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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.
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Yes...we know the manual recommends 17" rims for chains, but as I've stated earlier, I don't see enough snow to warrant a dedicated 17" tires/wheels. The chains/cables are only for the extreme emergency cases (in case I get caught in the middle of a snow storm) where the highway patrol won't let you through unless you have chains/cables. The very lease, I will be getting some all-season tires with M/S to replace the summer tires...so that should help somewhat with the skating issue.