TL Wheels / Tires 101
04-09-2011, 07:15 PM
#1
Instructor
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TL Wheels / Tires 101
I am trying to understand all the rim and tire options with the 2012 TL. There seem to be 3 rim sizes - 17's are standard, 18;'s on the SH-AWD and 19's on with the Advance. The profile changes on each size from 245/50 to 245/45 to 245/40 based on the rim size. And from walking around the dealer lot there is more than one brand of tire used and I thought there might even be different tires on the Tech Package versus the base.
Can anyone help and provide an overview of the ride characteristics of each and the tire quality / performace. I have to admit I have not paid much attention to rim and tire size on my previous vehicles.
Also, no matter what TL I purchase I will be putting snow tires with separate rims. If I get the SH-AWD Advanced can I still save some money and put on 17 inch rims with snows.
Thanks in advance.
Can anyone help and provide an overview of the ride characteristics of each and the tire quality / performace. I have to admit I have not paid much attention to rim and tire size on my previous vehicles.
Also, no matter what TL I purchase I will be putting snow tires with separate rims. If I get the SH-AWD Advanced can I still save some money and put on 17 inch rims with snows.
Thanks in advance.
04-09-2011, 08:08 PM
#2
dont think it works like that ... if the advance comes standard with 19's and u want the 17s i dont think they will deduct anything from the price, they will just charge u for the 17's and give them to u in addition to the standard 19s or just swap the wheels and not give u any money to make up for the difference in price between 17 and 19 wheels.
04-09-2011, 08:35 PM
#3
Drifting
dont think it works like that ... if the advance comes standard with 19's and u want the 17s i dont think they will deduct anything from the price, they will just charge u for the 17's and give them to u in addition to the standard 19s or just swap the wheels and not give u any money to make up for the difference in price between 17 and 19 wheels.
04-09-2011, 08:50 PM
#5
Drifting
04-09-2011, 11:30 PM
#6
6G TLX-S
You can click into the TireRack website and learn from there. It is packed with tire-related information, with virtually everything you want to know for each individual type of tires.
04-10-2011, 09:28 AM
#7
Instructor
Thread Starter
Thanks for the help - I am going to check tire rack.
I plan to run the OEM rims and tires from April to November. The OEM tire may sway me from one package to another.
From Dec to March I am going to get new rims and snow tires. I think I can run 17 rims even if the OEM rims are the 19's in the Advanced package.
I plan to run the OEM rims and tires from April to November. The OEM tire may sway me from one package to another.
From Dec to March I am going to get new rims and snow tires. I think I can run 17 rims even if the OEM rims are the 19's in the Advanced package.
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04-10-2011, 10:34 AM
#8
6G TLX-S
Since you're using dedicated snow tires for the winter, my advice is to ditch the 19" OEM all-season tires and buy the stickiest summer tires available for the summer drivings.
Like I said before, no matter how good the suspension is or how advance the SH-AWD is, it all comes down to the 4 patches of tire tread that come in contact with the roads.
I always go for the stickiness summer tires in the summer, and the best available snow tires in the winter, so as to extract the performance potential of the car to the fullest.
Like I said before, no matter how good the suspension is or how advance the SH-AWD is, it all comes down to the 4 patches of tire tread that come in contact with the roads.
I always go for the stickiness summer tires in the summer, and the best available snow tires in the winter, so as to extract the performance potential of the car to the fullest.
04-10-2011, 02:52 PM
#9
Since you're using dedicated snow tires for the winter, my advice is to ditch the 19" OEM all-season tires and buy the stickiest summer tires available for the summer drivings.
Like I said before, no matter how good the suspension is or how advance the SH-AWD is, it all comes down to the 4 patches of tire tread that come in contact with the roads.
I always go for the stickiness summer tires in the summer, and the best available snow tires in the winter, so as to extract the performance potential of the car to the fullest.
Like I said before, no matter how good the suspension is or how advance the SH-AWD is, it all comes down to the 4 patches of tire tread that come in contact with the roads.
I always go for the stickiness summer tires in the summer, and the best available snow tires in the winter, so as to extract the performance potential of the car to the fullest.
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04-11-2011, 06:04 AM
#10
Intermediate
Since you're using dedicated snow tires for the winter, my advice is to ditch the 19" OEM all-season tires and buy the stickiest summer tires available for the summer drivings.
Like I said before, no matter how good the suspension is or how advance the SH-AWD is, it all comes down to the 4 patches of tire tread that come in contact with the roads.
I always go for the stickiness summer tires in the summer, and the best available snow tires in the winter, so as to extract the performance potential of the car to the fullest.
Like I said before, no matter how good the suspension is or how advance the SH-AWD is, it all comes down to the 4 patches of tire tread that come in contact with the roads.
I always go for the stickiness summer tires in the summer, and the best available snow tires in the winter, so as to extract the performance potential of the car to the fullest.
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