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Running a smaller wheel for winter, problems?

1K views 11 replies 10 participants last post by  wildchevy 
I have 265-70-17's for my winter tires and they would be closer to your 20's than 265-60's. Best thing for winter tires is keep them as skinny as possible. Mastercraft MSR are what i run on two vehicles and highly recommend them for their price and performance.

One difference that i did notice though when i ran 245-70-17's on my truck which is factory 265-70-17's was the odometer seemed to go up alot faster in the winter than the summer with the same typical drive.

After i wore those tires out though i switched to 265's and no longer had odometer or speedometer problems but the traction is noticeably less. Significantly better than the crappy 2016 take offs i run in the summer which can't handle wet grass, but the 2cm/ wheel makes it slip in extreme conditions more.
 
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