Swapping my All-seasons on oem rims to winters, then buying 17" new rims+summers in spring?

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Heya, looking to see if this might be a bad idea or whatever. Instead of steelies this winter, I like the look of the OEM rims but kinda wanna upgrade to 17". I was thinking of having my stock tires replaced with winters when it first snows, on the current alloy wheels. Then save some munnies up during the winter, and when summer hits, buy some 17" wheels and michelin premier tires for it (I can already feel, after 2.5k kilometers that the grip and stopping power of these stock tires is quite a bit reduced, especially in any rain)

This a bad idea? Or nah? These were the wheels I was thinking of. https://www.canadawheels.ca/rtx-wheels/fighter-black-machined-w51532 I'd just buy OEM EX-T wheels if I could find somewhere that sold em affordably, but alas! there arent many places in ontario to buy good-looking modern edgy wheel designs
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I've always had two sets of wheels- one for winter and the other for summer, so I give your plan a big thumbs-up.
 

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This a bad idea? Or nah? These were the wheels I was thinking of. https://www.canadawheels.ca/rtx-wheels/fighter-black-machined-w51532 I'd just buy OEM EX-T wheels if I could find somewhere that sold em affordably, but alas! there arent many places in ontario to buy good-looking modern edgy wheel designs
I would say it really depends. Winter tires in REAL winter are best. Summer tires during REAL summer are best. Your wheel dealer will of coarse like you to have 8 wheels instead of 4. But I would say that here where I live, all-season tires are the best. The few days it snows before snow gets removed is not worth shuffling tires around.

Regards, Lars.
 

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Personally what I would do, and plan to do, is grab a set of 17” wheels for your winter setup (with snow tires of course). Then sell or keep your stock wheels for summers. A narrow 17x7” wheel with 205/55 winters will far out performance the 18” wheel. That’s what I do for my RWD IS300.
 


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good idea. i would do the same except my stock si tires are 18inch. snows for those are stupid expensive. and i want 17inch for summers.
Yeah I'm going throufh with it, buying Michelin x ice whatever's, having them fit on my stock 16" ex wheels then gonna buy a set of 17" OEM rims and tires off a guy in a few weeks
 

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I second your idea.
Indeed, thats my plan as well.
I live in canada here, winter is real so we need snow tires to stay safe.. and insurance gives us a good discount on premium if we have snow tires mounted.
I bought 18" winter tires on my oem rim.. and planning to get a new set of rims for summer.
I am just thinking if i should go 18" rays or 19" other wheel brand
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