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Old 10-15-2005, 12:42 AM
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Will M5 19" wheels fit my standard M-Sport car?
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I think they will - as they were offered to me when I ordered mine earlier in the year.

(AND I wish I had taken them up on that extra! )
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I did a little search on the forum and someone have posted a spec sheet and it say that our car can take on a 245/19 for the front and 275/19 for the rear at most. The M5 can take on a little bigger 255/19 front and 285/19 rear. Don't know if that extra 10mm will cause fender rubbing though.
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Originally Posted by AC_S5' date='Oct 15 2005, 10:34 AM
I did a little search on the forum and someone have posted a spec sheet and it say that our car can take on a 245/19 for the front and 275/19 for the rear at most.? The M5 can take on a little bigger 255/19 front and 285/19 rear.? Don't know if that extra 10mm will cause fender rubbing though.
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Thanks - I have 245 all round at the moment, am just wondering if the 255 fronts and 295 rears will fit or not before I buy...
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If you use the M5 spec tires your speedo will be out (sidewall hight different"
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E60Speed has it right once again!

The M5 wheels are higher and your speedometer will give you lower measures that you should.
It will also affect the the auto gearbox funtions do to the wheels wrong spinning speed etc.

Go for tire sizes given in the owners manual!
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' date='Oct 15 2005, 09:51 AM
E60Speed has it right once again!

The M5 wheels are higher and your speedometer will give you lower measures that you should.
It will also affect the the auto gearbox funtions do to the wheels wrong spinning speed etc.

Go for tire sizes given in the owners manual!
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So i suspect that getting the same sizes as the 19's 172M rims won't affect the car in any bad way. I'm looking at some bbs rs-gt 19s
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The Style 166 and Style 172 wheels will both fit normal E60s (except xi models, officially), but not with the size of tires the M5 uses. You can use those wheels, but with 245/35-19 on the front and 275/30-19 on the rear.

For maximum official supported wheel and tire sizes, see:

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=16509
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Originally Posted by das' date='Oct 15 2005, 08:26 PM
The Style 166 and Style 172 wheels will both fit normal E60s (except xi models, officially), but not with the size of tires the M5 uses. You can use those wheels, but with 245/35-19 on the front and 275/30-19 on the rear.

For maximum official supported wheel and tire sizes, see:

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=16509
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Thanks das, thats really useful info... I will probably just stick with the 172 wheels then as smaller width tyres on the M5 wheels might look a bit skank
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Originally Posted by IMU' date='Oct 15 2005, 02:43 PM
Thanks das, thats really useful info...? I will probably just stick with the 172 wheels then as smaller width tyres on the M5 wheels might look a bit skank?
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The Style 172 and Style 166 wheel are both 8.5 x 19 front and 9.5 x 19 rear.

The only difference is the hub offset. The Style 166 wheel is set out further from the hub than the 172 by 6mm on the front and 4mm on the rear.

The 245/35-19 and 275/30-19 will look fine (not to mention the same) on a Style 166 or 172.


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