Changing to winter tires

[Wilkkkee]

Good morning all. I just purchased a Telluride 2024 X Line. It comes with 20" rims. I am going to be pricing out black steel rims and winter tires. I was thinking 18" instead of 20".
Will that affect anything as far as speed reading etc.
Anyone done this?
Thanks

 

[KMiles]

I had done the same thing with my previous car. As long as you stick with the OEM size 245/60R18 you will not have any problems. The circumference is identical to your 20" tires and speedometer, etc. will be identical. You could use TireRack tools to help you find the right setup. Not sure where you live, but have you also considered the Michelin CrossClimate 2 tires?

 

[Wilkkkee]

I had done the same thing with my previous car. As long as you stick with the OEM size 245/60R18 you will not have any problems. The circumference is identical to your 20" tires and speedometer, etc. will be identical. You could use TireRack tools to help you find the right setup. Not sure where you live, but have you also considered the Michelin CrossClimate 2 tires?

Thank you, I actually in Alberta, Canada

 

[Wilkkkee]

Thank you, I actually in Alberta, Canada

how wide was the rim you put on the 18's?

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[KMiles]

You'll want a 18x8 rim with an offset between +35mm and +45mm and a lug pattern that matches the Kia pattern. Your tire seller should be able to spec it out for you.

 

[drizzt]

You may want to check the classified section of this forum to see if there's any 18" rims for sale. Typically, folks unhappy with their OEM 18" rims sell their wheels for aftermarket 20-21" rims. If you don't see anything there, you can post "Looking for 18" rims" ad there instead.

These OEM rims are much better lookimg then the steel rims and potentially even cheaper purchase for you. I got mine from eBay. Here's LX 18" wheels $170 each, free shipping.

 

[Numbersguy]

I’m in Ontario and I downsized my tires to 18”. If you use the 1010tires size calculator you can put your current tire against sizes you’re considering and if the deviation is below 3% plus/minus you’ll be fine.

 

[Crispy]

So glad to find this fresh thread. I am shopping winter wheels for my daughter and her 2023 Telly with 20’s.
Just as KMiles and Numbersguy said, if you do the math or look at a tire calculator, you can make many combinations work. Because you want to go as narrow as possible for winter performance, I have used combinations of width/profile not listed by the car maker or other owners. I presently use a setup on my Porsche Cayman that is much more narrow than the book says. Works great.

I sat down with my junkyard guy yesterday and using his nation-wide search program, we looked at quite a few options. Searching late Tellys didn’t turn up much but searching Sportages did. The wheel width for 2021 to 2025’s is 7.5J and for 2018-2022 is 7J.
OK… I just did some math and came up with a 1.5% increase in circumference when going to 235/65-18. I’m assuming if 7.5J is good for 245 then 7J is probably good for a 235mm tire section.
The million $ question…. Are there any caliper or other concerns? The bolt circle is the same. Offsets are within 1-1.5 mm with 7.5J at 51 (1.5mm over) and 7J at 48.5 (1.0mm under).
What you guys think??
Opening the search to Sportage’s opens a lot of inventory. I agree that factory alloys are much better than Chinese TireRack take-offs and much more attractive than steelies.
Please chime in and point out any flaws in my logic. C.

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[Numbersguy]

So glad to find this fresh thread. I am shopping winter wheels for my daughter and her 2023 Telly with 20’s.
Just as KMiles and Numbersguy said, if you do the math or look at a tire calculator, you can make many combinations work. Because you want to go as narrow as possible for winter performance, I have used combinations of width/profile not listed by the car maker or other owners. I presently use a setup on my Porsche Cayman that is much more narrow than the book says. Works great.

I sat down with my junkyard guy yesterday and using his nation-wide search program, we looked at quite a few options. Searching late Tellys didn’t turn up much but searching Sportages did. The wheel width for 2021 to 2025’s is 7.5J and for 2018-2022 is 7J.
OK… I just did some math and came up with a 1.5% increase in circumference when going to 235/65-18. I’m assuming if 7.5J is good for 245 then 7J is probably good for a 235mm tire section.
The million $ question…. Are there any caliper or other concerns? The bolt circle is the same. Offsets are within 1-1.5 mm with 7.5J at 51 (1.5mm over) and 7J at 48.5 (1.0mm under).
What you guys think??
Opening the search to Sportage’s opens a lot of inventory. I agree that factory alloys are much better than Chinese TireRack take-offs and much more attractive than steelies.
Please chime in and point out any flaws in my logic. C.

I went with the 235 65 18s on my telluride and the tire I chose was the Yokohama ice guard g075. I find it great for wet traction, snow traction and a big factor for me is road noise. Most winter tires are very noisy and these ones are as quiet as all seasons.

 

[drizzt]

Yes, 235/65/18 fits on OEM alloy rim and that’s exactly what I did.

 

[Crispy]

Thank you for that info. Good confirmation. Back to wheels… what width wheels did you mount the 235/65’s on? Do you think Sportage wheels will be OK with Telly calipers?

 

[Senator20]

I bought aftermarket wheels and used my stock wheels to mount dedicated snow tires on them.

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