I'd go 18s for snow, but the most I ever get is some frost in the morning.
Impossible to know without measuring the actual tire. Some 245 tires are wider than some 255 tires.
Despite the extra cost of another set of rims and TPMS sensors I like the 18" for winter tires. It's nice to have them sitting in the garage for a quick change and no trip to the tire shop.
I mounted 255/50 snow tires (Yokohama Blue Earth) without issues Last winter.
How did you like the Yokohamas? I'm already looking for snow tire recommendations.
They were the only tires I could get (with the heavy load range and performance rating that I wanted) on short notice when I got my I Pace last March in Colorado. That said, they did fine. Performance on dry roads was OK. On snow, I they were fine too—but hard to say given my being new to the car. Tread wear when I swapped them out predicts limited miles of predicted use, however.
Thanks, Bret. I'm in Colorado too and stuck with the 20" OEM tires. As good as the car is in snow and ice I regretted not using a good set of snows. I did nearly slide through a few intersections and was grateful to be in quiet neighborhoods when it occurred. I bought a set of 18" I-Pace rims from a forum member and I'll be better prepared this winter.
I put Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 tires on my 20in wheels for Maine winters. They are amazing and my range doesn’t take a hit with their low rolling resistance. Noise is also lower compared to any other winter tire.
Thanks! I used Hakkapeliitta on a few Saabs and completely forgot about them. Great tires especially in Maine. I spent 4 years in Brunswick and loved it there.
What years were you in Brunswick? For four years I’m guessing you were either with the naval air base or you attended Bowdoin College. I grew up in Harpswell myself, for people not familiar with Maine, Harpswell is the peninsula and islands coming off the coast of Brunswick.
You guessed it, Navy from 1995-1999. I was a sensor operator in the P-3 Orion that drove people in Harpswell crazy because we flew over the town all day and night. Sorry if you lost sleep, eh? 😁
Every winter I eventually think to myself, 'What in the heck are you doing here?", especially considering that my wife is from Nairobi and puts on a sweater when it gets below 70...
Because we have no poisonous creatures trying to kill us and when climate change heats things up we won’t be cooked alive😉 I remember a work trip out to California when it was like 70 at night and I was walking around in shorts while everyone else was in coats looking at me like i was the crazy one!
I get you! I loved Maine but do remember wearing a jacket to a 4th of July fireworks show at the county fair and the Navy was kind enough to send me to sunny, warm Sicily over most of the winter.
