Time to buy tires and need some advice on what to get.

[JonBoy1969]

Its time to but tires for my 2015 Genesis 3.8
Replacing the originals. I live in New York. I really need something good in snow and ice.
My mechanic recommended I go to 245/50-18 instead of the standard 245/45-18.
Would those fit in the car? The extra height would be nice. I do notice its easy to scrape the bottom front in certain driveways.
I would appreciate some recommendations on what to buy.

 

[princelybug]

In general, you want to stay < 3% diameter differential of the OE tire size. 245/50-18 is just over 3% larger than OEM:



Having said that, if you don't care about speedometer accuracy, then it's fine.

 

[EdP]

Its time to but tires for my 2015 Genesis 3.8
Replacing the originals. I live in New York. I really need something good in snow and ice.
My mechanic recommended I go to 245/50-18 instead of the standard 245/45-18.
Would those fit in the car? The extra height would be nice. I do notice its easy to scrape the bottom front in certain driveways.
I would appreciate some recommendations on what to buy.

When I loved in CT i put on Nokian WRG3 on two cars. Good for year round use but they have a real snow rating. They were designed for North America.

I don't know about the size difference

 

[carguy75]

Its time to but tires for my 2015 Genesis 3.8
Replacing the originals. I live in New York. I really need something good in snow and ice.
My mechanic recommended I go to 245/50-18 instead of the standard 245/45-18.
Would those fit in the car? The extra height would be nice. I do notice its easy to scrape the bottom front in certain driveways.
I would appreciate some recommendations on what to buy.

Just stick with the stock size. If you need more sidewall then go with 17in wheels and 245/50-17 tires. The Genesis seems to sit fairly close to stock size tires; it may bottom out(tires touch the fenders) on bumps with a nearly 1 inch taller tire.

 

[skipgen]

Prob not a good idea if you have HTRAC - the diffs can be pretty sensitive. Might not make any difference though. I personally wouldn't do it, if that's the case.

 

[JonBoy1969]

I decided to just get the OEM size and not gamble