E61 awd wheel and tire setup help?
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E61 awd wheel and tire setup help?
I’m looking to swap from my stock setup to some 19” wheels. What sizes am I capable of running on it? I’m looking to get the wheels flush with the fenders if possible. I’ve seen that the wagons have weird offsets and I don’t really understand what makes wheels / tires compatible or not. Any help is appreciated!
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Stock tires for an E61 wagon are 225/50R17. Is that what you have?
All E61's are AWD, which departs from "i" cars (mostly sedans) which are rear wheel drive. Each have different offsets. Your car is an "xi", with offsets between 35 and 45 mm (often referred to as ET). So when purchasing wheels, you will need to be cognizant of the offset. If you go with OEM wheels, they will have the proper hub bore and lug pattern measurements. If you buy aftermarket, you will need to match those dimensions.
A good site to visit to play around with measurements is willtheyfit.com. Good luck!
All E61's are AWD, which departs from "i" cars (mostly sedans) which are rear wheel drive. Each have different offsets. Your car is an "xi", with offsets between 35 and 45 mm (often referred to as ET). So when purchasing wheels, you will need to be cognizant of the offset. If you go with OEM wheels, they will have the proper hub bore and lug pattern measurements. If you buy aftermarket, you will need to match those dimensions.
A good site to visit to play around with measurements is willtheyfit.com. Good luck!
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Stock tires for an E61 wagon are 225/50R17. Is that what you have?
All E61's are AWD, which departs from "i" cars (mostly sedans) which are rear wheel drive. Each have different offsets. Your car is an "xi", with offsets between 35 and 45 mm (often referred to as ET). So when purchasing wheels, you will need to be cognizant of the offset. If you go with OEM wheels, they will have the proper hub bore and lug pattern measurements. If you buy aftermarket, you will need to match those dimensions.
A good site to visit to play around with measurements is willtheyfit.com. Good luck!
All E61's are AWD, which departs from "i" cars (mostly sedans) which are rear wheel drive. Each have different offsets. Your car is an "xi", with offsets between 35 and 45 mm (often referred to as ET). So when purchasing wheels, you will need to be cognizant of the offset. If you go with OEM wheels, they will have the proper hub bore and lug pattern measurements. If you buy aftermarket, you will need to match those dimensions.
A good site to visit to play around with measurements is willtheyfit.com. Good luck!
BMW wheel style 172 | BmwStyleWheels.com
but the offsets range from 18 to 32, is there any way to make them fit? I’ve tried using the calculator but I’m honestly just not sure what I’m looking at with that 😅
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So you'll notice two things on the link you referenced. One is that Style 172's are staggered, which means the fronts and rears have different offsets. It also notes an exception for the fronts for a 4x4 car, which you are. Basically this says that Style 172's are not appropriate for an AWD car.
The reason for this is, the lower the ET, the more the wheel sticks out. The higher the ET, the more the wheel sits inside the wheel well. Rims with too low an offset can cause troubles with the outside edge of the tire rubbing on the fender or wheel well. Rims with too high an offset can cause troubles with the inside edge of the tire rubbing on the suspension or wheel well.
Wheels with too high an offset can be fixed with spacers. With wheels with too low an offset, as in this case, you are SOL -- you have to roll the fenders to keep them from rubbing. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but at least you checked here first, which hopefully saved you some money and grief.
The reason for this is, the lower the ET, the more the wheel sticks out. The higher the ET, the more the wheel sits inside the wheel well. Rims with too low an offset can cause troubles with the outside edge of the tire rubbing on the fender or wheel well. Rims with too high an offset can cause troubles with the inside edge of the tire rubbing on the suspension or wheel well.
Wheels with too high an offset can be fixed with spacers. With wheels with too low an offset, as in this case, you are SOL -- you have to roll the fenders to keep them from rubbing. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but at least you checked here first, which hopefully saved you some money and grief.
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So you'll notice two things on the link you referenced. One is that Style 172's are staggered, which means the fronts and rears have different offsets. It also notes an exception for the fronts for a 4x4 car, which you are. Basically this says that Style 172's are not appropriate for an AWD car.
The reason for this is, the lower the ET, the more the wheel sticks out. The higher the ET, the more the wheel sits inside the wheel well. Rims with too low an offset can cause troubles with the outside edge of the tire rubbing on the fender or wheel well. Rims with too high an offset can cause troubles with the inside edge of the tire rubbing on the suspension or wheel well.
Wheels with too high an offset can be fixed with spacers. With wheels with too low an offset, as in this case, you are SOL -- you have to roll the fenders to keep them from rubbing. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but at least you checked here first, which hopefully saved you some money and grief.
The reason for this is, the lower the ET, the more the wheel sticks out. The higher the ET, the more the wheel sits inside the wheel well. Rims with too low an offset can cause troubles with the outside edge of the tire rubbing on the fender or wheel well. Rims with too high an offset can cause troubles with the inside edge of the tire rubbing on the suspension or wheel well.
Wheels with too high an offset can be fixed with spacers. With wheels with too low an offset, as in this case, you are SOL -- you have to roll the fenders to keep them from rubbing. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but at least you checked here first, which hopefully saved you some money and grief.
BMW wheel style 225 | BmwStyleWheels.com
BMW wheel style 179 | BmwStyleWheels.com
This one I would have to run 4 front wheels ?
BMW wheel style 163 | BmwStyleWheels.com
same case for these I think
BMW wheel style 127 | BmwStyleWheels.com
And sorry for spamming you with links 😅 Just want to make sure I get it right the first time.
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Ok! So I’ve got my eyes on some 19x9.5 et 35 wheels, no reason those shouldn’t work ! But is there any reason not to run 19x8.5 et 35? I found some in that size that I prefer the look of. After this I should be able to make a choice between the two and upload some pics once they’re on!
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My 2010 535i xdrive has ET of 20
Stock tires for an E61 wagon are 225/50R17. Is that what you have?
All E61's are AWD, which departs from "i" cars (mostly sedans) which are rear wheel drive. Each have different offsets. Your car is an "xi", with offsets between 35 and 45 mm (often referred to as ET). So when purchasing wheels, you will need to be cognizant of the offset. If you go with OEM wheels, they will have the proper hub bore and lug pattern measurements. If you buy aftermarket, you will need to match those dimensions.
A good site to visit to play around with measurements is willtheyfit.com. Good luck!
All E61's are AWD, which departs from "i" cars (mostly sedans) which are rear wheel drive. Each have different offsets. Your car is an "xi", with offsets between 35 and 45 mm (often referred to as ET). So when purchasing wheels, you will need to be cognizant of the offset. If you go with OEM wheels, they will have the proper hub bore and lug pattern measurements. If you buy aftermarket, you will need to match those dimensions.
A good site to visit to play around with measurements is willtheyfit.com. Good luck!
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