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      05-09-2020, 10:30 AM   #1
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435i xdrive staggered set up

Trying to run staggered on my 435xdrive trying to go with this set up. running a 19x8.5 245x35front and 19 x9.5 rear 275 x30. Any suggestions
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      06-19-2020, 03:46 PM   #2
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You can run a staggered setup on xDrive, but I'm telling you right now to not. There are a plethora of things that could go bad, and just to list off a few known after-affects

1. When your front tires are smaller than the rear they move faster and have less overall area. As a result, the AWD system will think your front tires are slipping and thus they will cut power.
2. Increased/Uneven tread wear because the car thinks that fronts are going faster, and then will cut power to the front
3. Performance losses
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      06-19-2020, 05:54 PM   #3
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No problem with staggered, most of the factory allowed fitments are staggered too.

According to many, you should stay within 1% of difference in diameter between front and rear tires (not this case, as it is slightly more) and in general as close as possible. If you want to follow that rule, you can consider 245/35+255/35, 235/40+265/35, 245/40+275/35, 235/35+275/30,... check it easily using https://tiresize.com/comparison/ . You can find many examples of those fitments in the tire section.

In case your car is not lowered, consider fitting higher profile tires to fill the fender gap of x-drive (and get better comfort).
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      07-21-2020, 10:48 AM   #4
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Hi!

This is my first post. Sorry to hijack, but better than starting a new post I think.

BMW in the UK, recommend a staggered set up as far as I know. I have a 2014 435dx that came with 225 / 255 split on 20 inch BMW wheels. Can you clarify why BMW recommend this?

I've now created my own thread, so you can ignore or respond there. Ta!

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...3#post26467533

Last edited by Stevro; 07-21-2020 at 06:15 PM.. Reason: Added info
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      07-27-2020, 10:12 AM   #5
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Hi guys what is 05dp?
Just bought car and called genius @bmw he said you have 05DP park assist but what that is don't know is it auto park?
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      07-29-2020, 12:28 AM   #6
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I went with 19x8.5 square set up and the car hasn’t had any issues
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