good afternoon. after purchasing a set of new wheels and summer tires for my 2010 MCS I've been in the market for some winter tires for my stock wheels. I removed the TPMS units from the stock set up for the new set up. I found a good deal on a set of 215/55 R17 winter tires and i figured before it's too late i should snag them while i can. anyways, i don't plan on picking up another set of the TPMS units where i'll only be using these a few months out of the year. i was informed that's not an issue other then having the low tire pressure light on the guage appear at all times. my only concern is will i be able to run just a stand valve stem on the stock wheels or are they designed to run only TPMS valves?

Thanks in advance.

 

A normal valve stem will work.

 

yep........only problem is the always on light.

 

You may run into tire fitment issues with the 215/55/17 size. That tire is going to be 2" larger in diameter than the 205/45/17 that came from the factory. The tires may end up rubbing on the inner fenders when turning and your speedometer will be way out of whack. Stick with a stock size or 215/40, or 215/45 tires.

 

I'd stay with a 205 section for winter use.

 

I am running a set of 15mm wheel spacers as well. I wasn't sure if I was going to keep them on during winter months but if I chose to that would probably help out with any rubbing issues right? I see a lot of people running several size tires not far off from what i'm thinking for a winter set up. I've even seen some with lowered suspensions. I would like to stick to the the OEM size but for the money the seller is willing to accept and the condition of the tires, i'd hate to miss out. I can deal with my speedo being off a bit.

 

Usually most people run a tire that's < .5" difference in overall diameter vs. stock. I just think the 2" difference you're going to have is way too extreme. That's an extra inch of tire sticking out all the way around. My 215/45's a slightly larger than stock, and I wouldn't want to go any bigger. How much money are we talking for a set of tires?

 

$200 for a complete set of winters. used only one season.