drozz Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Was looking around the other day in the on going quest for snow tires, and I looked up a tire shop i passed, Kaltire. Went to there website and wouldn't you know, they have a tire that is the correct 19' tire size for the Journey! https://shop.kaltire.com/tiresdetails1/tireid/4138/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powdered Toast Man Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 And only $271.20 a tire... eeek! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drozz Posted October 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 And only $271.20 a tire... eeek! :blink: Well i didn't say they were cheap but at least they are 19's lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drb227 Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 To me, 19" winter tires are a waste of money. As discussed in other threads, I went with 16" winter tires and steel wheels from Simply Tire. I got the Gislaved Nordfrost 5 tires and have found them to be excellent. I paid under $1000 for the wheels, tires, balance, install and taxes. That tire you show on the Kaltire website appears to be a Chinese tire. If the quality is anything like the Kumhos, I'd personally stay away from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodMoodley Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 I'd have to agree with drb227. Those tires are overpriced and questionable on quality. You would be much better served by a set of 16s. Plus you wouldn't need to get your tires re-mounted twice a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank b Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) It would cost you less money to go with more common sized 17's tires on steel wheels. -A set of four 17in steelies with decent 225-65-17 winter tires is likely to be less expensive than a set of four 19in winter tires alone, depending what you buy and if you shop around. -You'll be able to buy better & renowned quality tires & you will have way more choice. -You will not damage your nice rims twice a year because you have to install-disinstall tires on them. That black goo they stick on there to rim the tire makes for a terrible looking wheel after a couple of times. -Your nice summer rims will not be submitted to the harsh winter conditions (ie : salt) -If you buy the 17in steelies & tires, even if you don't install them yourself, you'll save money every time you get them installed because you won't have to get the tires balanced on your wheels every time they swap them. -After a couple years, when you need new winter tires, you'll simply need to get new 225-65-17's and stick them on the winter rim again saving quite a bit of $. -With the 17's you will have as much traction/ride comfort because they are still 225 wide, you don't have to worry about the higher sidewall- it's winter, the asphalt is darn cold so it's no time to toss the truck in to the corners like you're ken block. Just my opinion... Edited October 16, 2011 by frank b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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