Hey all!
I know this is a bit early, but I am planning to get winter tires for my 2010 SV sport. I know they have 19's on them now, but I was hoping to go to 18's or even 17's to save money. What has been done on these cars before and what is recommended? Also I found the tires have sensors on them.. Do I have to put sensors on the winters as well?

Thx!

 

never too early i just got my max but i was thinking of getting Bridgestone Blizzak with some 17's on them tires are about 135 a piece .. you dont have to get the sensors but if u dont it wont read your tire pressure .. do a google search to find what you like the best and good luck

 

+1 I have Blizzaks with steel rims on my 2003 Maxima and the thing is like a tank in the snow. It's actually better in snow than my 4Runner.

 

Thanks for the replies guys! I have heard good things about the blizzaks. My coworker has it on his camry. I will look into them more.
As well, when I go down to 17's what are the recommended other dimensions for the tire? Also if I don't get the sensors will it cause any issues other than not reading tire pressure?
Thx!

 

The narrower the tire the better it will be in snow. You can probably go with a 215/55/17 tire with a 17x7-17x8 wheel. And if the 7th Gen Max is anything like my wifes 2010 TL, the TPS light will stay on. I've learned to ignore it and it resets itself once the summer tires go back on. It's your call.

 

Thx for Ur reply jspagna. That was the size that came up in some of my shopping around so far. Will the size change anything with my speedometer and odometer? Also are the pressure sensors movable from tire to tire or rim to rim?

 

Also check out the Dunlop Wintersports. Buddy of mine had these on 18x8's for his 2011 5.0 and even in 6" of snow, no problem at all.

Your speedo will probably be off by a few mph if your overall wheel/tire diameter changes. With a 17" wheel, I'd run a 50 or 55 series tire to try and keep the overall diameter as close as possible.

The TPMS sensors can be moved, but if you plan on keeping the winter setup for years, might just be easier to invest in a new set of TPMS stems so you aren't always swapping them out.

Just my .02 cents!

 

Thanks for all your input guys! Anyone here have winters on their max and have recommendations?
Also noob question.. What is the 17x7, 17x8 dimension you are mentioning?
Thanks again!

 

wheel diameter x width

 

i was looking at this tire: Goodyear Nordic 215 55 17 93S
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows...s#BVRRWidgetID

is this suitable?

and then get a 17x7 universal black rim...

thx!

 

i bought last yr studded tires from www.tires-easy.com the tires were hankook winter ipike w409 245/45/r18 i paid 135.90 got the tires had them studded for 40 put them on extra stock rims i bought on craigslist. studded tires are inposable to find except for the one and only tires i bought at this size . i have used them for one season noisy but stable weather on ice or snow i feel very protected that i could get threw anything and have enough control to keep my car from getting hit. these tires are used on police cars.here in the northeast with the winter we had last yr i am happy and confadent i made the best choise. u want advice on winter tires everything other than this setup will come in second. u wont be flying around the streets with these winter tires but u and your car will get there in one piece.

 

thanks for the info william, i will check those tires out..

one more question about the tpms: if i install them on this new set of winter rims, when i get the new tires, can they be still be used when i get a new set in 3-4 yrs?

thx!

 

not shure what your asking but if u mount any tires on any rim other than whats on the car now u will need to get the tire pressure switch reprogramed. so my winter rims need to be reprogramed each yr the rims are installed my dealer does it for free.

 

ill be putting my stock 18's with RS-A's (YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!) back on ONLY when snow starts falling. i highly recommend getting anything else but these. im tempted to even leave the 19's on and see if they're better...

if you can find a dealership you're cool with they'll reset your tire sensor for free. place near me has reset mine twice now for free and never asked a question. both my 18's and 19's are stock and have the sensors installed so..

 

Can somebody explain how the sensors work and what the resetting is required for??
Thx!

 

the sensors are for showing u as an idiot light on the dash when a tire is low in air pressure.normaly fillint the tire back to pressure and driving the car will turn off the trouble lite on the dash. when using difrent rims and difrent sensors these wireless sensors need to be programed into the computer to be reconized or the idiot light trouble light on the dash will limunate this is only an anoying low pressure warning light thats all. to reprogram the sensors u need a special programer kinda like a computer code reader to give u a sence of need but this programer is expencive usaly the dealer will reprogram the sensors for nuthin. this is a tool i beleve should be made public and easyly done at home there are a few tools out there for the reprogram but for now for me back to the dealer for free. hope u have some understanding of the tire sensors now it is part of the wireless tec of our car.sensor tools can be complicated to use and understand but aftermarket tools are avable a bit complicated and not as advanced as the dealer has

 

Thx again for your reply. I called the dealer to ask about the tire size and sensors and they recommended 225 55 17 or 215 55 17. And for the sensors they said don't worry about them and ignore the light and it will
Go away when I put the originals back on...

So I am looking at the blizzaks, nordics and xice2.. What do u think?
Thx!

 

So after some looking around and comparing I got the goodyear nordics 225 55 17 as they were only 0.2% rolling diameter difference to the stock setup. I bought rims and tires. Will update once the snow hits. Thx for everyones advice.

 

I hate my tires that came with my 2011

 

Hello all,

I just installed my 17" winter tires with black steel rims. I noticed that the center of the tire is exposed showing the hub thread on the fronts and just a hole in the rear tires. Is there a way to cover these?

Thank you!

 

You could always get hubcaps , I just installed my winter tires on my 2011 Sport and noticed the same thing.

 

I've had great experience with winter tires here in Ohio (Blizzaks on my '02 TL). It's an absolute night/day difference in driveability in winter on my TL. Even though it's front wheel drive, it still got dicey when the snow got heavy.

I just found a set of OEM 18in. Maxima wheels with Continental ContiWinter TS810s already mounted on the local Craigslist. Tires are like new with 10/32 tread depth.

I bolted them on last night and I'm looking forward to our first heavy snowfall now.

I've got a 30 minute drive each way down a 2-lane state route that is hilly and windy so I'm hoping these tires do the job.

As far as sizes go you can use the following formula to determine overall diameter:

Example tire: 245/45-18

Width(mm) x Aspect ratio(sidewall height) x 2
25.4 + rim diameter

Multiply the width 245mm x .45 = 110.25mm
Multiply that by 2 = 220.50mm
To convert to inches divide 220.50mm / 25.4 = 8.68 in.
Add that to the rim diameter (18) = 26.68 in overall diameter

It's a rough way I use if changing rim/tire sizes to try and select a combo that is close to original

 

Do you change out all 4 times or just the front two?

 

Ya I was looking at generic wheel covers but they are pretty ugly.. What do hubcaps look like?

 

Winter tires are designed to be used as a complete set (of 4). It's not like the old days on a Rwd car where you simply mount up "Snow" tires with the big chunky lugs on the rear.

Winter tire tread pattern is more closely designed like an all season tread but the compound is much softer and there are more sipes (grooves or cuts) in the pattern to aid in traction on wet/snow/cold conditions.

For this reason you don't want to run winter tires during warmer seasons. They'll wear too fast.

 

What do ppl here with winter tires do? I do not want anything to rust further... Thx!

 

Good math here, but there are tire size calculators online that help make this easier. Just for reference:

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...foTireMath.jsp
http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp

Some other ones here, along with rim offset and spacing calculators if you're going to winter rims with different offset:

http://forums.maxima.org/tires-wheel...read-look.html

 

i have a 2010 with sports package and i called my local dealer and he said i have to get 18in winter rims because i have the sports package. Is this true or can i get the 17in .. thanks

 

I just had a set of Michelin X Ice 3 winters installed onto my stock 18's.
Stock size. X Ice are rated as the best snow tires made.
Active Green And Ross was best price for install and balance including alignment and brake check price was $1,100.00 Canadian here in Kitchener Ontario.
Alignment was way out on the back passenger side.
(Car is a rental I just bought two months ago)
Mail in rebate from Michelin for 70.00 is on the way.

I plan to purchase a nice set of aftermarket rims for my summer tires in the spring.

 

I have dunlop wintermax on my factory 18".. they have been great. Here in Manitoba Canada.. we get crazy amounts of snow!

 

I have Bridgestone Potenza all season performance tires on right now, I used them last year in the snow and they were great

 

All season are snow and ice tires.

 

I have installed 17s Blizzaks on my 2013 SV Sport package. No issues so far.

 

You don't need to, it will be more money for 18" tires

The recommended winter setup is 17" rims with 225/55/17. It will match the 18" oem setup.

As for winter tire and brand, all of them say that they are the best. Blizzaks, Michellens etc etc. Get one that will suit your needs. Personally, I stand by the Nokian brand of winter tires.