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A friends daughter has a 2012 Camry that has factory 18" rims on it with 225/45 tires, she loves in snow country and needs good snow tires as she has a brand new baby and needs to be safe.

45 series 18" tires are outrageous in price, my question is this, does anyone know if 16" Camry rims will work on this with a taller tire? The 16" rims will make it much less expensive to get a good snow tire for.

I have been looking for used 17" rims for it, but haven't found any that will fit a Camry. Thank You!
 
This is my advice. Tell her to sell the car and buy something she can afford. Living beyond our means is one of the reasons we got in trouble back in 2008.

Was nothing learned from this? If she can't afford tires, she can't afford the car.
 
1968FormulaS340 said:
This is my advice. Tell her to sell the car and buy something she can afford. Living beyond our means is one of the reasons we got in trouble back in 2008.

Was nothing learned from this? If she can't afford tires, she can't afford the car.
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I have to agree with this but that's none of my business;...that being said I would suggest a set of studded snow tires. on another set of rims.and I doubt if a 16 inch rim will fit because of the brake calibers.but then again I don't know a thing about foreign cars.hope this helps ....Artie
 
You have to be careful with mixing tires sizes & rims on the newer cars. It may affect the computers, anti-lock brake systems, etc.

I would check with a local tire dealer & ask them.

1968FormulaS340 said:
This is my advice. Tell her to sell the car and buy something she can afford. Living beyond our means is one of the reasons we got in trouble back in 2008.

Was nothing learned from this? If she can't afford tires, she can't afford the car.
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I'm sorry, but this response is just rude IMO :thumbdow:
 
When it gets done it will be snow tires on all 4 corners with the same size, it won't have mixed sizes. Thanks!
 
I lived most of my life in Colorado and never ran anything but a good all-season tire on my front wheel drive vehicles.Never needed snow tires.
 
nothingbutdarts said:
Very true! But I myself live paycheck to paycheck like some on here and I know their daughter does too. Some idiot sales person talked her into the car with the SPECIAL package that had the 18" rims.
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Actually it's the other way around. It's their job to up sell/push you into buying more stuff/options. The idiot is the one that says yes instead of sticking with they want and telling the sells person no.

Now to answer you question. You'll need to take car to the dealer or tire shop and have them test a 16 or 17 inch wheel to see if it works. That said most tire places have payment plans so you can make payments on the tires (regardless of the size you run). If it were me, I'd either get a cheap 18" steel wheel from the tire shop and just get studless snow tires on it. Or (if the has the tps) get a used factory set of wheels from the local junkyard and mount studless snow tires on them. This way I can change the set between summer and winter tires myself (but most tires places won't charge you for swapping a set of wheels if one of the sets of tires came from them).
 
Snow tires are over rated. I’ve been threw some good snow storms with regular tires. Just have to make sure you get a set with a thick pattern.
 
.................Most everything now a days can go with a smaller rim/taller tire, but handling may suffer.......Up here where the temps are -20 to -40 for weeks on end a snow tire is the cat's meow, wouldn't be with out..............kim.....
 
Just remember if you change the overall diameter of the tire, you will be affecting things like the speedometer, ABS, cruise control and maybe some other systems as well.
 
unknownsnake said:
Snow tires are over rated. I’ve been threw some good snow storms with regular tires. Just have to make sure you get a set with a thick pattern.
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I wouldn't say that. When I had the so called all season tires on my PT Cruiser I had nothing but problems driving in the snow. Once I put a real snow tire on the car I found it to be petty good in some of the deep snow storms we've had in New England the last few years. I didn't get stuck in one of those storms. I see the all season tires as being just a 3 season tire, and winter is not one of the seasons!
 
Like has been mentioned, as long as the overall diameter doesn't change, 16" shouldn't be a problem. Unless of course, this "special" package includes larger brakes. Might be some fitment issues then.
 
jd340 said:
Like has been mentioned, as long as the overall diameter doesn't change, 16" shouldn't be a problem. Unless of course, this "special" package includes larger brakes. Might be some fitment issues then.
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this would be my concern. Caliper clearance.
 
jd340 said:
Like has been mentioned, as long as the overall diameter doesn't change, 16" shouldn't be a problem. Unless of course, this "special" package includes larger brakes. Might be some fitment issues then.
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daredevil said:
this would be my concern. Caliper clearance.
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When I ran the calipers it only listed one application and since a 16" wheel was factory on a 2012 then it would clear that OEM 16" wheel.
 
A 225/45R18 is not an all-season, it's a PERFORMANCE tire. It will be DREADFUL in snow.
 
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