I'm looking into buying studless snow tires for my wife's 2010 Tribeca.
Stock tire size: 255/55 R18
Snow tire size: 235/55 R18 (I cant get these for an insanely good price)
Overall diameter change: 0.8"
How will this change affect her car?
I'll also be buying a fifth one of these as her spare during winter months (avoiding different tire make/model/size issues on AWD if the spare is needed).
Overall Wheel Diameter Effect on AWD
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Overall Wheel Diameter Effect on AWD
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Re: Overall Wheel Diameter Effect on AWD
I've done some digging while waiting for a reply...
Very good tire comparison tool: https://tiresize.com/comparison/
This site, and other places I've read, say that +/- 3% of OEM diameter is acceptable.
Very good tire comparison tool: https://tiresize.com/comparison/
This site, and other places I've read, say that +/- 3% of OEM diameter is acceptable.
~Ross
1993 FWD 5MT Green NA Legacy
1993 FWD 5MT Green NA Legacy
Re: Overall Wheel Diameter Effect on AWD
As long as you keep all the tires the same it shouldn't matter much.
Josh
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surrealmirage.com/subaru
1990 Legacy (AWD, 6MT, & EJ22T Swap)
2020 Outback Limted XT
If you need to get a hold of me please email me rather then pm