[pvansh]

I've started shopping for winter wheels for my X7 and I've had a couple of shops tell me I can only use XL (Extra Load) wheels on the X7. Is this true? Has anyone else heard the same?

[MystroX5]

Load rating is extremely important with a vehicle this big. You can play around with crap wheels on the little Asian imports. A catastrophic wheel failure on a X7 would be dangerous and extremely $$$$$.

[BMWBear]

You mean XL load tires? You’re surprised an SUV of this size needs a tire with a higher weight capacity?

[jsmonet]

you need higher weight rated rims as well

[pvansh]

I'm referring to the rims and not the tires. I've already ordered the XL tires but I'm looking at a number of different rim options and I'm not sure what weight rating I should be aiming for.