wheel sizes and offsets help

[superlightr]

Having trouble getting the right size wheel and tyres.

wheels currently have 9/19 et37 front 9.5/19 et 52 rear
with tyres 255/35r19 front and 285/30/r19 rear

1st has anyone here with an E63 put on winter wheels and tyres?

Have found some wheels with 8.5/19 et 45 front 9.5/19 et 48 with corresponding winter tyres

we think these will fit as they are 19inch and should be within a few mm of the old offsets - any wheel size experts out there??

[TA14]

Better off with 17s for winter?

[Dave^]

http://www.willtheyfit.com/

[davepoth]

TA14 said:

Better off with 17s for winter?

Yes, probably. It'll make the ride much nicer too, and the tyres will be half the price.

[superlightr]

davepoth said:

TA14 said:

Better off with 17s for winter?

Yes, probably. It'll make the ride much nicer too, and the tyres will be half the price.

thanks but they wont fit over the brakes calipers. I can get 19's but have to alter the offsets and width but not the radius.

arguable if it will be a 'better ' ride when the air suspension is set to comfort even with 17's then 19s.

[TA14]

superlightr said:

thanks but they wont fit over the brakes calipers.

Wow! What's the clearance with the 19s?

[TA14]

superlightr said:

we think these will fit as they are 19inch and should be within a few mm of the old offsets - any wheel size experts out there??

5 or 6mm spacers on the front and they'll fit OK. Handling should be OK unless the E63 is particularly sensitive to offset variance, which I doubt.

[v8will]

What wheels exactly are you looking at? 2 wheels with the same offset won't necessarily fit the same.