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Winter Tire/Wheel Q................

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by jm1515, Nov 20, 2009.

  1. jm1515

    jm1515 New Member

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    Greetings gang.........
    I'm one of many who are investigating Winter tires, and I want to buy dedicated 'Winter' wheels for my V............
    I think the OE wheels are 17" x 7" w/ 50mm offset, correct???

    I want to go w/ a slightly narrower & taller 205/50 winter tire vs the OE 215/45, and am having a devil of time trying to find any selection of 7" wide 17' wheels. :confused:
    7.5" wheel width seems to be the order of the day, at least on the many I looked at @ tirerack.com.
    Before I waste any more time, I was wondering if
    Wider wheel + narrower tire = :eek: or something like that....

    Comment & suggestions always appreciated................
     
    #1 jm1515, Nov 20, 2009
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    For fear of encouraging yet another thread on this subject, I ask why not go with 15" wheels along as you are buying winter wheels anyway? The OE 15" Prius wheels can be bought on e-bay for reasonable money, and they will be a perfect fit.
     
    #2 RodJo, Nov 20, 2009
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    I just mounted Michelin snow tires on steel 2005 corolla rims and they work fine. Tire shop threw in conical lugs for free, and I bought some Corolla wheel cover take offs for $25. Michelin has a $70 rebate at Discount Tire right now.
     
    #3 mike lipke, Nov 20, 2009
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    I think this is the 22nd new thread about winter tires this week. Why do people keep starting new threads?
     
    #4 Judgeless, Nov 21, 2009
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    It is much like a new edition of a text book. Change a couple of words around and it's time for a new thread despite 99% of the content being the same. :D
     
    #5 F8L, Nov 21, 2009
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