Post per request: Black 20"/Winter Setup

[nicknick1]

Made up my mind, SMOKIN

[kirkX5m]

janix you finally posted those pics!!!! thats hot!

[ChristopherM3]

Looks good!!! I also like your sig. pic!!

[powers1]

Like it!Goes very well with your front grill.Lets us not forget that this is only your winter set up!You woudnt want then to look better than your Schnitzer wheels!

[Juanted]

Looking good, Janix!

You still have the most kick-ass X5 on here...

Juan

[YankeeBimmer]

Those rims are SWEET!

[DinanX5]

Yeah, OK, they LOOK great (as all of your mods always do!) But how do those massive 315s/35s 'winter tires' actually do in the snow? And by the way, how did you manage to fit 10.5s in the front? My research indicated that this was not possible... or at least not advisable.

[ricky.agrawal]

DinanX5, I'm looking at www.tirerack.com on a 2004 X5 4.4i (pretty much the same car as yours) and 20x10.5 all around is fine. Even 21x10.5 all around is fine. However the tire sizes they suggest aren't the same as 315/35/20 all around.

Tirerack says:
20x10.5 = 295/40/20
21x10.5 = 285/35/21

[jmh]

Originally Posted by DinanX5

Yeah, OK, they LOOK great (as all of your mods always do!) But how do those massive 315s/35s 'winter tires' actually do in the snow? And by the way, how did you manage to fit 10.5s in the front? My research indicated that this was not possible... or at least not advisable.

Nope, 20x10.5's will fit fine with 315's all around. No rubbing or any other mechanical issues. Dinan actually considered to sell their supercharged 4.6 kit with 315's all around but decided against due to supply issues of 315's .
Oh and I am not using the 315's in "real" snow, I still have a set of winter wheels/tires when we get more than mice knee deep snow . I am just lucky to live across the road of a very good tireshop where I can have my wheels/tire changed in F1 pit stop style

- Jan

[DinanX5]

Originally Posted by ricky.agrawal

DinanX5, I'm looking at www.tirerack.com on a 2004 X5 4.4i (pretty much the same car as yours) and 20x10.5 all around is fine. Even 21x10.5 all around is fine. However the tire sizes they suggest aren't the same as 315/35/20 all around.

Tirerack says:
20x10.5 = 295/40/20
21x10.5 = 285/35/21

That is encouraging...
I've wanted to do 10.5s all around for a while now, but I was under the impression that the fronts would rub. (And I could've sworn Tire Rack was one of the nay-sayers... ) I've always thought that the same size tire all around was the best way to go... I want just as much grip in front as in the rear (of course, my camber plates are a big help with that )
Anyway, my personal feeling is that I'd rather do 295/40s than 315/35s because the the 295/40s generally run about 1/2 inch bigger in diameter. (And while 1/4 inch of additional sidewall height doesn't seem like much in terms of additional road hazzard protection, I think every little bit helps!) The only down-side - and again, I imagine this is pretty minimal - would be that a larger diameter tire/wheel combo will be slower accelerating... plus they might be a touch heavier.

But my thought is that 295s all around will handle and look fantastic!!!!!

Originally Posted by jmh

...20x10.5's will fit fine with 315's all around. No rubbing or any other mechanical issues. Dinan actually considered to sell their supercharged 4.6 kit with 315's all around but decided against due to supply issues of 315's...
- Jan

So what do you think of the ride with this setup, Jan? I know they're 'winter' tires and all... but having that much rubber on the ground - particularly in the front - must make her grip like a track car!