[Locotiki]

I’m trying to purchase a set of new wheels with winter tires for my M50 and my normal go to for that, Tire Rack, doesn’t yet have anything available when I enter my vehicle information.
Is there anything special I need to consider, or could I just use the model information from the last generation? The pre-packaged winter wheel/tires from BMW seem priced kind of high for what they are.
Would any rim with a 5 x 112 bolt pattern and a 24-28 offset work or is there something else I need to consider?
Thank you!

[haylone78]

Originally Posted by Locotiki

I’m trying to purchase a set of new wheels with winter tires for my M50 and my normal go to for that, Tire Rack, doesn’t yet have anything available when I enter my vehicle information.
Is there anything special I need to consider, or could I just use the model information from the last generation? The pre-packaged winter wheel/tires from BMW seem priced kind of high for what they are.
Would any rim with a 5 x 112 bolt pattern and a 24-28 offset work or is there something else I need to consider?
Thank you!

Wheel width and center bore as well. For my M50, here is the setting
front: 9J, bore 66.6, +20 offset
rear: 10.5J, bore 66.6, +38 offset
perfectly fit

[Mcssls]

Discount tire told me they could make it happen. But that was right after I ordered a set of Lexani CSS 15 for the 3 months out of the year that I’ll run all seasons

[Locotiki]

Originally Posted by haylone78

Wheel width and center bore as well. For my M50, here is the setting
front: 9J, bore 66.6, +20 offset
rear: 10.5J, bore 66.6, +38 offset
perfectly fit

Thank you!
Stupid follow up question, do those widths apply to any diameter or is that specific to 20"? I'm looking to go with 18" or 19" wheels.
Thanks again!

[Ravenous666]

Originally Posted by Locotiki

Thank you!
Stupid follow up question, do those widths apply to any diameter or is that specific to 20"? I'm looking to go with 18" or 19" wheels.
Thanks again!

No, only 20" and 21" are staggered setups

BMW 20" sizes:
9x20 offset 24 front with 255/45R20
10,5x20 offset 44 rear with 285/40R20

BMW 21" sizes:
9x21 offset 24 front with 255/40R21
10,5x21 offset 44 rear with 285/35R21


18" and 19" are not staggered setups but use the same size all around

18" BMW wheels are 8X18 offset 15 with 225/60R18
19" BMW wheels are 8,5X19 offset 26 with 245/50R19

18" will not fit if car has the M-Sports brake installed.

[mramella]

I found some Pirelli P Zero Winter tires for my 21" setup. Total cost is $2,173.51. Holy moly! That's crazy!

[undauntednyc]

I could see that being your OTD price installed if you're using original specs of your OEM tires. Maybe look into a smaller tire size so the cost goes down a bit? For a winter setup, I would prioritize a balance between safety for myself and my car over aesthetics and opt for smaller tires and and possibly smaller rims.

For this season, I'm rolling with the Michelin CC2's. I thought my Conti OEM All Seasons would be ok for one winter season but I was NOT impressed with the traction on my driveway and have extended winter trips coming up fast. We've been getting more snow on the East coast than normal.

Next year I'll probably look into a dedicated winter tire/wheel set and go with a square set up for ease. The options for the 285 sizes especially now are really thin.

I looked around other parts of this site and found tiresize.com helpful.

[Sportstick]

Originally Posted by undauntednyc

I could see that being your OTD price installed if you're using original specs of your OEM tires. Maybe look into a smaller tire size so the cost goes down a bit? For a winter setup, I would prioritize a balance between safety for myself and my car over aesthetics and opt for smaller tires and and possibly smaller rims.

For this season, I'm rolling with the Michelin CC2's. I thought my Conti OEM All Seasons would be ok for one winter season but I was NOT impressed with the traction on my driveway and have extended winter trips coming up fast. We've been getting more snow on the East coast than normal.

Next year I'll probably look into a dedicated winter tire/wheel set and go with a square set up for ease. The options for the 285 sizes especially now are really thin.

I looked around other parts of this site and found tiresize.com helpful.

Square is certainly optimal for winter tires to keep the front end pointing where you want to go! Best to go as narrow as possible, considering the tire load capacity, for optimal snow/ice performance. Wider winter tires can "snowshoe" over the snow, which can result in less traction, instead of biting into it as narrower tires do better. Downsizing the wheel can be helpful to accomplish this too. Tire Rack can advise as well.

[PGHBMW1]

BMW spec 225/60/18 for the 30 version looks good. Available in Germany but I'm not sure in the US.

[crackerjack15]

I put winter blizzacks lm005 on the stock staggered 20" ugly wheels. Then ordered a set of ace aff06 staggered 20" wheels and put the stock tires on them. Element wheels made it easy. https://www.elementwheels.com/?gad_s...xoCVqgQAvD_BwE

https://www.acealloywheel.com/6-SPLI...GN_1_1095.html

$1241.86 for the 4 wheels shipped to my house. They were having 50% off sale.

[MurphJR]

Originally Posted by crackerjack15

I put winter blizzacks lm005 on the stock staggered 20" ugly wheels. Then ordered a set of ace aff06 staggered 20" wheels and put the stock tires on them. Element wheels made it easy. https://www.elementwheels.com/?gad_s...xoCVqgQAvD_BwE

https://www.acealloywheel.com/6-SPLI...GN_1_1095.html

$1241.86 for the 4 wheels shipped to my house. They were having 50% off sale.

Out of curiosity, how did you decide your offsets? You pushed the fronts out 4mm but then pushed the rears out like 9mm, why the difference?

[crackerjack15]

Originally Posted by MurphJR

Out of curiosity, how did you decide your offsets? You pushed the fronts out 4mm but then pushed the rears out like 9mm, why the difference?

That form says "customer specified offset". I didn't pick those offsets. Lol. The wheel manufacturer only offers a couple offsets to pick from and the others are way off. Those are the same offsets for the last gen m40i. Another person on here has the same offsets on their m50 and the wheels look fine. 4mm is like nothing. .157 of an inch.

[MurphJR]

Originally Posted by crackerjack15

That form says "customer specified offset". I didn't pick those offsets. Lol. The wheel manufacturer only offers a couple offsets to pick from and the others are way off. Those are the same offsets for the last gen m40i. Another person on here has the same offsets on their m50 and the wheels look fine. 4mm is like nothing. .157 of an inch.

Lol, that's why I asked, seemed odd to "choose" such minor differences haha