Anyone ever downgraded wheel size?

[bren3085]

Originally Posted by jeremym

I laugh at someone buying a $50-$80k+ vehicle to go "offroading" with it. That's not even offroading, in the real sense of the hobby. That's driving through some mud, puddles and over some sticks.

These trucks are not meant for offroading. Period.

Offroading, to me, is a lift, bigger and wider tires, lighter vehicle, paint that can scratch without costing thousands to fix, full time 4-wheel drive (high and low), maybe some lockers and a winch.

Taking an SUV that is full time AWD for limited slippage in bad road conditions so soccer moms can feel safe off the road is just dumb. Granted, this is my opinion but...really? Go spend $5k on a mid-90's jeep, toss some 33"s on it, lift it a few inches and enjoy offroading MUCH more than with an X5.

In other words, I hope you're not going to take your X offroad, OP.

I do agree with you on that..I was never intending to take it "true off roading" more so from a looks point of view, and also for a winter setup.

I do a lot of road trips and snow trips so was curious about a bit of comfort in smaller wheels and fatter rubber.

This thread was also about a bit of curiosity about what others had done in the past.