I need to replace my Winter tires. I found some nokian snow tires on craigslist for cheap, but they are 225/55/18. I would put all four of them on my staggered stock wheels.

I checked online tire size calculators, and there is a full inch difference in diameter over the stock 225/50/18 (and 245/45/18 in rear).

Anybody ever run a setup like this? Any inputs? I do live in an area that gets a lot of snow, so the extra ground clearance would not be a negative thing lol.

Any fitment issue's on the rims as I do have the sport model with the staggered rims.

 

Seems kinda big? no homo

 

If your car is not dropped, than you should be fine. Your speedometer will be showing you lower speed by about 3.3% and that's about it.

 

You can go 235/50/18 on all fours, that's what I did w/ my staggered 18s on my 07 and it worked well, same diameter as stockers.

 

The 225/55 will probably not be within the manufacturer's specified rim width for your wider rear rims. It will be a bit stretched, but nothing compared to the kind of things people do with stretched tires these days.

 

I had nokians winter tires and they are amazing........

 

It'll be fine. I run 225/60R17 in the winter. The extra inch of clearance comes in handy during heavier snowfall.