Please Help: 24 inch rim mods

[TiAgX5]

Originally Posted by Quizzle23

Hey everyone,

Does anyone know what mods are needed to put 24 inch rims on an 06 X5?

Thanks

The backward hat mod, pants hanging off your ass mod, untied basketball shoes mod and the phrase "fo schizzle my nizzle" after everything you say mod are the only mods required before you do the 24" mod.

[Quizzle23]

Originally Posted by TiAgX5

The backward hat mod, pants hanging off your ass mod, untied basketball shoes mod and the phrase "fo schizzle my nizzle" after everything you say mod are the only mods required before you do the 24" mod.

Lol a little stereotypical don't you think? What dO you have on your X5? 22s?

[TiAgX5]

Originally Posted by Quizzle23

Lol a little stereotypical don't you think? What dO you have on your X5? 22s?

Ultra-light discontinued staggered 19"s, Titanium finished centers and uncoated burnished aluminum lips, fully loaded X is right at the max load rating of the wheels, need to put OE 18"s on X when I use it to tow.

[Quizzle23]

Originally Posted by TiAgX5

Ultra-light discontinued staggered 19"s, Titanium finished centers and uncoated burnished aluminum lips, fully loaded X is right at the max load rating of the wheels, need to put OE 18"s on X when I use it to tow.

Oh ok.

[recklessspyder]

there are no google images with 24s....a few with 22s. I couldn't even see the rubber on 22's...figuring there would be less on 24s to keep your speedo in check.

did I just fall for an April Fools joke?

[Quizzle23]

Originally Posted by recklessspyder

there are no google images with 24s....a few with 22s. I couldn't even see the rubber on 22's...figuring there would be less on 24s to keep your speedo in check.

did I just fall for an April Fools joke?

Lol no you didn't, just a question. There are two on cardomain.com.

[SlickGT1]

24" on a stiff bmw, you better pray to never hit any pothole bigger than a nickel. Then add on the cost of all the stressed suspension components, like ball joints and such, and you will be one broke mofo. You think 24" will be pimp. I'm curious how you will find replacing $500 control arms, and doing an alignment every 3 months. Or how you will achieve the "correct", and clearly out of spec alignment that will prevent your rubber band tires from being eaten like crazy. Or how much do you think you will enjoy replacing 24" tires. I understand you can buy cheap shit, but that is what you will get, cheap shit.

[Quizzle23]

Originally Posted by SlickGT1

24" on a stiff bmw, you better pray to never hit any pothole bigger than a nickel. Then add on the cost of all the stressed suspension components, like ball joints and such, and you will be one broke mofo. You think 24" will be pimp. I'm curious how you will find replacing $500 control arms, and doing an alignment every 3 months. Or how you will achieve the "correct", and clearly out of spec alignment that will prevent your rubber band tires from being eaten like crazy. Or how much do you think you will enjoy replacing 24" tires. I understand you can buy cheap shit, but that is what you will get, cheap shit.

Yea that is pretty much what I figured, it wouldn't be worth it. Anyone know of a good site for rims and tires?

[TiAgX5]

1 lb of removed unsprung weight is roughly equivalent to removing 10 lbs of sprung weight, dropping 6 pounds per wheel/tire assembly is like stripping 240 lbs off your vehicle. The lighter wheels/tires also allow the shocks, springs and sway bars to work more efficently, similar to stiffer shocks, springs and sways installed with the OE wheels/tires. Big/heavy wheels/tires do the opposite, 10 lbs per assembly is like loading 400 lbs of stuff into the vehicle. Ultra low profile tires also beat the crap out of suspension components due to ZERO sidewall flex, not to mention a small road hazard such as a 2x4 will have you replacing a cracked wheel, when an X with 19"s or 20"s will suffer no damage at all. It's a BMW, not a '62 Impala, try to bump up performance with mods, not bling factor.

[Quizzle23]

Originally Posted by TiAgX5

1 lb of removed unsprung weight is roughly equivalent to removing 10 lbs of sprung weight, dropping 6 pounds per wheel/tire assembly is like stripping 240 lbs off your vehicle. The lighter wheels/tires also allow the shocks, springs and sway bars to work more efficently, similar to stiffer shocks, springs and sways installed with the OE wheels/tires. Big/heavy wheels/tires do the opposite, 10 lbs per assembly is like loading 400 lbs of stuff into the vehicle. Ultra low profile tires also beat up the crap out of suspension components due to ZERO sidewall flex, not to mention a small road hazard such as a 2x4 will have you replacing a cracked wheel, when an X with 19"s or 20"s will suffer no damage at all. It's a BMW, not a '62 Impala, try to bump up performance with mods, not bling factor.

Bling is not the issue it's all black all the way around so I'm not trying to pimp it out. I just don't like small rims on an SUV. I have 19s on it now but I have snow tires in it as well it looks fine b/c of the tires but I have to get them off asap. I think nice rims with fat tires look horrible and that's not the look I want. Maybe I will look into a very lite weight 22s. Do you know of any good sites?