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16" rims on snow tries

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Main Forum' started by 8Nguy500, Jun 9, 2020.

  1. 8Nguy500

    8Nguy500 Junior Member

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    Hello All,
    I just brought my third Prius yesterday. A 2019 Prius Four in Charcoal grey. Big tablet size screen in the middle of the dash, heated seats and steering wheel. Just a great car.
    My question is it has 17" rims. On my previous cars had had 16" rims with snow tires. Can I run them on this car? Do I need to make any adjustments on the car?
    Thanks for your replies.

    I have a correction my snow tires are on 15" rims not 16". They are 195/65R15 . I have them on 2012 Prius rims. Sorry for my mistake. Thanks for the replies.
     
    #1 8Nguy500, Jun 9, 2020
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  2. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk EGR Fanatic

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    I'd suggest 195/65R15 for snow tires. Personally, I shy away from aftermarket, one-size-fits-all rims. For a black steel rim, there's a Toyota Corolla rim that's 100% compatible. This is what I'm using, fwiw:

    Corolla 15" black steel rims p/n: 42611-02471
    With lug nuts p/n: 90942-01007 (utilitarian, open-ended, galvanized)

    One thing, I found the lack of centre caps meant the hubs were turning into rust lumps real fast. And they looked bad. After a couple of winters thus, I cleaned them up best I could, applied some coating. then used 2" ABS end caps as a cover. They're slightly loose, but I found pushing a rubber band onto the lip on the rim first, made the cap a snug/secure fit.

    If you want something classier, 15" Prius alloy rims with centre caps?
     
    #2 Mendel Leisk, Jun 9, 2020
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    krmcg Lowered Blizzard Pearl Beauty

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    Yes, you can run your 16" wheels on your new Prius. No adjustment required.
     
    #3 krmcg, Jun 9, 2020
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    I run my 15" 2010 Prius rims on my 2016 prius for snow tires.
    They have 195/65R15 Blizzacs on them.

    Yes I see your correction on rim size.
     
    #4 JStrenk, Jun 11, 2020
  5. Mendel Leisk

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    Yeah our 2010 has the stock 17" rims, but I use 15" for snow tires.
     
    #5 Mendel Leisk, Jun 11, 2020
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