Originally Posted by burkleymh

Your manual recommends 17" rims if you need to use chains(rear only) - no mention of cables that I saw - the guy I bought my X5 from used it to to go skiing in Vermont - he sold the X5 rather than buy snow tires, since the 19" rims and Diamaris had him skating all over the place - his loss, my gain - remember, narrow tires work best in snow.