Hi Everyone,
I've looked and looked but haven't found the answers (or pictures, rather) of certain wheel setups so the only answer is to give it a shot. Another forum member (kychungkevin) installed 19x8.5 ET30 wheels on all four corners with 255/40/19 tires. I love the look, but he had some rubbing.
I've decided to go with some 355 style wheels, as seen on the F10 M5.
Specs:
19x8.5, ET 37 Front
19x9.5, ET 33 Rear
My tire choices have had me freaking out, but with the 255/40/19 being "barely" too large, i.e., only rubbing in turns or heavy compression, I decided to put the following tires on the wheels:
Hankook Evo V12 Ventus
245/40/19 front
275/35/19 rear
Hoping that all that rubber retains a fairly comfy ride, that it continues to look "OEM" but slightly more aggressive, etc. The 19" M-Sport wheels look good but they don't have enough rubber. Ever since someone mentioned that the wheels on our X1's remind them of mini-trucks from back in the day, I can't stand it. They have the smallest little tires in my opinion.
I'll be selling our Sport 18" wheels (perfect, 300 miles!!!) and our factory run flats, along with a set of Nitto Motivo 225/45/18 that I ignorantly bought the day we bought the car and now can't return. Look for those items on the classified section. I'll add pics once I get the setup done.
Oh, by the way, this is my wife's car and she happened to drive my car to work today. I'm looking at this as a surprise for her, but really its for me. Hopefully I can recoup some of the funds I've spent!!!
Someone needs to find the "optimal" sizing and provide pics, so I'm gonna go for it. Wish me luck.
