I am in need of new warm weather tires. I have snow tires I am going to keep on the stock wheels, but if I need new warm weather tires I may as well get new wheels also, so...do i get 16" or 17"? The search function seems to be giving errors now, does anyone have real world experience with either on a 09? Is a 17" just too big for the car? Thanks
17" are not too large for the car as long as you go with a lower profile tire. For example, instead of a 185/65-15 (stock size) you might go with a 185/55-17, or 185/50-17 (check TireRack.com for the proper size to maintain overall tire diameter) When you get into low profile tires like those, they're likely going to be sport tires which will have drawbacks: - they won't be low-rolling-resistance, so will seriously decrease mpg - they will wear quickly, so won't last as long - they will be more expensive The nice thing about the stock size (185/65-15) is that they tend to be the least expensive size for a given tire make/model.
