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Old 06-24-2006, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by CanadianX5
Believe it or not............

I'm not really noticing much difference in ride quality except it now pulls a little when I get into a groove in the pavement.
Although I'm now avoiding potholes like landmines.
Those are very nice looking rims, but I can't imagine your ride quality isn't suffering significantly unless you're driving on very smooth pavement. Those sidewalls are a bit too short and although you might sacrifice a bit in handling, my recommendation would be taller rubber - less prone to damage and better ride. I have no idea what's available in that size though. Lowering will also look good, but that will also negatively affect your ride, but the trade-off is better handling. That's my input since you asked - just trying to help. Just be careful and do your homework when you're fooling around with your carefully engineered BMW X5's suspension.

Are you getting dustless pads to compliment them? That would be another good investment as those rims will be quite a challenge to clean.

Hope I didn't burst your bubble - the rims are really beautiful. Just trying to be helpful by advising you to do some research before you spend a lot of money on mods that may end up frustrating you down the road...
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