Will going with 22"s ruin my ride?

[Tangfish]

Hrm.. that doesn't tell me anything about the tires - but one thing I thought I wasn't able to do was have staggered wheels with the x-drive. Maybe they matched the rolling diameters up really well.

[toohotdoc]

22's look small on a E70. I would personally stick to a 21" Wheel so a nice thick tire can be used.

[Tangfish]

I'm trying to avoid the big wheel/small rubber band tire look, like you mentioned, by going with a higher sidewall and thus more rubber.

[LeMansX5]

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[shashankmittal]

I have 22"x10" wheels and I use 295/30/22 tires on them. These are closest to my stock 255/55/18 in terms of radius, circumference, revs/mile and most importantly my speedometer reads the car's speed correctly without recalibration.
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The ride with 22" will definitely be firmer than stock 'high-profile' tires, but if you want looks and performance, this is the way to go! If you want to retain the off-road capability, then do not put anything bigger than 18", 19"/20" might be a good mix of off-road + performance + looks.

I would also suggest keeping the stock wheels for winter usage. Low profile tires are better in summers, your stock 19" will do wonders in snow with winter tires on them.

[Tangfish]

Wow, thanks for that info. I completely forgot about the speedometer and what would happen if I went up in diameter too much!

[azwcat]

I would not go up too much in overall tire diameter from stock. 285 40 22 is a big difference (31"). 285 35 22 (29.9"). Stock is 29".

I rode on 285 35 22s with Parada Spec X's before, and the ride is not bad. Spec X is a great tire.

[toohotdoc]

The rolling diameter and other specs depend on tire size and wheel widths. 285/35/22 maybe be a good size if the wheels are 22x10.5. I personally get some staggered wheels if you want to go for the 22s just so that you can use a narrower tire on the front so not much is compromised. GL

[toohotdoc]

Oh and another thing, different tire companys with the same sized tires have different specs. Choose a good tire and you wont be dissapointed. I have tried a couple of brands and lets just say you get what you pay for. Keeping that in mind, try to choose a stiffer sidewall and a wide tire.

[Tangfish]

The Beyern Mesh wheels I'm after are either 9.5 or 11 width. I'm thinking that if I go with the 9.5 hopefully they won't rub with 285/40/22 tires, and yes, I'm getting the Yokos which I've heard are good. I was going to do the same all around since I'm worried that going staggered will be bad for the x-drive. Also, even though it may affect my speedometer is there a way to calibrate the speedo? I read up on another thread that there's often a 4MPH or so error rate that BMWs read that they're going faster than they actually are. Here's the thread:
Speedometer Calibration - Page 2 - bimmerfest - BMW Forums