17" or 18" Snow Tires on '06 X5 4.4

[MINIz guy]

Originally Posted by c4racer

Autocross with an X5?? Seriously???

Yea, I've seen his X5 in Roundel Oktoberfest article.

I've done driven on a ~25 second autocross course too, albeit not competitively so my times were nowhere fast. It can be done, but I think it is the equivalent to driving a boat on the course. Nevertheless, my 17" all-season OEM MXV4's don't give any notion of squeal when it breaks loose and its mile-high sidewall numbed the feeling of the road.

[sprocket1200]

pirelli ice and snow here. they make a huge difference one the temps are near freezing. night and day between all seasons.

[c4racer]

Originally Posted by MINIz guy

Yea, I've seen his X5 in Roundel Oktoberfest article.

I've done driven on a ~25 second autocross course too, albeit not competitively so my times were nowhere fast. It can be done, but I think it is the equivalent to driving a boat on the course. Nevertheless, my 17" all-season OEM MXV4's don't give any notion of squeal when it breaks loose and its mile-high sidewall numbed the feeling of the road.

HA! I used to run a 89 camaro in F-stock and played around with various vettes before graduating to road racing.

[Chewy08rx]

Pirelli ice and snow on order. Looking forward to trying them out. Now to look for some summer rims...any suggestions??

[sprocket1200]

yeah, summer oem rims are super cheap on craigslist.com. look often and be patient. past set I got had 50% oem Michelin rubber on them for $200. yeah, $200 for all four!!

i think $400-500 should be reasonable. all season tires are fine for your daily commute when your winters are stored.