Gas Man Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Been looking at used winter tires for my 2014 DJ RT (225/55R/19). It appears that the recommended winter steel rim and tire replacement is 225/65R/17 with a -0.79% diameter variance. I can get a set of winter yokohamas with 90% thread on rims but the size is 225/60R/17 with a -3.88% diameter variance (as per the 1010 site). These are from a Journey but I don't know the year and model. Any comments on these Yokohamas, do I take a chance? I read somewhere that greater than 3% variance increases the risk of brake failure. I know it will affect the speedometer. What would YOU do???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Don't see how it would affect the brakes unless the rolling mass was more... Is the savings worth dealing with the speedometer being off over the winter months? That would be the deciding factor for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priell3 Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) I am going to be swapping between the stock 225/65R17 tires with a set of 225/60R17 winter tires I have, a .9" difference in height. The difference in the speedo is negligible. The winter tires will only be mounted 3-4 months. Edited December 14, 2015 by priell3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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