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Winter tire sizing

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desura

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my car has for its OEM tires 225/50R17

I'm looking to get winter rims. 15 inch. How would 205/70R15 compare? Looking at tire charts, the OEM tire is 25.86 while the 205/70R15 is 26.30 inches. Or should I go narrower, perhaps 195, 185?
 
Definitely stay within your load rating. I, personally, wouldn't go as narrow as possible in a load range because I do not spend a majority of time in snow during the winter and would like to keep some semblance of tread life and grip in the dry. I would suggest going a little under in tread width to the next most-popular size. Last winter I went to 205/60-16 compared to my OEM 215/45-18 and was quite pleased.
 
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