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Originally Posted by MaverichX5E70
I called my tire guy and he's got 2 used but 90% tread Michelin Latitude Sport 3's in 295/40/20's set aside for me. He thinks he'll have 2 more available for me by the time I'm ready to put a package together in late March or early April.
I'm trying to decide on what wheel I want now. Looking at Rohana RC22 or RC7 or something similar from a different manufacturer.
I'm buying a spare tire kit tomorrow for the x5 in anticipation of getting rid of the run flats for good.
Thanks for the pics Entropy, seeing your ride has definitely helped influence my decision and I think things will work out well.
Beside the added advantage of being able to rotate, I'm hoping whatever offsets are available on the aftermarket wheels are similar to the BMW 18" wheels I have for winter, so I can rotate all sets and leave the wheel spacers on all year to improve the look of my winter set up which where I am in Canada is almost 6 months of the year.
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Good luck with everything. Glad I could help. The 295/40 is standard on the Porsche Macan and I think a Mercedes GLC? You will love being able to rotate and get more life out of the tires.
Offset is only half the equation for determining flushness. The width is the second half. For example, 18x8 +0 is the same as 18x10 +25. Just make sure that for up front your inner backspacing is no more than 173mm (wheel width divided by 2, in millimeters, plus offset), otherwise you'll rub the knuckle.