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Agree with others.
I run 16" snow tires on my '01 Aero, no problems with brake clearance. It's like a different car with the 16's vs the 17's in summer. very calm and relaxed with the 225/55-16. Quite firm and sporty with the 245/45-17
I've got 225/55-16's on my '99 base model, and it too has a calm and relaxed ride.
FWIW I ran 225/50-17's on my dear departed silver aero, and the slightly larger sidewall of that tire made the ride much smoother and relaxed vs the original 225/45-17's. So I think that sidewall is a big contributor to the ride quality.
you might consider a 50 series tire on your current rims.
Aero with 16" snow tires:
base model with 16" summer tires:
silver aero, 50 series tires on klingons:
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Posts in this Thread:
- 16, Potter, Thu, 22 Oct 2020 09:28:50
- Re: 16, fdw201 , Thu, 22 Oct 2020 20:47:44
- Re: 16, bobc , Thu, 22 Oct 2020 17:43:44 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: 16, Jeremy R., Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:02:10
- Re: 16, Itsasaab, Thu, 22 Oct 2020 12:21:49
- Re: 16 inch wheels on Aero, MI-Roger , Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:16:12
- Re: 16 Wheels on Aero, Potter Shaw, Thu, 22 Oct 2020 09:31:31
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