To stagger or not to stagger: That is the question.
 

So I came across a great deal on two Style 87 front wheels for my 01 4.4 non-sport. They are the 20 by 9.5 size. I am trying to decide whether to go with the same size for the rear or get the factory 4.6 setup and use the 20 by 10.5 size.

There seems to be more tire options if I go with the non staggered setup and I could probably get away with not purchasing the fender flares if I went this route. I do not want to mess up the way the car handles by doing this though. I'm sure there is some reason BMW went with the staggered setup on the 4.6.

I do like the look of the staggered setup more I think but I don't know that I have ever seen an x5 with 87s non-staggered.

Advice anyone?

You my friend are in luck. I'm doing a non staggered set up of 87s on my X5 for the winter. I'm supposed to pick them up tomorrow (with the blizzard warning here-- it's not very promising). But, I will give you my input and take lots of pictures.

If it's not a winter set up, I would prefer staggered though.

That is great! I can't wait to see what you think! I will be using these year round so I am very torn on the staggered vs non-staggered options. From what I have been told by a couple local tire shops there are very few types of tires available in the 275/40 and also 315/35 sizes. There seem to be more choices available on the internet but I am not sure that I want to buy tires online.

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