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Here is my winter setup. Prodrive/OZ P1 17x7 wrapped in Ipike 215/50r17

 

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It looks very much at home in the snow.

"It's within spec" - SOA :rolleyes:

"Depth is only shallowness viewed from the side." - Fredism

"So, how much did it cost for your car to be undriveable :lol:." - Stephen (very close friend)

"You have done so much it would be stupid to go back." - Sunny of Guru Electronics

 

2018Q50RS | 2015WrxThread | Shrek

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I've just always heard that narrower tires are better in the snow. Whether that's true or not, I don't know. That was really my only reasoning :)

 

Narrower is better for snow tires.

 

Yes, narrower is better. I understand that.

What I don't understand is why you'd want a shorter tire.

If you did the "narrower" tire conversion correctly, you should have gone with a 215/55R17.

The 215/55R17 has both a narrower tread than the 215/50R17, and is slightly taller than the 225/50R17.

 

Specs:

225/50R17 Stock =

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Blizzak+WS70&partnum=25TR7WS70&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&tab=Specs

215/50R17 Your snow =

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Blizzak+WS70&partnum=15TR7WS70XL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&tab=Specs

215/55R17 Should have gone with =

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Blizzak+WS70&partnum=155TR7WS70&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&tab=Specs

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Yes, narrower is better. I understand that.

What I don't understand is why you'd want a shorter tire.

If you did the "narrower" tire conversion correctly, you should have gone with a 215/55R17.

The 215/55R17 has both a narrower tread than the 215/50R17, and is slightly taller than the 225/50R17.

 

Specs:

225/50R17 Stock =

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Blizzak+WS70&partnum=25TR7WS70&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&tab=Specs

215/50R17 Your snow =

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Blizzak+WS70&partnum=15TR7WS70XL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&tab=Specs

215/55R17 Should have gone with =

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Blizzak+WS70&partnum=155TR7WS70&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&tab=Specs

 

 

Yes, the 3.6R has 225/50/17, but the 2.5 has 215/50/17. Why, I don't know. I wasn't there in the decision making.

 

So, if he went with 215/50/17, he is staying within spec ;)

"It's within spec" - SOA :rolleyes:

"Depth is only shallowness viewed from the side." - Fredism

"So, how much did it cost for your car to be undriveable :lol:." - Stephen (very close friend)

"You have done so much it would be stupid to go back." - Sunny of Guru Electronics

 

2018Q50RS | 2015WrxThread | Shrek

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