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X5Baron 12-05-2007 09:58 PM

Wheels/Tires for 4.4i X5?
 
I have a wonderful, fully loaded 2005 X5 4.4i with 19" sport wheels. Unfortunately, with only 38,000 miles I have worn out my SECOND set of tires. Wanting tires that can be rotated (the rear 19" wheels are wider than the front) and that will last longer begs the question...should I buy the smaller standard wheels and tires or is there a better wheel option that will allow longer lasting, rotatable tires while retaining the sport look of the larger wheels? Maybe the 18" wheels from the new (E70) X5?

Any help or ideas would be appreciated!!!

Thanks, Patrick

fs_wheel 12-05-2007 10:36 PM

I have an '04 4.4 sport. The odometer just hit 35,000 and the original set of Damaris' look to have at least 5k left. What are you running?

The only negative to these tires is the noise, so I am looking at the Latitude Tour HP's. We do get some winter weather here so figure the all season will be better than a summer rating.

Even though the Sport pkg configuration cannot be rotated, I have the tires balanced every 10k, perhaps this is a factor, but I have seen claims that 50k on Damaris' are not unheard of. Suspect that something is up with your ride - any input from the tire dealer? Your driving style? Etc?

Wagner 12-06-2007 06:42 AM

The problem will not be the rim size but the fact that you have a staggered setup with the rim in the rear wider then the rim in the front. You should have this post moved to the TIRERACK forum for suggestions. You didn't mention what tires you have now but Diamaris aren't the answer. Those are very soft and burn fast, fs_wheel is getting lucky IMO. I went through 3 sets of Diamaris 4x4 in 50,000 miles.

donnyboy1 12-06-2007 10:57 AM

If you choose to drop down to 18's, I have a set for sale of 4 OEM Y-spoke, style 183, 18" rims with Michelin Energy 255/55 R18 tires. See my post listed in items for sale.

X5Baron 12-06-2007 11:28 AM

Thanks!
 
Thanks for the responses everyone. As suggested, I moved this post to the Tirerack forum. I will also check out the tires/wheels that you guys have for sale and will get in touch if interested.

Thanks again, Patrick

lakai 12-06-2007 12:02 PM

Get Kuhmo Ecsta STX tires. I have a set on my 23's that have lasted 40,000 miles and still going with plenty of tread left. Trust me, they're good price and last forever. even look at the review on tirerack, everyones that bought these tires have gone over 20k-30k miles on them

doc@tirerack 12-07-2007 01:33 PM

Nonstaggered is the best bet, take a peek at our website as well or give me a call !

X5Baron 12-07-2007 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakai
Get Kuhmo Ecsta STX tires. I have a set on my 23's that have lasted 40,000 miles and still going with plenty of tread left. Trust me, they're good price and last forever. even look at the review on tirerack, everyones that bought these tires have gone over 20k-30k miles on them

Thanks for the suggestion, but Kuhmo doesn't make Ecsta STX for 19" wheels.

Mvez 01-14-2008 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X5Baron
I have a wonderful, fully loaded 2005 X5 4.4i with 19" sport wheels. Unfortunately, with only 38,000 miles I have worn out my SECOND set of tires. Wanting tires that can be rotated (the rear 19" wheels are wider than the front) and that will last longer begs the question...should I buy the smaller standard wheels and tires or is there a better wheel option that will allow longer lasting, rotatable tires while retaining the sport look of the larger wheels? Maybe the 18" wheels from the new (E70) X5?

Any help or ideas would be appreciated!!!

Thanks, Patrick

Patrick, I am in the market to buy a set of the 19" staggered sport wheels for my '04 X5....let me know if you plan to sell them, I'm interested.

X5Baron 01-14-2008 11:15 AM

Might sell my sport wheels.
 
Good Morning Mvez.

My tire guy and I are currently exploring options, like finding two new wheels to match my front wheels or maybe buying a new set of four wheels. Depending on our decision, I may be interested in selling my sport wheels to you. Also, what wheels do you currently have? Maybe we can talk trade?

Thanks, Patrick

Mvez 01-14-2008 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X5Baron
Good Morning Mvez.

My tire guy and I are currently exploring options, like finding two new wheels to match my front wheels or maybe buying a new set of four wheels. Depending on our decision, I may be interested in selling my sport wheels to you. Also, what wheels do you currently have? Maybe we can talk trade?

Thanks, Patrick

Patrick, Funny you should suggest a trade, that's what I was thinking. I have the Style #131. Which are the standard 18" wheels for our model year 4.4i's, and they are the same size all the way around. I would be happy to trade. Mine are Genuine OEM wheels, and the tires are also brand new, with only 1000 miles on them. My X5 is a CPO 2004 4.4i, fully loaded except for the sport package.

The wheels are in perfect condition, and actually look really nice. Perhaps this would be a perfect, cost effective deal for us both, since we seem to have what each other really wants. I really don't need 2 sets of wheels, and this would allow each of us to kill 2 birds with one stone.

I can take some pictures and email them to you. My email address is [email protected].

Also, I assume your sport wheels are the 19" Style #132.


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