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Can I use 16" for winter rims.

1.4K views 8 replies 3 participants last post by  Svtrit  
#1 ·
I live in Alaska, & hate the open spokes that compact with snow. Also, 19" Blizzaks are very expensive. A local shop has reasonable, cheap, steel rims that are suppose to work. They are 16". They are returnable if Costco tire says they won't work, but man, what a hassle if they don't. Any help would be appreciated.
 
#2 ·
The 16" OE wheels for the gen2 Rogue are for spares, they only have a 4" profile and any tires that fit will probably sink you in a snowbank. The stock 17" steelies are 7", part number 40300-4BA0B. They fit all the gen2 model years ('14~'20), so any S model in the junkyard should have 4 of them. They're not snow proof but a lot better than the alloy wheels:

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#3 ·
Can you try a junkyard wheel to see if it fits? I’m an avid off-roader and prefer smaller wheel and more tire, including snow.
You could also measure the diameter needed to fit over the caliper. That is your limiting factor.
You MUST use a 16” tire that is the same diameter as your stock tires or the CVT will not be happy.
Good luck!
 
#6 ·
That’s good news. I’ve had other brands where the shift points get messed up with a diameter change and the transmission shifts much more harshly.
With a tranny that shifts, that's usually the case when you go to a smaller diameter. Since a CVT doesn't do discrete "shifts" in any traditional sense, they're not bothered by it like a regular A/T.
:)
 
#7 ·
Thank you, everyone. I am now just realizing that this will give me 3" less clearance. I will specifically live in the snowiest town in the United States. We get an average of 330" annually. I'm a just a stereotypical female. This is all over my head. I don't have a garage for the snow to melt, so I have to keep a long metal bar in my car so I can dig the snow out of the wheel wells after it freezes in place when I park. When I skip this step the car pulls & goes th-thump rapidly as I drive. I don't know what's going to be worse - the lower clearance or digging snow out of FOUR wheels every. single. day. Any more info will be appreciated. There are no basic rims in Anchorage (where I go to get tires and/or rims) larger than 16". Snow is already on the ground. I can't wait to order from out of state. Again, thoughts?
 
#8 ·
It won't actually be 3" less, the 19" rims use very low profile tires. Whatever you get for the smaller rims will probably have a much higher profile, so the change in rolling diameter may only be an inch or so. My concern with the 16" is that the only ones I see available from Nissan are 4" width, so only a very skinny tire will fit on them. That's likely to be a traction issue and leave you sinking easily into the soft stuff. The Nissan dealer in Anchorage should be able to get you the 17x7" steelies without too much trouble, and they're not hideously expensive, $125 list.