5 wheels instead of 4

ewicky · 03-27-2019, 12:39 AM

Gonna buy new wheels and tires. Of course not run flats, and I don't have a donut. Should I buy 5 instead of 4 and do a 5-way rotation pattern? I see several benefits:
-not really higher tire cost since I'm getting 25% longer life for 25% more $ initially
-have a full size spare handy that perfectly matches other tires' wear (don't wanna upset xDrive)
-if I lose a tire due to unrepairable puncture, cracked wheel, etc then I can fall back to only having 4 tires like a normal person for the remainder of the season. No need to go out and start over with 4 new tires after getting one puncture
-I wanna run square anyways because I don't like understeer and have AWD. Staggered seems silly for a street car like mine.

Tell me I'm wrong.

03-27-2019, 11:02 AM

As soon as I read the title I was like "yup, 5-way rotation."

Go for it

03-27-2019, 12:39 AM	#1
ewicky Lieutenant 204 Rep 525 Posts Drives: '07 335xi 4D AT Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (0)	5 wheels instead of 4 Gonna buy new wheels and tires. Of course not run flats, and I don't have a donut. Should I buy 5 instead of 4 and do a 5-way rotation pattern? I see several benefits: -not really higher tire cost since I'm getting 25% longer life for 25% more $ initially -have a full size spare handy that perfectly matches other tires' wear (don't wanna upset xDrive) -if I lose a tire due to unrepairable puncture, cracked wheel, etc then I can fall back to only having 4 tires like a normal person for the remainder of the season. No need to go out and start over with 4 new tires after getting one puncture -I wanna run square anyways because I don't like understeer and have AWD. Staggered seems silly for a street car like mine. Tell me I'm wrong.
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03-27-2019, 11:02 AM	#2
FCobra94 Guest 0 Rep n/a Posts Drives:	As soon as I read the title I was like "yup, 5-way rotation." Go for it
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