Thread: BMW X5 Wheel load ratings

Was a fair bit of info about this on the ausamarok forum as the BMW and landrover wheels fit an amarok.

There are so many variations of X5 17 inch rims you need to be careful which one is which. I have X5 17 inch on Mick T MTs and am in the assumed and assured club. Used mine in some very challenging areas with zero issues to report except my winch is now a bit bored.

Land Rover Cromodora wheels have load rating moulded into the back side of the spokes. I would think BMW would be the same.

Post 7 on this thread link below shows a couple of jpg's typical of the inside of a LR Cromodora wheel as does the jpg below.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...-wheel-id.html

Somehow I doubt any normal production vehicle has wheel rating requirements equal to the 3 or 4; not the FFRR anyway.

I'm fairly sure that 940kg is the max load rating for the D3/D4/RRS, but also they have a minimum rating also, and from info here that rating is 860kg, pretty sure this info was supplied by either GGhaggis or Graeme, I would contact them to be 100% certain.

I ran E53 BMW 17" rims on my D4 for 2 years without any issues.

Baz.

Originally Posted by Vern

Was a fair bit of info about this on the ausamarok forum as the BMW and landrover wheels fit an amarok.

Centre hole is too big for the Amarok which is 68mm, but is identical to the D2/D3/D4/RRS of 73.5, offset is +43 for BMW and +57 for LR, I would imagine this is because of when BMW owned LR when the D2 was introduced.

Baz.

Originally Posted by bbyer

Land Rover Cromodora wheels have load rating moulded into the back side of the spokes. I would think BMW would be the same.

Post 7 on this thread link below shows a couple of jpg's typical of the inside of a LR Cromodora wheel as does the jpg below.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...-wheel-id.html

Somehow I doubt any normal production vehicle has wheel rating requirements equal to the 3 or 4; not the FFRR anyway.

I'd hate to say this, bbyer, but you're not quite correct.
Factory stock D4 TDV6 18's have no load rating cast onto them.
BMW definitely don't. Have looked at various types, none have load ratings.

The ones I have picked up were the five spoke jobs, made in Austria.



These will inevitably be used as bush rims, shod with some BFG KM2's in 265/70/17.. They will be kept on for some periods of time (plan on repainting the street wheels currently on it)

Baz - I was hoping you would reply, and you have. Thanks
Reassuring to hear that you've had trouble free experiences.

Smoov, you asked the same question on the AULRO FB page, got given a specific answer that the BMW rims are not rated highly enough from Sniegy, and believe me he would know. You then said that you've taken his advice onboard and immediately discarded it...

I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve here, apart from to find someone who will validate your investment...?

Personally Will, I don't see an issue with the BMW rims, as would a few on here that have and are still using them without issues, some have been using them a lot longer than me and one of the reasons I chose them.

I have seen a lot of load rated aftermarket rims crack and break over the same period I had my BMW rims on and these rims where rated higher than the LR rims, and these were both steel and alloy rims.

I have a lot of respect for Sniegy but I also have a lot of respect the others that have these rims on, both with engineering backgrounds.

Baz.