In the past with my other cars I have purchased a second set of wheels and tires for the winter months. This simplifies the process of switching from all-season to snow tires.

I went to price out the cost of wheels and snow tires for the sonata and realized that I could benefit from a less sporty sized tire in the winter.

The car comes equipped with 215/55 R17's mounted on 17x7.5 wheels I believe.

Are there any substitutions I can make here? I would like to use a different size wheel than the 17x7.5 so I can have a larger selection of snow tires to choose from.

 

Actually, your Sonata has 17x6.5" wheels with an offset of 46mm.

Also, check the tires again because it could also have 225/50-17 tires.

I'd suggest a set of 205/65-16 tires on 16x6.5" wheels. If you can't find tires that size, a second option would be 215/60-16 tires on the same 16x6.5" wheels.

More advice, don't bother buying new TPMS sensors. Hyundais can only be programmed with 4 sensors at a time and you have to get a dealer (at a cost) to do the reprogramming. So you'll be paying the dealer to reprogram your TPMS system every time you swap tires. What I did with just kept the factory TPMS sensors in my summer wheels and used winter tires/wheels with no sensors. I had to look at the yellow "TPMS" light on the dash for the 3 months I had the winter tires on but as soon as I swapped back, the light went out.

You can read more of my winter tire story here: https://www.hyundaiforum.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=7424

 

Tires -- P215/60R16 Michelin steel-belted radials P225/50R17 or P215/55R17 Michelin steel-belted radials (Limited and SE, optional on GLS)Compact temporary use spare tire

Wheels -- 16 x 6.5-inch steel (GLS)17 x 6.5-inch 5-spoke aluminum alloy (Limited and SE; optional on GLS

Find you some steel take offs, and put your sonws on them... crunch a steel wheel, no great loss.

Here's some steel wheels ads :

http://www.hyundai-forums.com/t53011...rimswheels.htm

http://www.hyundai-forums.com/t42685...rs-for-gls.htm

 

He already said he has a 2007 SE and 17" wheels/tires. He doesn't have the 215/60-16 tires and 16x6.5" wheels you highlighted.

 

Info swiped from the "OM" section of HMASERVICE/specifications to show applicable tire-wheel sizes for Sonata of 2007..

 

Yes, but he's not asking what the factory size tire is. He's asking what size winter tire he should use. And the answer to that question is either 205/65-16 or 215/60-16 tires on 16x6.5" wheels.

 

I don't believe I have TPMS. I recently had a flat tire and no light illuminated...as a matter of fact, after installing the spare there was still no light.

Thanks for the wheel size advice!

 

TPMS wasn't on the Sonata until the 2008 model year.

 

Then that's even easier for you. I wish my 2006 Tucson didn't have TPMS. I hate it. It just makes my life more difficult doing the winter tire/wheels.

I was not aware of that. I thought all mid to upper level Hyundais had TPMS since 2006.

 

I second the 205/65/16 winter tire size recommendation. That is what I use on my 2006 Sonata which came from the factory with 225/50/17. Works great!