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Old 12-09-2023, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Effduration View Post
Salty B. - you do you...But there are many sets of decent, used alloy E53 17 inch wheels on facebook, craigslist, etc. for short money. Some have decent tires.

Find a guy near you who can straighten them and then run 'em into the ground.

Came here to say this - there are three or four sets of style 57s on craigslist locally for a song. I bought a second set for winter tires a couple years ago, I overpaid I think $150 with used tires on them. The quality of OEM wheels is so much better than aftermarket and especially cheap steelies too. But I agree -- you do you sir. One thing to keep in mind is steelies usually weigh a lot, which will hurt acceleration compared to factory aluminum wheels.



I am actually looking at some style 131s (18") on craiglist locally. I wanted 17" for my winter tires but would like to upsize to the 18s for my summer tires. I agree the comfort is better on 17s, but for towing I'd like the shorter profile and wider contact patch in the summer.
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