Lucci

Hey Norp, I like those wheels. Is the 26 offset ok? I am not that familiar as to how much leeway there is. The wheels the dealer had available had an offset of 20

rogueq8

Ok, just got my winter wheels/tires installed. I got replika mags and continental wintercontact 265/50R20. Everything fits and works perfectly. HTH.

Lucci

Perfect thanks rogueQ8!
Anyone know if 18's will cover the brakes or do we need larger diameter? that is the only dimension i am not 100% sure on now.

sleeeepguy

Roque...can you get those wheels in the US?

rogueq8

I am no mechanics, but there is little room left between the mag and the brakes, so I doubt smaller than 20" will do.

rogueq8

I could not tell. Get their contact info from the website and ask them directly. That would be your best bet. Or ask your favorite mechanic.

Lucci

I talked to the dealer again yesterday, he was able to reason with me that I don't need to go to 18's especially if I am going to put on snow tires.
Basically his thoughts were that the 21" all season on the Q7 were worthless in our winters: he agreed to that. But he reminded me that the 20" all seasons were not bad on the 17 Q7 or the previous generation.
I guess i was overreacting based upon my horrible experience with the 21" all seasons on the 18 Q7.
I plan to get some 20's with Blizzaks once I am sure of the wheel i want.

rogueq8

Here is my 0,02$. Wheel size is not the most important parameter. Tire size is. Or, actually, the difference between wheel and tire size. You want a tire with enough side wall that you do not need to inflate it to much, so you have "soft" enough a tire to have some traction. 20" will do the job.

I have run on blizzaks for the last 10 years, albeit on different type of vehicule: Honda Odyssey. Excellent tires, probably the best on compact snow/ice. But very soft rubber, so they wear rapidly. I have put Continental WinterContact on my Q8, and feel very comfortable, although I have not yet tried them in real winter condition.

Norp

Norp