pics e70 alpine 214 in snow

vic1129 · #1 12-20-2009, 10:28 AM

jigaro · #2 12-20-2009, 10:40 AM

Nice, Nice, it's that time of the year!!

mtech8 · #3 12-20-2009, 11:55 AM

Never seen a X5 like that before. Very cool pics!

Ag4.8 · #4 12-20-2009, 12:59 PM

What tires are you using? How are they in the snow with the staggered 20s?

vic1129 · #5 12-20-2009, 01:27 PM

They are none staggered 214 reps from ebay... tires are nexen size 275 40 20 all season they are not bad, first time driving on snow with them. I have no complaints!

rh71 · #6 12-20-2009, 02:29 PM

sweet! You inspired me to go out and play too... of course I forgot the shovel so I didn't venture too deep... was fine in 6" and slush though. The traction control light had a good time. BTW, it's half clean cause it was garaged overnight... woulda looked better in full battlegear.

us_matrix · #7 12-21-2009, 05:09 AM

Hi rh71,

Are you running with Proxy ST All-Sesaon on your 214 Staggered setup? Did you put chain on? I am thinking to put ST II All-season when I go to Tahoe.

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Originally Posted by rh71

sweet! You inspired me to go out and play too... of course I forgot the shovel so I didn't venture too deep... was fine in 6" and slush though. The traction control light had a good time. BTW, it's half clean cause it was garaged overnight... woulda looked better in full battlegear.

rh71 · #8 12-21-2009, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by us_matrix

Hi rh71,

Are you running with Proxy ST All-Sesaon on your 214 Staggered setup? Did you put chain on? I am thinking to put ST II All-season when I go to Tahoe.

I had to swap out the ST to STII because of that vibration & they don't make them in 315 anymore. It was a tire defect on 1 side. So that's what I'm running, no chains... was just out for a quickie test. I don't know if these all-seasons will handle all that much and not get stuck to be honest, I'd bring the chains... I didn't have a shovel with me and walking distance to home in the cold was not ideal... otherwise I would've really given it a test. But it handles typical roads with zero problems... yes staggered, they weren't sleds, that's for sure.

One thing I did have a problem with - it's funny, so much snow/slush got stuck on the interior of all the rims that it started causing a vibration/wobble as I drove back on regular roads... had to knock it all out. The X is very sensitive to wheel weights.

NewGTGuy · #9 12-21-2009, 01:52 PM

Quick question - which wheels do you put chains on? All? Front?

Thanks

socalrancher · #10 12-22-2009, 01:01 PM

[QUOTE=NewGTGuy;693318]Quick question - which wheels do you put chains on? All? Front?

When you are forced to put them on, chains on back tires only and you may have to turn on the DTC button on the console under the radio. (Manual page 97 and 257) I have not been forced to put chains on this X5 but the E53 I had I did several times.