iX wheel thread

[mrob]

Best tires for the stock iX basketweaves?

For all-season tires, the only options I seem to be able to find are a Kumho and a Dunlop (in 205/55R15). Do you run a different size tire on the stock rims? I'm new to tires and wheels, so please bear with me.

[nando]

TBH, I say 17" (but not at stock height, sorry). The main reason is tires - 16" tire selection sucks balls.

[ThatM20Guy]

Holy massive pics batman! That thing would look good lowered. Still not sure about 16" vs. 17".

[tmacbmw74]

Shit. Do you know of any BBS style wheels in size 16 that will work?

These will 17x8 BBS RXs ET 40




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[ziazhp]

nope. Well, they will "fit", but they're going to poke and rub everywhere.

Shit. Do you know of any BBS style wheels in size 16 that will work?

[nando]

nope. Well, they will "fit", but they're going to poke and rub everywhere.

[ziazhp]

Will the following fit an ix ok?
16x8 +25

[ThatM20Guy]

Going to get some Konig Hypergrams 17x8 et45's. Should I run a 10 mm spacer to bring it to 35 or 15 to get it to 30. Going to run a 215/40 tire

[Kershaw]

OEM is 205/55r15.. Not 205/60.

I believe my blizzaks are 195/60 and the fit great on the stock rims.

Yeah that's right. It's been so long since I've run the stock size I'm always a bit hazy on the 60 or 55. 205/50/15 ftw. hah. My winters are the same 195/60 then as well.

[Lojack]

Thanks, that helps! How hard is it to find steel rims for these cars?

[kid325e]

BBS RX looks pretty good on the iX! 17" is bigger than i'd go though.

[nando]

OEM is 205/55r15.. Not 205/60.

I believe my blizzaks are 195/60 and the fit great on the stock rims.

[Kershaw]

You want 195/65/15. OEM tire size is 205/60/15.

https://tiresize.com/calculator/

[Lojack]

skool a noob on tires

I'm wondering how much flexibility there is with tire sizes on a given rim. I've got an extra set of rims for an ix I bought a couple months ago and would like to put some snow tires on it. The guy said he used to have Blizzax on them, but I'm having a hard time finding snow tires that match the size of what's on the car now.

What I have is 205/55/15, so would it be reasonable to put a 195/55/15 on, or a 195/60/15. The 60 would be slightly larger in diameter, but I'm more concerned about the narrower width on the rim.

Any advice would be appreciated. The lake superior region on wisconsin can be icy! Thanks!

[catoichi]

this ix is on it's last legs just need to get to get me through the winter, and don't want to drop a lot of cash on it. kids and mortgage first ...
thanks will get new tires