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Originally Posted by Boss330
Not sure on the drop and Xdrive, but tire circumference needs to be identical front and rear to avoid cooking the Xdrive diffs... (you need both the front and rear driveshafts to rotate at the same speed, if not there will be a rpm difference between front and rear driveshafts that will eventually fry the viscous couplings in the transfer case diff).
Not sure if BMW offers staggered wheel setup from factory on Xdrive cars for that reason? Possibly on the M550d?
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Originally Posted by Jet in Oz
Sweetlooking ride man  . I noticed the XDrive badge and heard you need to be careful with the wheel offsets or the drop (can't remember which). If you do, why - is there something from the XDrive that gets in the way?  |
Staggered set up on euro cars so its fine. I run staggered wheels and lowered on H&R just like many people on the board. There are no issues.