Ideal winter tire size 35i

nfs060 · 11-03-2011, 01:06 PM

What would be the ideal winter tire size

245 50 18
or
225 55 18

nyalpine90 · 11-03-2011, 01:12 PM

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fedinand · 11-03-2011, 03:45 PM

245/50 or 225/60 if you are on 18s

XB101 · 11-04-2011, 12:46 AM

I went with 225 55 18. Narrow for better winter driving and also more sidewall.

JOHNBMWM5 · 11-04-2011, 04:00 AM

I have 245/45/18 dunlop winter sports 3D run-flats, lower profile but great tyres.

frankwin · 11-04-2011, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by nfs060

What would be the ideal winter tire size

245 50 18
or
225 55 18

In Montreal, with all the potholes, the higher the profile, the better you will feel... and save your wheels!

Wider tire are better on pure ice.
Narrow tire are better in deep snow.

It is a tradeof depending where you drive. If I was still living in Montreal, I would have purchased performance winter tire '245.

In my case I took the Dunlop M3 to have good performance in deep snow. Performance tire like Sottozero suck in these conditions.

nfs060 · 11-04-2011, 12:37 PM

Thanks everyone, This really helps.

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