Winter tires/rims advice. - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

***judge34411*** · 06-01-2009, 07:44 AM

I know this is a crazy time of year for this. But the 6.5 I have has 17 rims. I want to buy maybe 16 or even 15 (if they will fit) rims for winter. What ideas and feedback can you give? An for all you in the snow belt any suggestions on tires (winter) and sizes.

I plan on buying steel rims. Nothing fancy. Cheap as possible.

Thanks in advance.

Oh and my reason is simple. Wrong time of year for winter tires can often give great prices.

Happy driving.

Hajoca · 06-01-2009, 08:23 AM

Look in your door plate / owners manual and it will list several other rim sizes. Start there, which trim is yours from the factory?

***Punks_Not_Dead5*** · 06-01-2009, 08:53 AM

i run 16" steelies, with Michelin X-Ice 215-60-16 (or 215-65-16 i forget what i have.)

Best snow tires ever! Rated number one also.

***judge34411*** · 06-01-2009, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Hajoca

Look in your door plate / owners manual and it will list several other rim sizes. Start there, which trim is yours from the factory?

Good common sense advise. But I want more information than that, and yes my rims are the mags.

http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/m...t=IMG_2899.jpg

I want to go steel. I live in Quebec lots of snow and slush.

Oh and it is the i4 se. Also no insult intended but you experience as a collective will give me much more than the standard Toyota stuff. Yes it was engineered but it was also kept dull and safe.

Happy driving

***judge34411*** · 06-01-2009, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Punks_Not_Dead5

i run 16" steelies, with Michelin X-Ice 215-60-16 (or 215-65-16 i forget what i have.)

Best snow tires ever! Rated number one also.

Thanks, think they will be fine with the 6.5? Same size and all?

Happy driving

UDATE: I just did some checking and here is a safe site. http://www.canadiandriver.com/2007/0...elin-x-ice.htm

Think your advise is looking very good indeed.

***Punks_Not_Dead5*** · 06-01-2009, 10:59 AM

I think mine at 16x7, but 6.5 should be fine!

***judge34411*** · 06-01-2009, 11:06 AM

I think this is a closed deal thanks both. Will be hunting down some new x tires and cheap rims. Maybe some cheap covers but on our roads they will go fast in winter.

Happy driving all

***Punks_Not_Dead5*** · 06-01-2009, 11:23 AM

i had covers and lost 2 in the first drive north to my cottage lol....

CamrySExxx · 06-01-2009, 11:31 AM

Remember, the thinner the wheel/tire the better for snow.

You would want a narrower wheel to "cut" between the snow oppose to a wider wheel that will stay above the snow similar to snow shoes. (greater surface area)

GT-R · 06-01-2009, 12:32 PM

Just buy the LE's stock steelies, I'm sure they'll be cheap.

Good for long distance driving too, so you don't wear out your new ones.

***judge34411*** · 06-01-2009, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CamrySExxx

Remember, the thinner the wheel/tire the better for snow.

You would want a narrower wheel to "cut" between the snow oppose to a wider wheel that will stay above the snow similar to snow shoes. (greater surface area)

Agree 100% it is the reason I actually am wondering on the 15" as well (higher rubber). Got a feeling they might rub on the brakes though. An I am not a fast driver so Thinner is just fine with me.

An on loosing the hub caps yeah as I said, maybe get them but I doubt it.

Also when I asked Toyota about rims they wanted 3 times the price of Club Price/ Costco or Canadian tire. But thanks for the suggestion.

An the car came with Mich all season may as well stick the same make winters.

Our Canadian tire (a large Canadian store) has some steel wheels that looks like mags. Might look at buying them only about 100 each.

Thank you all for your feed back

This link is safe.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows...teel%2BRim.jsp

Something like this.sorr

***Punks_Not_Dead5*** · 06-01-2009, 03:58 PM

I tried for 15's on my SE but they hit the rear disc brake calipers..

I got mine from Toyota (2 sets, one for the Camry another for the Matrix) for 600 and change each, with lifetime swapping...they'll change them over every fall/spring

Hajoca · 06-02-2009, 09:55 AM

The wheels from Can Tire are multifit - so the center hole is much larger than your hub.

I usually look to Kijiji for oem steel wheels that are for sale or you can go to a tire shop and ask for hub centric wheel rims.

CamrySExxx · 06-02-2009, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Hajoca

The wheels from Can Tire are multifit - so the center hole is much larger than your hub.

I usually look to Kijiji for oem steel wheels that are for sale or you can go to a tire shop and ask for hub centric wheel rims.

yeah hit up kijiji or craigslist for rims. Im sure you could even find alloys for cheap. Or even hit up the junk yard, they have tons of steelies they would love to get rid of.

***judge34411*** · 06-02-2009, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hajoca

The wheels from Can Tire are multifit - so the center hole is much larger than your hub.

I usually look to Kijiji for oem steel wheels that are for sale or you can go to a tire shop and ask for hub centric wheel rims.

Good idea thanks. An how is that multifit idea bad? Does it make them loose?

EDIT: Hub centric what? Ok now I know I need a lesson in this, and I thought this was going to be easy. Now I know I need help