X5 Wheels and Tyres

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   I was recently in the Alps, and the V Spoke 63 wheels plus 9/10J X 19 tyres were useless on slippery roads. I must resolve this! Does anyone know the best combination of tyres/wheels to make the most of the traction control?

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X5Surrey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05-February-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2	Topic: X5 Wheels and Tyres Posted: 05-February-2003 at 17:38
	I was recently in the Alps, and the V Spoke 63 wheels plus 9/10J X 19 tyres were useless on slippery roads. I must resolve this! Does anyone know the best combination of tyres/wheels to make the most of the traction control?

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Webdunk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Moderator Group M3 GT Register Joined: 16-October-2002 Location: Central Scotland Status: Offline Points: 5245	Posted: 06-February-2003 at 08:59
	To my understanding the X5 comes with 'road' tyres. Get yourself a set off nice chunky off-road tyres. Maybe also come down a size to 18"? Keep the 19" for the summer and 18" for the inclement weather.


X5Surrey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05-February-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2	Posted: 10-February-2003 at 14:43
	Thanks, Webdunk. I spent quite a bit of time trying to find the "perfect" solution. Chunky tyres don't always work on snow and ice. "Winter tyres" are quite smooth, but the rubber has multiple cuts to permit gripping on ice. The result is that they wear quickly at speed on the highway. For the X5 it seems that Michelin "Synchrone" offers "very good" performance on roads and snow, and "good" performance on "tracks". They make little claim for sand and mud, and zero for rocks. It looks too good to be true. I'm fitting 8.5X18" wheels and 255/55 R18 109H Synchrones tomorrow ( before I next tackle the Alps). Fingers crossed!