xi staggered wheels?
05-12-2010, 11:58 PM
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And yes, they may, in fact get undue stress from varying overall diameters between front and rear wheels.
However.
If you calculate your overall diameters and choose sizes accordingly, you should not have any issues. I say "should not" because basically, from all the members that have done it, evidence is unanimous that the setup will work without issues. But, of course, there's always the odd chance that your transfer case may start leaking - who knows?!
If above is insufficient evidence, then consider the fact that BMW offered (or offers? IDK) an OEM staggered setup as an upgrade - those were the 124s with Xi offsets.
05-13-2010, 05:38 AM
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Yes, that is correct - Xi's are equipped with transfer cases.
And yes, they may, in fact get undue stress from varying overall diameters between front and rear wheels.
However.
If you calculate your overall diameters and choose sizes accordingly, you should not have any issues. I say "should not" because basically, from all the members that have done it, evidence is unanimous that the setup will work without issues. But, of course, there's always the odd chance that your transfer case may start leaking - who knows?!
If above is insufficient evidence, then consider the fact that BMW offered (or offers? IDK) an OEM staggered setup as an upgrade - those were the 124s with Xi offsets.
And yes, they may, in fact get undue stress from varying overall diameters between front and rear wheels.
However.
If you calculate your overall diameters and choose sizes accordingly, you should not have any issues. I say "should not" because basically, from all the members that have done it, evidence is unanimous that the setup will work without issues. But, of course, there's always the odd chance that your transfer case may start leaking - who knows?!
If above is insufficient evidence, then consider the fact that BMW offered (or offers? IDK) an OEM staggered setup as an upgrade - those were the 124s with Xi offsets.
05-21-2010, 06:32 PM
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LOL! How many times have I posted this link on this forum over the years.
05-21-2010, 06:34 PM
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Here are some pix of my old, 2007 530xi Sport:
These are 19" VB3's. Specs are as follows:
19x8.5 ET40
19x9.5 ET45
Tires:
Front 245/35/19
Rear 275/30/19
Spacers:
10mm Front
12mm Rear
Car was also lowered with special XI springs from H&R.
https://5series.net/forums/gallery/i...2139-thumbjpg/
https://5series.net/forums/gallery/i...8-dsc00977jpg/
https://5series.net/forums/gallery/i...7-dsc00973jpg/
These are 19" VB3's. Specs are as follows:
19x8.5 ET40
19x9.5 ET45
Tires:
Front 245/35/19
Rear 275/30/19
Spacers:
10mm Front
12mm Rear
Car was also lowered with special XI springs from H&R.
https://5series.net/forums/gallery/i...2139-thumbjpg/
https://5series.net/forums/gallery/i...8-dsc00977jpg/
https://5series.net/forums/gallery/i...7-dsc00973jpg/
05-21-2010, 08:17 PM
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Here are some pix of my old, 2007 530xi Sport:
These are 19" VB3's. Specs are as follows:
19x8.5 ET40
19x9.5 ET45
Tires:
Front 245/35/19
Rear 275/30/19
Spacers:
10mm Front
12mm Rear
Car was also lowered with special XI springs from H&R.
https://5series.net/forums/gallery/i...2139-thumbjpg/
https://5series.net/forums/gallery/i...8-dsc00977jpg/
https://5series.net/forums/gallery/i...7-dsc00973jpg/
These are 19" VB3's. Specs are as follows:
19x8.5 ET40
19x9.5 ET45
Tires:
Front 245/35/19
Rear 275/30/19
Spacers:
10mm Front
12mm Rear
Car was also lowered with special XI springs from H&R.
https://5series.net/forums/gallery/i...2139-thumbjpg/
https://5series.net/forums/gallery/i...8-dsc00977jpg/
https://5series.net/forums/gallery/i...7-dsc00973jpg/
What spacers did you use? How did the wheels sit?
06-27-2010, 08:29 PM
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My Ride: 2007 Silver Grey Metallic 530 Xi E60
Black leather, Nav, Adaptive Xenons, AWD, Comfort access, NightVision, Cold Weather Package, adaptive xenon headlights with headlight washers, PDC, glass sunroof, Ipod, park distance control, retrofited auto dimming power folding mirrors, Window Tint Front 35% / Rear 20%
I have the 530xi, I'm thinking of buying the 189 styles wheels 18" staggered set up, can I mount this set on on my XI without any problem? what do you guys think? will this set up damage anything?
- Front: 225/40/18 offset 34
- Rear: 255/35/18 offset 37
- Front: 225/40/18 offset 34
- Rear: 255/35/18 offset 37
06-27-2010, 11:29 PM
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06-28-2010, 08:25 AM
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My Ride: 2007 Silver Grey Metallic 530 Xi E60
Black leather, Nav, Adaptive Xenons, AWD, Comfort access, NightVision, Cold Weather Package, adaptive xenon headlights with headlight washers, PDC, glass sunroof, Ipod, park distance control, retrofited auto dimming power folding mirrors, Window Tint Front 35% / Rear 20%
Hey Seip thanks for the help the link was very usefull.