New to me 4.8is and a few questions.

[c4racer]

Originally Posted by LPMM

I know a guy selling a set of OEM 19s (Looks to be Style 63, might be 211), but I am having trouble locating a snow tire to fit, that's why I didn't pursue it. But thanks for the tip and I'll look into it further and forget about the X3 ones. Weird though since the dealer recommends 18s for snow wheels, but I guess it might have to do with the ET.

Do you run staggered or not for snow? Do you have the ET for your wheels?

18's look pretty silly on a 4.6/8is - IMHO.

There are plenty of options for 19" snow tires - Pirelli, Blizzak LM-25 4x4 or LM-60 are two that come right to mind. Check TireRack and do a search by size.

With staggered 19's I would run the 265-50's on both front and back.

The 19's I picked up are 19x8.5" with ET40. Which is perfect.
OEM 8" rims would be closer to 45mm, but really for a 8.5 or 9" rim anything from ET35 to 40 is going to work pretty well.

Oh - and I realized I have the Yoko Advans, not the Toyos. The Yokos are certainly a summer only tire. They don't even work all that great in the rain - probably due to the 315 rear size. Looks like the Toyos are M&S rated. Although my guess is they would suck in the snow in reality, especially in the stock sizes for a 4.8is.

[LPMM]

Originally Posted by c4racer

18's look pretty silly on a 4.6/8is - IMHO.

There are plenty of options for 19" snow tires - Pirelli, Blizzak LM-25 4x4 or LM-60 are two that come right to mind. Check TireRack and do a search by size.

With staggered 19's I would run the 265-50's on both front and back.

The 19's I picked up are 19x8.5" with ET40. Which is perfect.
OEM 8" rims would be closer to 45mm, but really for a 8.5 or 9" rim anything from ET35 to 40 is going to work pretty well.

Cool, I'll check it out, but 18s are cheaper.

I'll go look at the guy's wheels but he told me they were OEM staggered 19s and judging from the pic it looks to be the Style 63. So fronts would be 19x9 ET48 and rears would be 19x10 ET 45 (at least according to BMW X5 (E53) wheels). Seems ok for ET? Not sure what the stock one is since I won't get the vehicle until Saturday.

PS: Our other car is an '06 S4.

[c4racer]

Originally Posted by LPMM

Cool, I'll check it out, but 18s are cheaper.

I'll go look at the guy's wheels but he told me they were OEM staggered 19s and judging from the pic it looks to be the Style 63. So fronts would be 19x9 ET48 and rears would be 19x10 ET 45 (at least according to BMW X5 (E53) wheels). Seems ok for ET? Not sure what the stock one is since I won't get the vehicle until Saturday.

PS: Our other car is an '06 S4.

S4 + 4.8is is a really nice stable!!

You could run those 265s on both front and rear on those factory 19's. ET is fine - I measured the front wheel on my 4.6is and it is somewhere around 45mm.

[LPMM]

Originally Posted by c4racer

S4 + 4.8is is a really nice stable!!

You could run those 265s on both front and rear on those factory 19's. ET is fine - I measured the front wheel on my 4.6is and it is somewhere around 45mm.

Well, 4.6is and S4 ain't too shabby either.

Yours are 45mm F&R? Just asking cuz according to the site I linked aboved, my Style 168 would have a 30mm offset in the rear.

[c4racer]

Originally Posted by LPMM

Well, 4.6is and S4 ain't too shabby either.

Yours are 45mm F&R? Just asking cuz according to the site I linked aboved, my Style 168 would have a 30mm offset in the rear.

that was a rough estimate and I only measured my front wheel. Rear is lower because the rim is .5 or 1" wider.

[LPMM]

Ok, sorry for being thick in the head, but I don't get the offset thing (staggered is confusing me) and after reading threads, it is still not obvious as to what fits and what doesn't.

I am leaning toward the 18" simply because it would be a cheaper setup and it would provide for a softer ride compared to 19s. The wheels Tire Rack offer are not that exciting, but in a pinch they would do the trick and I am also looking at OEM wheels.

Most of the aftermarket 18s have an offset of 40 or 42 and are 8" wide, and OEM ones have an offset of 48 and are 8.5" wide. I believe my wheels are 20x9.5 ET45 Front and 20x10.5 ET30 Rear (still do not have the vehicle). So, I have 4 questions:

1. I do not think the front matters much since the offset difference is not that great, but what about the difference on the rear wheels? What does this really mean? Will the tires be "tucked in" more?

2. Now about OEM wheels, upon searching the forum, it appears some may fit and some may not. Is there a list of those that do fit (Style 69 would be nice)? There is a set of "Style 58" for sale and I'd like to know if they would clear.

3. The recommended tire size is 255/55/18 and it's fine. But, it seems that a 225/60/18 is a closer match to the OEM 20s (only 0.1% difference). Any reason why a 225/60 would not work?

4. Finally, do you guys run TPMS with your winter setups or do you simply ignore the light on the dash? Any adverse effect it could cause?

Thanks for the help, all this is new and a bit confusing to me.

Edit: I found the following but I am wondering if there is an error. The caption mentions Style 58 but the pic appears to be Style 69. Can someone confirm, and if they would both fit?

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

They do take 18" style 58 wheels with no problems. NCX has them as his winter setup on his 4.6is. And you may have seen pics of my 4.8is with 18" in the articles section.

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by LPMM

Edit: I found the following but I am wondering if there is an error. The caption mentions Style 58 but the pic appears to be Style 69. Can someone confirm, and if they would both fit?

Those are not style 69. They are 18" style 87 replicas. Here is the pic of style 58 on ncx's 4.6is.