18" wheels fit on 17 x35i m-sport?

[Ljn21]

Thinking of doing 2 things wheel/tire related...

1a. Change the runflats to a non run flat, potentially the Conti DWS06.
1b. Buy non run flat summer tires and a set of winter wheels/tires
2. Add the spare tire kit

From what I can tell, the space saver spare kit is an 18" wheel...in doing some reading there was some info posted that 18" wheels wouldn't fit the m-sport trim/brakes? Is that true or is there a special spare kit for the m-sport in a larger wheel size?

I also found what I would call a good deal on a set of 18" wheels and tires for less than $500 total from a BMW dealer and while I think the 18" wheels would look silly, winter is short and thats a good deal for our short NC/SC winter.

Our new X5 x35i has the 469 staggered 20" wheel setup. It has the factory brakes that come from the factory. Need winter setup for like 6 or 7 weeks.

[redline9001]

Yes 18” rims fit on a 35i msport, I have 18” winters on mine. But I just use run flats and screw the spare.

[DuSh]

Originally Posted by Ljn21

Thinking of doing 2 things wheel/tire related...

1a. Change the runflats to a non run flat, potentially the Conti DWS06.
1b. Buy non run flat summer tires and a set of winter wheels/tires
2. Add the spare tire kit

From what I can tell, the space saver spare kit is an 18" wheel...in doing some reading there was some info posted that 18" wheels wouldn't fit the m-sport trim/brakes? Is that true or is there a special spare kit for the m-sport in a larger wheel size?

I also found what I would call a good deal on a set of 18" wheels and tires for less than $500 total from a BMW dealer and while I think the 18" wheels would look silly, winter is short and thats a good deal for our short NC/SC winter.

Our new X5 x35i has the 469 staggered 20" wheel setup. It has the factory brakes that come from the factory. Need winter setup for like 6 or 7 weeks.

Are you in NC? I wouldn't even bother with 18 winters. Save money. DWS06 is more than enough to handle light winter. Even some Canadian winter is ok with DWS06

[redline9001]

No Canadian winter is ok with all seasons, or northern US, I know lots of people do it but it not safe. There would be a whole lot less carnage on winter roads if people would run full winters.

[Ljn21]

Originally Posted by DuSh

Are you in NC? I wouldn't even bother with 18 winters. Save money. DWS06 is more than enough to handle light winter. Even some Canadian winter is ok with DWS06

Thats sort of what I was thinking but the spare kit is just about the same $ as the set of 4 winter package that inclide Michelin Lattitude Alpine tires...im debating just getting the winter set, we do go skiing in Boone 2 or 3 times a year and would just swap the set for the winters for a few weeks.

On the other hand, the run flats aren't great and moving to non runflats would save a lot of unsprung weight, the extra acceleration and mpgs would be nice too.

[CeeTeeX5]

How bad of weather will you need to drive in? If it’s not terrible I would swap out the rfts and go with the dws06. A bit of a hassle to swap out the wheels if it’s only for 6-7weeks.

Also, make sure that set of 18s has the correct center bore and tire size for the X5.