bigred123

Looking to put snow tires on my 2014 RLX. I will likely be going with the Michelin X-Ice XI3's. And likely going to go with 17" rims, however am looking for advice from others in the forum before I purchase. Also, debating whether to go with a 235/55 R17 tire or 225/55 R17. Although the 225 is close in overall diameter to the 18" stock tires (245/45 R18) on the RLX, I am not sure if that is too much of a difference on the width compared to the 18".

Yes, my car being the Hybrid has the 19" rims but I am looking to avoid spending extra money on 18" rims/tires if I can make do with the 17" (I don't care as much with the gap in the tire wheel well) and the lighter weight when moving the tires up and down between seasons from the basement.

Comments, opinions and suggestions welcomed. Looking at this rim too:


Thank you!

pgeorg

I have the Nokian R2 winter tire.....they are mounted on the base RLX 18in wheels with the standard size 245/45/18.

225/55/17 is equal to the OEM size 245/40/19 - 245/45/18,
235/55/17 is just +1.9% larger, so its absolutely not a problem.
The only problem i can see is to make sure that the 17in clears the brake calibers......the SH has a little bigger disks (13in vs 12.3in) and calibers (dual piston vs single piston) on the fronts.
Also make sure the offset of the wheel is correct.....

HTH

Limelight

^^ What PGEORG said. He is the leading authority on basically all things related to vehicles, components, fuel economy and transportation in general

I would be more inclined to go with 18's for selfish aesthetic reasons as 17's would look tiny on a big car like the RLX, but assuming the 17's clear the brake components, you'll be fine.

When I got my aftermarket 19's this spring, I decided recently to forgo winter tires and get a set of Continental ExtremeContact DWS06's for my stock 19" wheels and use them over the fall/winter/spring. They will give better traction than all seasons in winter, and other forum members have raved about the improved ride quality vs the OEM rubber. I believe you too are in Toronto and outside of a few big storms, the amount of snow we get is fairly manageable and roads are cleared quickly. For me personally, I'm lucky because I'll just connect to the office remotely on days when the weather is really bad.

TBH, your thread title depressed me a little - it's supposed to be 80 degrees with the humidity here tomorrow. First the pool was closed last weekend and now we're talking snow... Let's not rush things!

Go Jays Go!

pcloadletter

Last winter I ran these from my RL without issue. All systems worked, with the exception of TPMS. If I had to do it again, I would look for 18" wheels and performance tires. The studdable tires in this size were too much of a compromise with driving dynamics on the Hybrid.

Sparco Pista, 17x8, 40mm offset, 5-120 (winter)
Pirelli Winter Carving XL, 225/55R-17 (winter)

https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-rl-p...rs-kb2-926018/

Kgb2016

I had a few different tires on my cars- toyo, Michelins x-1, Blizzaks etc... Just got the new set of Toyos for my 2014 RLX, nothing beats Toyos!

talk2jayy

Dope Rimmss yo !

bigred123

Thanks for your advice everyone. Ended up going with the 225 17" rims and tires. I am getting them installed Nov. 11th.

Krlesch

BigRed - I am looking at 17" rims/snow tires as well - would you be willing to share where you went for rims/tires and what you chose (brand for each)?