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Originally Posted by BIMMER_BLUEBLOOD
im asking because the oem offerings for the cars look a hell of a lot better than the truck offerings... is running an M5 wheel on my truck gonna be a problem? is weight an issue? because if not, i will modify the wheel and use the necessary spacers to make it sit right.... any knowledgeable input is more than welcome.
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You don't say which M5 wheel...there's 5 generations of M5s...the e28/e34/e39/e60/F10. They all have basically the same wheel specs (bolt pattern & wheel offset range)...the exceptions are (as already mentioned) the e39 5 series has a larger wheel hub center bore of 74.1mm vs 72.56 mm for all the others...and now the new F10 5 series has a higher wheel offset range. This may be due to BMWs implementation of Xdrive/AWD models on just about all the sedan models now.
The problem you're going to have mounting the 1st 4 generation M5 sedan wheels on your X5 is the wheel offset range. The BMW sedans have a lower offset range vs the SAVs.
But here comes the exceptions...since BMW started implementing xDrive on the last "E" bodied & new "F" body sedans...the wheels for those E body xDrive sedans and all the newer F bodied sedans now have a higher wheel offset range...so although you may not be able to use the F10 M5s wheels without modifying how they get mounted...you may be able to get by with an F10 xDrive model's wheels.
It pays to check the BMW part nbr and wheel specs when shopping for BMW oe wheels. Again, due to the latest wheel spec changes...wheel specs can be varied...not set in stone like they once were.
BMW Wheel Size Comparison Chart
(always double check the wheel's specs, there may be some wheels that have offsets that may be higher and/or lower than what's listed in the chart)
