yes I am too lazy

[borg4life]

Let me preface this quote by acknowledging that I probably could have searched for every answer to my various questions as they are probably routine for rookies like me. But since it is almost Christmas, I am hoping that somebody can just save me the effort and help me.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
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I just purchased a 09 650 cab that came stock with 18 inch rims and Goodyear Eagles 245/18. I am not crazy about the stock rims and would like to get something else. However, every where I check, the people selling rims seem to be shocked that I have non-staggered 18 inch rims. I don’t want to buy new tires. So what are my options? I was looking at some rims that were 18/8.5 and 18/9.5 (some people told me that they could stretch and fit, while others told me that the most I can stretch in the back is to 18/9.0). Can I just buy non staggered 18/8 or 18/8.5 all the way around? Alternatively, can I get bigger rims and just buy new rims and new tires? What is a good size for the car and are there any mounting issues? How do the wider rims impact the ride? <o:p></o:p>
Anything else that I need to pay attention to? The people I have talked to have mentioned the offset (not sure what that even means?) what about the TPMS? Do I need to get new ones if I go with larger rims and can I stick with the ones I have now if I stick with 18 inch rims unstaggered?<o:p></o:p>
So many questions…thanks in advance….<o:p></o:p>
PS: the car is leased….so I basically need to turn it in with the rims I have now. <o:p></o:p>

[2000mkoop]

245's on a 9" rim is the size my car came with from the factory....245 on a 9.5 is not even a stretch (However, running staggered wheels with non-staggered tires might look odd...)

I would just go with larger wheels and tires, and a staggered setup. 18's seem small for a big 6 series

I would just use tire-rack to spec out some packages, since all you need to do is plug/play your car information and it tells you what will work on it. Everything always fits from them, and they're usually conservative about fitment.

What's your price range?

[borg4life]

I am not really sure how much I am looking to spend. Right now i am just trying to get a consistent answer on why everybody seems to be so shocked that I have non staggered tires on a new 650. One person suggested that I must have non staggered tires and staggered wheels underneath it.

[2000mkoop]

I would've assumed a 650 was staggered too.....there should be markings on your wheels to tell you what the sizes are. Who cares about all that though, let's dump the factory setup and get some 19's/20's :D


Some sort of price range would help......tirerack packages range from ~$900 bucks to over $7,000 depending on what wheels/tires you get lol

I'd check it out as a starting point though, www.tirerack.com

enter in all your info, and when you're looking at different wheels, it will also tell you widths and offsets (the lower the offset, the more the wheelface will be pushed outward, but tirerack's offset choices are usually close to stock in appearance)

[borg4life]

I think I am starting to understand what is going on and why everybody is so confused. I bought a BMW executive car and I bet the reason why I have 245s all the way around is because they put new tires on the rear and just happened to have some 245/45s laying around. I checked that tire site that you mentioned and it says the car comes with either 18 or 19s (sport package even 20s), but the tires in the rear stock were originally 275/40s (would that be considered staggered? does that mean I can go with 9.5 in the rear?

[2000mkoop]

yeah you can easily do 9.5's in the rear, I think some of tirerack's packages are even 10.5" in the rear for your car. would look sick