Winter staggered setup
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Winter staggered setup
Does the IS350 need to run a staggered setup toperform correctly? Tirerack man says yes. I dunno though.
I'm looking to get some winter tires (17's) and the setup that Tirerack recommends is:
front: 225/45-17
rear: 245/45-17
Is that true? Is this the best winter tire setup for a set of 17" tires and rims?
I'm looking to get some winter tires (17's) and the setup that Tirerack recommends is:
front: 225/45-17
rear: 245/45-17
Is that true? Is this the best winter tire setup for a set of 17" tires and rims?
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I would go with a 225 width for the rears for better traction in the snow. After much poor direction from my dealer regarding this, I have decided for at least this winter to keep my stock wheels and go with Bridgestone Blizzak LM25's (225/45's all around). If like last winter, there will only be a few really bad days of extreme snow to deal with and I have an all wheel drive to handle the really bad stuff. Also, I wash my care at leat weekly. I drove my FX35 for 3 winters and did not experience one bit of damage to the wheels from salt and sand.
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Has anyone thought about the effect of deviating from the OEM wheel diameter on the rears ? 245/45/17 has a 26" diameter, 225/45/17 are 25". The 1" reduction will affect the speedometer and odometer readings, but not sure about the other computerized nannies . . .
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Does the IS350 need to run a staggered setup toperform correctly? Tirerack man says yes. I dunno though.
I'm looking to get some winter tires (17's) and the setup that Tirerack recommends is:
front: 225/45-17
rear: 245/45-17
Is that true? Is this the best winter tire setup for a set of 17" tires and rims?
I'm looking to get some winter tires (17's) and the setup that Tirerack recommends is:
front: 225/45-17
rear: 245/45-17
Is that true? Is this the best winter tire setup for a set of 17" tires and rims?
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Interesting that switching from OEM 18" wheels to OEM-sized winter 17" wheels automatically affects the rear wheel size:
225/45/17: 25.0
245/45/17: 25.7
225/40/18: 25.1
255/40/18: 26.1
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