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    Does putting 17" rims on regularly 19"-rimmed Canadian CX-5 GT

    Still curious... _____ Maybe this is splitting hairs then. My physicist dad explained how the slightly different circumference between 17" and 19" is equivalent to just less than 1%, so it means that the odometer, speedometer, rpm, etc. are going to be slightly inaccurate. As the I'm still...
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    Help me pick a winter tire

    Check out Nokian Hakkapalita I drove Blizzak and other "excellent" winter tires here in Qubec, and they handled certain conditions well, but I found the Nokians (not studded versions) best for cold temps, snow accumulation and snow on top of black ice conditions. FWIW... They may be a bit more...
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    Does putting 17" rims on regularly 19"-rimmed Canadian CX-5 GT

    My dealer and trusted tire guy both recommended I buy 17" rims for winter and put on Nokian, as I used to use on my previous CR-Vs. This is based purely on cost (4 19" Nokian cost $1900, whereas 4 17" snow tires+ new 17" rims cost about $1500). My questions are: how does this affect ride...
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