Apparently nobody makes matching snow's for the 17" TurboTwists anymore

[Topless]

All street tires have a range of approved rim widths they will fit. A 225 will typically fit 7-8.5 rims. look at the tire specs for the ones you are interested in to see if they will fit.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=198




A good comparison between All Season tires and full snow tires to decide which best meets your usage needs:
http://www.tirerack.com/videos/index.jsp?video=23&tab=winter

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Topless

A good comparison between All Season tires and full snow tires to decide which best meets your usage needs:
http://www.tirerack.com/videos/index.jsp?video=23&tab=winter

Jump to 2:18 in this video. Pretty much says it all on how limited all season tires are for the price.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlYEMH10Z4s

[Dragonwind]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Jump to 2:18 in this video. Pretty much says it all on how limited all season tires are for the price.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlYEMH10Z4s

I hate all seasons for the most part...I call them no seasons. It just means I have to find the right size to use for the rear that happens to have a matching set for the fronts...otherwise I'll use Falken's with the different series.

Chris

[Dragonwind]

Originally Posted by Topless

All street tires have a range of approved rim widths they will fit. A 225 will typically fit 7-8.5 rims. look at the tire specs for the ones you are interested in to see if they will fit.

So if I understand it correctly I should be able to fit a 235/45R17 on the rear? If so then I found a matching set of Falkens.

On a side note Discount Tire has a neat calculator to show you the differences.
Tire Size Calculator - Discount Tire Direct

Chris

[wawa]

I run blizzak 225 in back and 205 in from for the last 2 winter and they are very good. The narrower back work great in lots of snow and we have lots of it here in Québec. It only look bad with narrow tire lol.

Daily driving side way in snow is fun.

Later
Chris

[recycledsixtie]

I was driving on my new 17 inch Michelin A/S plus tires recently in about 2 inches of snow. Once the snow got more than that they could not handle the snow as well. Traction was poor. So I switched to my 16 inch rims with Blizzaks and that is way better. A/S tires in my mind are not recommended for any kind of serious snow.

[Topless]

Originally Posted by Dragonwind

So if I understand it correctly I should be able to fit a 235/45R17 on the rear? If so then I found a matching set of Falkens.

Chris

Yes, you have several choices.

235/45/17s will fit fine
225/45/17 will squeeze onto an 8.5 rim within factory specs
245/40/17 will also fit very well

[Dragonwind]

Originally Posted by Topless

Yes, you have several choices.

235/45/17s will fit fine
225/45/17 will squeeze onto an 8.5 rim within factory specs
245/40/17 will also fit very well

oops it was 235/65R17 but by changing brands I found more options.