er34

I'm preparing to pick up winter tires for the GS F-Sport AWD. I'm sticking with the 19" rims, and unfortunately there are limited options for the stock size 235/40/19. I'm a firm believer in skinnier tires for winter, so I'm considering the 225/45/19. The size is within 2% diameter so I don't expect issues there, and the higher A/R provides equivalent load rating and better protection against pot holes. Anyone happen to be running this size?

puffdaddy

I went with 245/40-19 (Michelin Pilot AS3) on my AWD F-Sport and am happy with them. They have more tire choices in that size.
Tire Rack has some Blizzaks on sale that have great reviews
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
The larger diameter has corrected my speedo as a bonus!

er34

Thanks, I'm aware of 245/40, but I don't want to go with wider tires for winters. Wider tires give worse traction in slipperier conditions and are more prone to hydro-plane.

GregCanada

Stock size is 225/50/17, which is what i run in the winter. They work fine. Just remember the dry handling will not be nearly as good, but you will be happy in the wet stuff

er34

I didn't even know 17" rims fit on 4GS, sounds like a reasonable choice.

But I already have a set of 19" wheels, and just want to know if anyone has 225/45/19.

18017

Glad I live in southern Cali. The only thing I have to worry about my tires in the winter is making sure they go round-and-round

er34

Many more things besides tires you guys should be glad about... No salt on your roads, less giant potholes during/after winter and subsequent road work to fix them...

And when I go to Cali, I always admire how clean the cars are - no surprise, there's no rain to make them dirty either.

elbow

Rear: 255/40r19
Pilot Sport A/S 3+
225/45r19 Pilot SportA/S 3+
Front lowered on 20mm Sage Racing LCA blocks
Leveled height. No rubbing. Finally my AWD looks more car and less buggy like.
225/45/19 fits perfect. Have a staggered set of Pilot Sport A/S 3+ on my AWD with 255/40/19 in the rear. Couldn't find anyone with a 3GS on here that had tried this size but I pulled the trigger and am totally satisfied. No rubbing and I'm lowered 20mm in the front on some LCA blocks (shout out to Sage Racing).