Winter tires, will this work
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Winter tires, will this work
I have a 08 G35XS ... have been trying to find a deal on a set of winter tires. Hard to find since 225/50/18 is kind of a unique size. I found a deal on a new set of (2) 225/45/18 and (2) 245/45/18 Dunlop Winter M3's for $300 Tire size calculators say that the 225's will be off by about 3% -- I can live with that ... and the 245's are about .6% off. My only concern is rim width ... will the sport rims (18 x 7.5) be able to handle the width of the 245's .. tire is .79 of an inch wider and calls for a rim width of 7.5 - 9.0. Seems to be within specs ... but on the bottem end.
Any thoughts/ experience would be greatly appreciated! TIA
Any thoughts/ experience would be greatly appreciated! TIA
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thanks for the responses guys ... I understand that the 245 rear will not handle as well .. but I think it will still be very good. I just don't want to invest in a 2nd set of rims and TPMS sensors. Also the 225/50/18 OEM size is an expensive winter set $800 ... when I can get the set described above for $300 and they are new still in wrap. Main question is will 245 be ok on a 7.5 rim
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I have the same car. I do not plan to change the tires for the winter.
Since the tires are "all-season". I live in the Mid-Atlantic area so, good "all-seasons" work well. I have used Continental Contact Sports and Pirelli P-Zero Nero M&S, both are great tires.
That said, I checked with Tire Rack a while back and they recommended that if I were to replace the tires to go with (4) 245 45's.
That said, I checked with Tire Rack a while back and they recommended that if I were to replace the tires to go with (4) 245 45's.
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