[rmay635703]

Lol after the 18’s are worn out that $300 purchase opens up miles of cheap new used and clearance treads.
I can also offload the 18” rims and recoup some cost.

I haven’t paid over $25 for a clearance 15” tire in 7 years

15” steelie rims run $25 each

People and yards up here are swimming in 15 and 16” crapola

17” + everything quadruples in price

Also I can mount 15” on down by hand in my yard, 16” is borderline 17+ is terrible to hand mount

If you plan to keep the thing more than 5 years choosing a cheaper rim is a good idea, not to mention it’s a lot easier to get a proper snow without going bankrupt which is why my insight has 2 sets of treads, steelie winter, OEM summer

As an added benefit I’ve found especially on a truck that small rim tires with a better weight rating and taller sidewall tend to take twice as long to wear out, my experience with 17” + is that your lucky to get 30,000 miles out of one, I’ve gotten 80-100000 miles out of smaller tires