HELP!! I need new rims. Help pick em out

[rastaFarai]

Originally Posted by Naz24

i was thinking these... Wheel Details - Discount Tire Direct

what do u think?

like them - why not go 22s if you go aftermarket.. i would.. the beyern mesh 22" are nice too.

[Naz24]

Originally Posted by rastaFarai

like them - why not go 22s if you go aftermarket.. i would.. the beyern mesh 22" are nice too.

well with the potholes in this area the last thing i want is a bent rim. do u think 20s are too small?

[X5 Meister]

In that case the biggest I'd go with are 19" but to be safe 18".

Originally Posted by Naz24

well with the potholes in this area the last thing i want is a bent rim. do u think 20s are too small?

[Naz24]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

In that case the biggest I'd go with are 19" but to be safe 18".

still going with 20'' a bunch of ppl i know have 20s around here and have no problem..also i think 22 doesnt look right on that car. its just too big ...

[X5 Meister]

Go with whatever you like. I'm just saying that larger rims will invariably have lower profile tires.

Stock 17" rims have 65 profile tires, 18" - 55 , 19" - 45, 20" - 40, 21" - 35.

BMW says that high performance tires and low profile rims are more susceptible to damage. By definition, high performance tires are tires with a speed rating higher than H and sidewalls that are less than 50% of the thread width. Given those facts you can deduce that the 19" tires + rims will already be running a risk of damage, as I said in post # 13, and to be safe an 18" wheel+tire is a safer bet.

[jst2878]

if you get the tsw's get them with the stock stagger of the twenties it will make them look oem.

[Naz24]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

Go with whatever you like. I'm just saying that larger rims will invariably have lower profile tires.

Stock 17" rims have 65 profile tires, 18" - 55 , 19" - 45, 20" - 40, 21" - 35.

BMW says that high performance tires and low profile rims are more susceptible to damage. By definition, high performance tires are tires with a speed rating higher than H and sidewalls that are less than 50% of the thread width. Given those facts you can deduce that the 19" tires + rims will already be running a risk of damage, as I said in post # 13, and to be safe an 18" wheel+tire is a safer bet.

thats completely true. i'll see what happens...thanks for the advice

[X5 Meister]

No prob. Good luck.

[JCAPX5]

Hey Rasta, thanks very much for the kind words on my pic. I'm relatively new to the bords so I'm trying to help where I can. I was hanging out the window a bit with my girlfriend driving!

Naz good luck with the wheels!

[TQ2K]

Naz,

Did you get the new wheels already? Seems like you have different wheels on your Avatar now...