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Hey guys,
I've searched the forum and there are some pretty good and informative posts out there on this subject, but since I'm a newbie both to the forum and to the 5 series wheel issue I could still use some help.
Wife's car is a 2008 528xi with the stock wheels. I would like to upgrade to probably 18"s and a little wider than stock but don't really want to get into spacer issues, wheel well rubbing, etc., especially since it's her daily driver. I really want an OEM looking wheel with the OEM center caps, and not looking to pimp her ride out, just a reasonably better look, in both the wheel and tire. I saw that the AluFelgen SF71's are a possibility, as well as the VMR V710's, both of which I like.
What I could use is some help in spec'ing the exact wheel size and probably tire too. We live in Michigan, and I would prefer to use them year round, but am open to keeping the original wheels/tires for winter use.
Could someone help spec these out?
Thank you in advance!
I've searched the forum and there are some pretty good and informative posts out there on this subject, but since I'm a newbie both to the forum and to the 5 series wheel issue I could still use some help.
Wife's car is a 2008 528xi with the stock wheels. I would like to upgrade to probably 18"s and a little wider than stock but don't really want to get into spacer issues, wheel well rubbing, etc., especially since it's her daily driver. I really want an OEM looking wheel with the OEM center caps, and not looking to pimp her ride out, just a reasonably better look, in both the wheel and tire. I saw that the AluFelgen SF71's are a possibility, as well as the VMR V710's, both of which I like.
What I could use is some help in spec'ing the exact wheel size and probably tire too. We live in Michigan, and I would prefer to use them year round, but am open to keeping the original wheels/tires for winter use.
Could someone help spec these out?
Thank you in advance!
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Hey guys,
I've searched the forum and there are some pretty good and informative posts out there on this subject, but since I'm a newbie both to the forum and to the 5 series wheel issue I could still use some help.
Wife's car is a 2008 528xi with the stock wheels. I would like to upgrade to probably 18"s and a little wider than stock but don't really want to get into spacer issues, wheel well rubbing, etc., especially since it's her daily driver. I really want an OEM looking wheel with the OEM center caps, and not looking to pimp her ride out, just a reasonably better look, in both the wheel and tire. I saw that the AluFelgen SF71's are a possibility, as well as the VMR V710's, both of which I like.
What I could use is some help in spec'ing the exact wheel size and probably tire too. We live in Michigan, and I would prefer to use them year round, but am open to keeping the original wheels/tires for winter use.
Could someone help spec these out?
Thank you in advance!
I've searched the forum and there are some pretty good and informative posts out there on this subject, but since I'm a newbie both to the forum and to the 5 series wheel issue I could still use some help.
Wife's car is a 2008 528xi with the stock wheels. I would like to upgrade to probably 18"s and a little wider than stock but don't really want to get into spacer issues, wheel well rubbing, etc., especially since it's her daily driver. I really want an OEM looking wheel with the OEM center caps, and not looking to pimp her ride out, just a reasonably better look, in both the wheel and tire. I saw that the AluFelgen SF71's are a possibility, as well as the VMR V710's, both of which I like.
What I could use is some help in spec'ing the exact wheel size and probably tire too. We live in Michigan, and I would prefer to use them year round, but am open to keeping the original wheels/tires for winter use.
Could someone help spec these out?
Thank you in advance!
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Tire size is easy - just go with the stock size for 18 inchers. 245/40/18 - Tire rack will have plenty of choices. For all season Conti DWS and Michelin Pilot Sport AS are highly rated.
Rim width wise I would probably go with 8 inch or 8.5. As for backspacing anything up to ET35 or so should be fine (but there is a great discussion on this board about that).
For year around I would probably stay with 18 inchers.
Rim width wise I would probably go with 8 inch or 8.5. As for backspacing anything up to ET35 or so should be fine (but there is a great discussion on this board about that).
For year around I would probably stay with 18 inchers.
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Tire size is easy - just go with the stock size for 18 inchers. 245/40/18 - Tire rack will have plenty of choices. For all season Conti DWS and Michelin Pilot Sport AS are highly rated.
Rim width wise I would probably go with 8 inch or 8.5. As for backspacing anything up to ET35 or so should be fine (but there is a great discussion on this board about that).
For year around I would probably stay with 18 inchers.
Rim width wise I would probably go with 8 inch or 8.5. As for backspacing anything up to ET35 or so should be fine (but there is a great discussion on this board about that).
For year around I would probably stay with 18 inchers.
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Hi Honk,
Thanks for the advice, I checked out your gallery and the wheel/tire combination is great, just what I'm looking for. They look great on your 530! What exactly are those wheels? I'm a newbie so not sure what the "CLS" wheels are....
Thanks for the advice, I checked out your gallery and the wheel/tire combination is great, just what I'm looking for. They look great on your 530! What exactly are those wheels? I'm a newbie so not sure what the "CLS" wheels are....
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Kmoffitt, I echo the advice that you use the 17s for your winter setup w/ all seasons (or even snows when the original tires wear out). With that setup, your better half's car will be a tank through the snow.
I just ordered a set of General Exclaims UHP for my summer setup with Style 166 replicas. The 166s are the stock M5 rim, and I think they look awesome, but don't come in xi offsets for OEM, so you have to go with replicas. I've bought from Tire Rack in the past, and they have a wealth of knowledge, but you can't beat TireBuyer.com's prices and free shipping. Check them out.
I just ordered a set of General Exclaims UHP for my summer setup with Style 166 replicas. The 166s are the stock M5 rim, and I think they look awesome, but don't come in xi offsets for OEM, so you have to go with replicas. I've bought from Tire Rack in the past, and they have a wealth of knowledge, but you can't beat TireBuyer.com's prices and free shipping. Check them out.
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Dig into the forum with search ... there are several very comprehensive posts about wheel and tire choices and fitment recommendations for our cars.
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