Porsche Macan Forum banner

Winter tires/rims in Canada

115K views 269 replies 93 participants last post by  Sam2024  
#1 ·
I started searching around recently for winter tires and rims. Finding decent 19" or 20" tires is relatively easy, but I can't seem to find any cheap rims. I'd like to put 19" winters on because they are cheaper and there is better selection.

I have a choice: get more expensive 20" tires and swap them on my existing rims or go with expensive mag rims for 19" tires.

Anyone find a source for 19" steel rims that fit?
 
#119 ·
factory or not to be?



Hey Bull Market, Your winter running shoes looks great, OMG with a fantastic Canadian price. Do you think I can get a deal close to yours at premiertire this year with the same configure? I have a 2016 Macan S.

Or alternative that I can buy from Pfaff for a 5 spokes winter rims, tpms & tires at $3195 installed which is not too bad?
Porsche Macan Winter Tire Packages | PFAFF

:D
 
#102 ·
Alas, some more shots of my winter 18s..
 

Attachments

#113 ·
Toronto, Canada - Downtown Porsche winter package pricing 2015/16

For Macan S" - two different sets being offered (TPMS installed in set)

- Macan 5 spoke wheel - 18" staggered - $3,199 + taxes
- Pirelli Scorpion Winter - likely to be
- Conti Wintercontact 830P (alternative)

- Macan S wheel - 18" staggered - $3,450 + taxes
- Pirelli Scorpion Winter - likely to be
- Conti Wintercontact 830P (alternative)


For Macan S and Turbo - 3 different sets being offered (TPMS installed in set)

- Turbo wheel - 19" - staggered - $4,950 + taxes
- Pirelli Scorpion Winter - likely to be

- Sport Design wheel - 20" - staggered - $6,200 + taxes
- Michelin Latitude Alpine 2 - likely to be
- Pirelli Scorpion Winter (alternative)

- RS Spyder Design - 20" - staggered - $6,650 + taxes
- Michelin Latitude Alpine 2 - likely to be
- Pirelli Scorpion Winter (alternative)


* Prices quoted above include labor installation* *No center caps*
 
#114 ·
Hi Guys,
I went through the thread and was wondering if anyone could help me out:
1) Do Rims have to be TPMS compatible for it to continue functioning? Should I decide on getting a non-porsche rim?
2) For those in the Greater Toronto Area, any recommendations for competitively priced wheels/tires and whom can also store my current All-weather?
Much appreciated :)
 
#116 ·
1) Pretty well all rims after tpms compatible. I cannot think of any rims out there is not.
Just like the many forum members here who actually went with aftermarket rims. The TPMS you can source out yourself or you can buy from dealers, if desired. GTA Porsche dealers will charge you about $600+ Cdn for the set while the outside tires/wheels shop will charge you about $350 Cdn - $400 Cdn range. The importance is to get the correct frequency which is 433mhz which VW and Audi also uses for their models as well.

Huf RDE018 TPMS Sensor 5Q0907275

2) check out simply tires (North Toronto) and Tires23 (Mississauga and Markham). These two shops are reputable and their prices are not the cheapest nor the highest but the services and selection of tires & wheels are pretty good. I know Simply has an 3rd party tire storage which charge about $110 + taxes per season. There are other shops who may charge less, such as Joy City tires (Markham) who charge about $75 + taxes per season

Disclosure. I bought my winter set from Simply tires, along with a bunch of other GTA Porsche bloggers here as well.
 
#115 ·
(1) Rims are all TPMS compatible
(2) Tire Rack is cheaper than any custom wheels in Canada. But they won't store your wheels. Seriously, though, Kal Tire has good Hakka R2 prices. Can't help you with rims in TO.
 
#122 ·
New to the forums and close to pulling the trigger on a MY 17 :) My SA suggests 18" winter tires/rims instead of 19", and the dealership has a set available for about $2900. Since I don't put on much mileage during the winter, I'd rather save some $ there and put towards 20" wheels for summer. Apart from aesthetics, any major reasons to go 19" instead of 18" for winter?
 
#127 ·
Generally the recommendation is a smaller winter tire than summer tire. My plan is the 19" Macan Turbo wheels with summer tires, and 18" for winter. Part of the 18" winter selection is tire and rim availability, at least last fall. From what I could see the 19" packages were way more expensive than the 18's, and unexpectedly, more than the 20's. It may be a factor of how many make the rubber and wheels in that size.
 
#130 ·
I ordered another set for winter, 19", from my dealer with the order of my car. You get (a bit) cheaper price when you order with a new car. I wish it can be cheaper, but with free tire storage and installation for one season. That is not too too bad I assume but still wish it to be cheaper.
 
#132 ·
I think I may have posted this previously but did not get a reply. Sorry for the duplication. I'm researching pricing and availability for aftermarket 19" winter wheels.

Has anyone bought aftermarket wheels with the right width and offset without using hub centric rings or spacers?

If I understand correctly the OEM wheel stats are:
Front: 8 J x 19 RO 21 66.5 hubs (for 235/55 R 19 tyres)
Rear: 9 J x 19 RO 21 66.5 hubs (for 255/50 R 19 tyres)

Thanks.
 
#134 ·
Mine is hub centric and no spacers
Thanks @bobblehead. Do I have the theory right that if the rims are wider, you want to get the centreline of the new rims to match the centreline of the OEM rims to give neutral wear and steering geometry. It looks like with the wider rims and reduced offsets these rims are pretty darn close according to my sketchy knowledge of the topic. (They look good too!).
 
#138 ·
Pickering Tire N' Mag, ask for Allan... Both me and my friend bought our winter sets there.. Knock-off 20" chrome spyders with N0 Pirelli Winter Scorpions and TPMS for a fraction of what Porsche wants. The knockoffs are top notch too!


Our new wheels are still in the back waiting for us to pick up if you want to see them.


Anyway, if you do go tell them Brian sent you. :)
 
#137 ·
some forum members here recommended www.premiertire.ca .


I have been communicating with Carmen there about a couple of options for the Macan.
For 18" winter rims he has the DAI Renn DW75 wheels and the Replika R182 wheels (from Montreal). and a few rubber options.


tell him Arnold sent you!
 
#139 ·
I've used Extreme Wheel and Tire In Richmond Hill Extreme Wheel & Tire | Richmond Hill ON Tires & Auto Repair Shop for years and Mike (owner) will recommend a few but I chose ENVY - RTXWheels with Blizzaks on my Rhodium Silver Macan S with 20" Spyders with summers tires coming in December. These will be 19" not staggered. Many say its not essential. Just deciding on Sensors or No Sensors? Hope this helps. I think he has very good pricing and stores the summers if needed. Just Say Rene sent you. Good Luck.