215/60 will fit on a stock height xd without problem, but it does exceed the 3% rule, speedo will be about 4% low, and you'll look even more like a rav4 than you already do, 215/50-55 is what id recommend at the biggest.
well the 3% rule is more about ABS and Stab control computer functions than your speedo, and while i dont think you'll have much of an issue as long as you dont go any bigger, its something to throw around. If you're not into lowering you'll be fine as far as fitment goes. even with coilovers dumped i fit 205/55/16s on my last setup.
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Originally Posted by xDTool
well the 3% rule is more about ABS and Stab control computer functions than your speedo, and while i dont think you'll have much of an issue as long as you dont go any bigger, its something to throw around. If you're not into lowering you'll be fine as far as fitment goes. even with coilovers dumped i fit 205/55/16s on my last setup.
hm... guess i never thought about safety concerns with stab control, etc, thats a really valid point though.
I shall ponder if , may ask a toyota tech next time i get my oil changed or something., ive still go about 10k miles left in my stock tires(give or take a few), so a few months to decide if i need to
hm... guess i never thought about safety concerns with stab control, etc, thats a really valid point though.
I shall ponder if , may ask a toyota tech next time i get my oil changed or something., ive still go about 10k miles left in my stock tires(give or take a few), so a few months to decide if i need to
Not sure about the price but the tech should be able to reprogram your speedo/odo.
hm... guess i never thought about safety concerns with stab control, etc, thats a really valid point though.
I shall ponder if , may ask a toyota tech next time i get my oil changed or something., ive still go about 10k miles left in my stock tires(give or take a few), so a few months to decide if i need to
I am not intimate with the exact system Toyota uses on the xD, but I would think that the VSC etc. would use the wheel speed sensor input in comparison from wheel to wheel and adjust things based on wheel speed differential and data from the yaw sensors, not on outright speed. Therefore, I don't think speedo calibration/tire size would effect its ability to function correctly.
I would also state that the liability of having the system be tire size dependent considering the ability for just about anyone to bolt just about anything on the car and demand that it still save their bacon for every stupid stunt they pulled, would be to great to risk and have been factored out of the equation by Toyota.
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I guess since it would be like having roughly a 32 pd person or bricks in the car all the time since thats the total weight difference in the 4 stock stock tires vs the 4 215/60/16
It would also probably present more resistance by sticking to the road better, etc not sure if that causes wear on the engine though, maybe lol
I guess since it would be like having roughly a 32 pd person or bricks in the car all the time since thats the total weight difference in the 4 stock stock tires vs the 4 215/60/16
It would also probably present more resistance by sticking to the road better, etc not sure if that causes wear on the engine though, maybe lol
The greater the rotational mass the harder the engine will work, the change however will probably mean a very small reduction fuel economy and zero effect on engine/transmission life. One thing you might want to look into is some Good Year Assurance FuelMax tires. I think they are made in that size and they are low roll resistance tires which mean they will give a slight bump to your fuel economy.
Hey guys...first time poster here, so hello to everyone.
I have a question about wheel/tire compatibility. I got an amazing deal on set of Motegi MR4 wheels w/ tires. The wheels are 17" and the tire size is 215/50/17. I plugged the numbers into a tire height calculator and compared them against the stock tires and here is the results:
I'm under the impression that these numbers indicate that this size will be fine, but I'm not overally experienced in this department so I'd like to get someone's opinion.
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