I am start looking for Winter tire for my TSX. But not much choice available for me ! why? is 215/50/17 very wired? should I go for 205/50/17?

 

get some smaller rims, like 16 inchers.

 

Do you T.O. guys have any pics of a TSX w/ 16s on. I want to see what it looks like.

 

cornholio is rockin a set of 16" steelies and KW-19 snows already. He was at the meet last weekend but I don't have a closeup of his car. Maybe he does?

 

I dont, but if you look at the euro accord pics that will give you a good idea.

 

this was sazabi's when he test fit 16" accord wheels for fun. And the reason you can't find 215/50/17 snow tires is because barely any tires come in that size in general. 215/45/17 is more common but looks like crap on our car

 

It makes the car look a lot smaller. Like a Suzuki Aerio or something.

 

why does he have them on already?

Clutch, I'll take some pics when I put my steelies on but that won't be until the end of November at the earliest.

 

When I look at Tirerack, there were few if any 17" tires available for the TSX. 1010Tires on the other hand had lots.

 

Steelies! Even better....

 

I always put winter tire on my stock rims that my car can still look cool during that 5 mth of nasty season in t.o. and also a good excuse to get some nice 18" rim & tire for summer

 

I've got 16" wheels off a 01 TL and they look ok on there, I just did a test fitment and didn't leave them on there. But they look OK for winter wheels and to most they will be undetectable because they still have the A centercap- and to me the best part is they fit, no hubcentric rings, no new lugnuts, simpler is the key to me. When I get them on there I can take some pictures if someone would host them for me.

 

Same here. Actually, it'll wait until beginning of December for me, but I'll get you a few snapshots of the ghetto looks of a steelied' SSM.

 

Using TireRack, you need to search by size, not by vehicle. If you search by vehicle, TireRack will only show you the tires that have the weird "XL" load rating. It's generally established that for most purposes, this rating doesn't matter much. Unless you're loading your car very heavily AND driving it at high speeds with that loading, you've got a lot of leeway. Most of us who have replaced the tires have done so with tires that don't have this, and haven't had any problems.

FWIW, I'd recommend the Dunlop M3s if you're looking for more of a "performance snow" tire, and Blizzak WS-50 if you're willing to give up most performance handling in order to increase snow handling. Both are available in our stock size. A couple of people here have talked about a brand called Nokian, but I've never heard of that one or seen it anywhere let alone driven on them.

When I head up to Utah for a few months of skiing this winter, I'll most likely buy a set of 16" rims and put Blizzaks on them, in 205/60-16.

Keep in mind that different snow tires will work differently in different types of conditions. My recent experience and need relates to tires for driving on snow in western mountains. Typically pretty dry and fluffy stuff that is fairly grippy when packed down then melts away when thte sun comes out. We don't get much in the way of east cost or midwest type ice.