17" Aftermarket Alloy Rims

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Originally Posted by TDV6

I got the following from LR in 2004 and got some 18" RR rims only to find 2004 RR rims fowl the brake calipers, so I am a bit cautious about getting burnt again.

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There's a D3 owner in Melb with 265/70 MTRs on X5 rims who reports no problems with the tyre/rim combination.

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Originally Posted by Graeme

I based my measurements on the reported 38 mm offset of an 8" rim that's available for the D3 which puts its outer edge 9 mm further out than the X5. That info may or may not be correct.

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Sounds about right without doing the maths, but a wide tyre on a 7.5 or even 7 with stick out further than a narrow on an 8. I run 265/65/17 on 17x8 and that's well within the guards so it's all good whichever combo you get!

Its all changed for me now that the D4 has larger brakes. From a good picture of a front wheel that clearly shows the disc and calliper, I've calculated by screen measurements that rim clearance over the disc will need to be 415-420mm and my X5 rims are 400mm so they're not going to fit.