-18 in the rear. They feel really good and hug the road like glue.
Rick.....
I bought 4 staggered Dunlop winter sport M3 snow tires and had them installed at the dealership. The installation with force balance came out to $180. I bought the tires from tirerack and had them delivered to my house. The cost for the staggered OME size snows were $950 shipped. I have the 245-40-18 in the front and the 275-35-18 in the rear. They feel really good and hug the road like glue.
Rick.....
Two main reasons I went the way I did. 1.) They use LOTS of salt where I live due to the hilly terrain and I didn't want to mess up my "good" rims. Ran chrome a little too late into the season on my other vehicle last year and nearly ruined them. 2.) If you're going to be in deep snow (like up in the Alps skiing like I am) you want a narrower tire to cut through the deeper stuff. Also, some areas require snow chains and with wider tires, you might damage the wheel wells.
Bottom line...the choice is situational dependent...
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