Simple physics. A narrow tire reduces the contact area, allowing the tire to penetrate through the snow down to the pavement. This is why people wear snow shoes, the increased surface area allows you to stay on top of the snow. In car you don't want to stay on top of the snow since the pavement has a much greater coefficient of friction.
Passat Alltrack (Stavanger) wheels
Hello.
I own a Passat Alltrack 2019 (non-facelift version).
Currently I have the original Stavanger wheels and 225/55/R17 summer tires installed on it. I can't check right now what is the current wheel width, but every online source tells, that for these tires it is 8Jx17 ET41.
Winter is not far and I would like to buy exactly the same wheels to install winter tires on them. But the problem is, that wherever I look, I am not able to find 8J wheels, but there are offers for 7Jx17 ET38.
The online sites tell me that 215/55/R17 (7Jx17 ET38) is also acceptable on my Alltrack, and even better suited for winter, which sounds like a nonsense to me. All I want for winter, is more ground clearance, but 215/55/R17 against 225/55/R17 does the opposite by lowering the car by 5mm.
So, I have 2 questions and options I would like to discuss.
1) If i buy 7J wheels.. can I install 225/55/R17 winter tires on them? Will they fit fine?
2) If I buy 7J wheels.. can I install 215/60/R17 winter tires on them, instead of 215/55/R17? On internet stores around me, the first ones are even cheaper than 55 ones.
I own a Passat Alltrack 2019 (non-facelift version).
Currently I have the original Stavanger wheels and 225/55/R17 summer tires installed on it. I can't check right now what is the current wheel width, but every online source tells, that for these tires it is 8Jx17 ET41.
Winter is not far and I would like to buy exactly the same wheels to install winter tires on them. But the problem is, that wherever I look, I am not able to find 8J wheels, but there are offers for 7Jx17 ET38.
The online sites tell me that 215/55/R17 (7Jx17 ET38) is also acceptable on my Alltrack, and even better suited for winter, which sounds like a nonsense to me. All I want for winter, is more ground clearance, but 215/55/R17 against 225/55/R17 does the opposite by lowering the car by 5mm.
So, I have 2 questions and options I would like to discuss.
1) If i buy 7J wheels.. can I install 225/55/R17 winter tires on them? Will they fit fine?
2) If I buy 7J wheels.. can I install 215/60/R17 winter tires on them, instead of 215/55/R17? On internet stores around me, the first ones are even cheaper than 55 ones.
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