Michelin Cross Climate Tires

[mcorf]

Will the Michelin 255/45/20 tires fit the Y ? I think the LR comes with Goodyear 255/40/20’s. Thanks.

 

[Nakk]

Those will be 29" tall compared to the stock 28" tires. I doubt anyone knows for sure until someone tries it. If I had to guess, I'd guess they would rub. Just a guess though.

 

[Watts_Up]

You should measure how much space you have between the top of the front tire and the upper front control arm.


Tire Size Comparison

255/40 R20 - Diameter: 711 mm
255/45 R20 - Diameter: 737 mm

+26 mm
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So Radius: +13 mm or 0.511 inch



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[Nakk]

You should measure how much space you have between the top of the front tire and the upper front control arm.

Absolutely, that is one of two spots I'd worry about. The other is the front outside tire edge to fenderwell clearance while turning. At a certain point in steering deflection, that edge is very close to the fender well. You could address the control arm issue by increasing wheel offset, but then you'd decrease the tire edge to fenderwell clearance during a turn. I think what you'd need to do would be decrease the wheel offset to 35mm and go with a 235 wide tire.

This is all speculation of course. The only way to know is to mount a larger tire and check the clearance. I don't know if anyone has done that with a Y yet.

 

[mcorf]

Thanks, but I don't want to buy the tire until I know for sure.

 

[smithrukami]

Those will be 29" tall compared to the stock 28" tires. I doubt anyone knows for sure until someone tries it. If I had to guess, I'd guess they would rub. Just a guess though.

I have them installed now NP