insanik

Winter fast approaching so I figured this would be a good as time as any to start looking for a good deal on rims/tires for the TLX

Any size suggestions?

nuke

I would likely go with the 17inch size for snows, mounted on steel rims regardless of model of car.
There are more choices now for 17 inch sizes and there could be clearance concerns with 16 inch rims. I am considering the Nokian in link below (available at Kal-Tire) first otherwise between Blizzak and X-Ice.
I do some traveling up north (Algonquin Park etc) in winter and would not want to cheap out on snow tires.

http://tires.about.com/od/Tire_Revie...eliitta-R2.htm

Quandry

Had the steel rims on my 3G TL, but I am going for some decent looking 17" after market for the TLX. Just have too make sure that that the TPMS sensors can be installed. While practical, the industrial utility vehicle look of steel rims is so hard to take. Reviews of the Michelin X-Ice are good and they are reasonably priced.

insanik

What size tire though?

Quandry

Tires for the I4 17" are 225/55 R17 97H on 7.5x17 rims, but slimmer winter tires/rims may provide more traction.

NBP04TL4ME

Narrower tires are generally better in the winter as they have a tendency to cut into the snow as opposed to riding up on top of it. The flip side is the smaller contact patch tends to lead to lesser performance when the roads are not snow covered.

insanik

what size do you recommend tire to go with then?