Hey guys,

So i live in Vancouver, BC. For winter tires i previously purchased Bridgestone Blizzak performance winter tires for my stock rays (19s). They worked well for 1-2 winters. This past winter my car was pretty much stuck on my road for 2 weeks as it would not even move. The tires cost me about 1200 bucks all in with mounting etc and they still had decent tread left on them so I am a bit disappointed.

This third season I also added some spacers but I doubt that would have any effect on traction?

So now I am going a different route since I need my car to be able to drive in the snow (no option for winter beater here sorry). I just purchased some OEM g35 17 inch staggered wheels. I am planning on purchasing some winter tires.

Which tires would you recommend as the best winter tire and good treadlife. I always had good results with Blizzaks on all my previous cars but for some reason they just didn't last long enough on the G.

I have gone on tire rack there is not too many options other than Blizzaks or Michelin X-ice, and some random goodyear ones.

Also i am confused on which size tires to get. The stock rear tires for the 17 inch rim (17x8) is 235/50/17. Would i be ok to put on 225/55/17??? - there are more options for the rear tire in this size. And should i take my spacers off in the winter? or no?

thanks for your help Prepping early this year!

 

The most popular winter tires our customers have ordered are Bridgestone Blizzaks and Dunlop Winter Sport 3Ds.

 

If you're running a coupe with oem 19's, there are a handful of options out there in 17". Depending on the year you'll need to keep the staggered. A 225/50-17 front and 225/55-17 rear would be the more effective combination. Lots of good tires to choose from in those sizes both performance based and more aggressive based tires.

 

Good to know the tires I plan on using "19" Blizzaks" worked well for you in Vancouver...Being miles south in Ohio means I atleast stand a chance against the winter months.

 

Confused. Is a 225/55/17 wider than a 22/50/17 inch tire?

Could I run the same size on all four oem 17 inch wheels? Front wheels are 7.5 and rear is 8.0. Please help!

 

The difference is in the height of the tires. They need to be taller in the back to keep the VDC happy. Same size all around upsets the car quite a bit. Both sizes will fit those wheels.

 

Thanks for the responses. I ended up going with 225/50/17 front 225/55/17 rear blizzak ws70.

Now the only question is should i leave my spacers on when i install the winter tires or take them off? i have 20mm in front and 25mm in rear.

Any disadvantage of leaving them on in terms of handling or other issues? I have 19 inch stock rays now. I would rather leave them on because that would allow me to exchange the summer and winter wheels more easily (either myself or any old tire shop close to me)

thanks

 

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