For those who run spacers with their 20/21s and change out to winter 18/19s..

[GladiatorOwner]

do you keep your spacers on with your winter set up? specifically spacers with the rear wheels?

[rh71]

it's mostly for looks, so given you're going to a smaller wheel... I'd say why not leave spacers on?

[poleposition]

yes i do

[magicman]

I plan to. However I have 20" winter wheels (michelin alpin) and I have heard the farther you take the wheel towards the lip of the wheel well, the greater chance you'll have road debris marks on your rocker panels.

[998M]

I run a 21" summer and 20" for winter. Both with spacers. No issues. I voered the bottom part of the car with 3M.

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[roadkillrob]

20's in the summer with 15mm spacers, 19's in the winter with the same spacers, spacers are only in the rear though, I don't run anything up front.

[GladiatorOwner]

Thanks all. I think I'll leave them on. I'm using 20mm spacers so the change from 20 to 19s with wheel flares will most likely give the X a good look for winter.

[Sarge]

I run 19's with 255's in the winter. I have the mongo huge mudflaps (WY = lots of small granite shards on chipseal roads = bad for boat). I run 30mm spacers in the rear in the winter, and 12mm up front. In the summer, I put the 20's back on and move the 12mm spacers to the rear, with nothing in the front.

Winter Setup (full moon photo):

[GladiatorOwner]

thanks Sarge. Nice look you have there and of course, awesome picture too.

[JO'B]

Pardon my ignorance, but how do spacers work? I have a 3.5d with the SA / 20" wheel package coming in a few weeks. I plan to put an 18" wheel/tire set on for winter, but am concerned about it really diminishing the look of the vehicle, especially with the flares. I assume the spacers push the wheels out towards the edges of the X5?