Double Spoke - style 174 M wheels
10-31-2005, 07:12 PM
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My Ride: 2006 E60 530 xi six speed manual/Silver gray-auburn/18inch-style123wheels/premium sound and package/HUD/PDC/sport/coldpackage/Sirius/M-aero kit/Nav/comfortseats/shades/comfort access
tires: 245 40 18 Sottozero Pirelli winters (non runflats)
2004 RX330 Lexus - crystal white - reliable, quiet, and the "beater" car for ski trips, hauling, etc.
1995 E34 540i 6 speed black/truffle interior/alpinemp3/XMradio/M5 alloys (Many tears...sold to a fellow Boston bimmer enthusiast!)
BMW #5 in the gallery has some incredible wheels - they are Double spoke - style 172 M on a 530i - he lives in South Africa but can you get these wheels in the States?
will they fit on a 530xi?
Double spoke - style 172 M
5 Series (E60) from 07/2003
8 x 19 Front
9,5 x 19 Rear
ET 20
ET 32
245/35 R19Y
275/30 R19Y
will they fit on a 530xi?
Double spoke - style 172 M
5 Series (E60) from 07/2003
8 x 19 Front
9,5 x 19 Rear
ET 20
ET 32
245/35 R19Y
275/30 R19Y
11-01-2005, 04:09 AM
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1. Yes, you can get these wheels in the US.
2. They are now 8.5 x 19 front and 9.5 x 19 rear.
3. Here is the parts listing.
4. The largest wheel and tire size officially supported by BMW for the 530xi is 245/40-18 on 18 x 8 front and 275/35-18 on 18 x 9 rear.
5. One of our members, NES, put Style 128 wheels, which have the identical dimensions and offsets to the Style 172 wheels, on his 530xi, and had problems with rubbing on the rears, and ended up switching them out for four "fronts".
6. They will "fit" on a 530xi, but because of the hub placement, the offsets will cause problems. See this for an illustration of Style 166 wheels on a 530xi and my concerns about it here.
7. The bad news is that this wheel and tire configuration doesn't rub on the inside rear, it rubs on the *outside*, meaning you can't fix it with spacers (but might be able to with fender rolling).
I've looked into this a great deal because those are exactly the wheels I wanted to get. I still may try at some point...but after my dealer told me they wouldn't cover anything related to the wheels, hubs, brakes, or suspension if I put those wheels on, and after finding the largest official supported wheel and tire sizes for the 530xi, and after seeing that the Style 128 wheel (which has the identical characteristics to the Style 172 wheel and was used with the same tires) had problems on an xi, I opted to get Style 124. I hope this helps...
2. They are now 8.5 x 19 front and 9.5 x 19 rear.
3. Here is the parts listing.
4. The largest wheel and tire size officially supported by BMW for the 530xi is 245/40-18 on 18 x 8 front and 275/35-18 on 18 x 9 rear.
5. One of our members, NES, put Style 128 wheels, which have the identical dimensions and offsets to the Style 172 wheels, on his 530xi, and had problems with rubbing on the rears, and ended up switching them out for four "fronts".
6. They will "fit" on a 530xi, but because of the hub placement, the offsets will cause problems. See this for an illustration of Style 166 wheels on a 530xi and my concerns about it here.
7. The bad news is that this wheel and tire configuration doesn't rub on the inside rear, it rubs on the *outside*, meaning you can't fix it with spacers (but might be able to with fender rolling).
I've looked into this a great deal because those are exactly the wheels I wanted to get. I still may try at some point...but after my dealer told me they wouldn't cover anything related to the wheels, hubs, brakes, or suspension if I put those wheels on, and after finding the largest official supported wheel and tire sizes for the 530xi, and after seeing that the Style 128 wheel (which has the identical characteristics to the Style 172 wheel and was used with the same tires) had problems on an xi, I opted to get Style 124. I hope this helps...
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