Need Recommendations. Replacing both rims and tires for a 2011 Edge Limited for my kid

[CMOS]

Bought a Bronco a while ago but I still have my 2011 Limited.   Wheels are curbed to heck and tires are ready for a replacement.  Gonna give this car to my kid who got her learner's permit.  She grew up in the car and I want to keep her safe.   Looking for rim and tire recommendations that would keep her safe in normal driving, light snow and just reliability.   My 21's leak constantly so I keep an air compressor in the car.  Looking for options for rim size and a quality AT tire to keep her from sliding into a ditch.  

[dabangsta]

Are these aftermarket 21 inch wheels (as 2011 has 17, 18, 20, 22)?

 

If it is FWD you probably can go down to a 17 inch wheel and taller tire, AWD the smallest you can run would be 18. Smaller wheel, taller sidewall for more protection on curbs and pot holes. I would probably go with an 18 inch even if FWD, but most of the AT tires are available in both P235/65R17 and P245/60R18 (and the 17 inch wheel options are much cheaper for the same tire).

 

The Goodyear Assurance Weatherready2 are highly rated (I put these on my FWD Fusion that lives in Denver for snow, not dirt/gravel roads or off roading), less AT and more snow rated, the Firestone Destination AT2 is more offroad all terrain oriented.

[CMOS]

11 hours ago, dabangsta said:

Are these aftermarket 21 inch wheels (as 2011 has 17, 18, 20, 22)?

 

If it is FWD you probably can go down to a 17 inch wheel and taller tire, AWD the smallest you can run would be 18. Smaller wheel, taller sidewall for more protection on curbs and pot holes. I would probably go with an 18 inch even if FWD, but most of the AT tires are available in both P235/65R17 and P245/60R18 (and the 17 inch wheel options are much cheaper for the same tire).

 

The Goodyear Assurance Weatherready2 are highly rated (I put these on my FWD Fusion that lives in Denver for snow, not dirt/gravel roads or off roading), less AT and more snow rated, the Firestone Destination AT2 is more offroad all terrain oriented.

 

Yeah I'm running chrome 22s on an AWD limited.   So a 17" rim would have cheaper tire options?   It only has about 120K miles so it should have some life left so economical AT tire options would be ideal.

[dabangsta]

AWD has larger brakes that require an 18 inch wheel. But yes, the same model tire with the same overall dimensions seem to be around $50 less for a 17 than for an 18 inch wheel (about 25% cheaper, like from $240 to $190).

 

If you feel you need to replace the rims anyways (financially also needing to buy rims that are smaller would add up to more than just tires) then might be worth it.

 

Cheaper tires, more selection, more sidewall for a better ride and better handling of curb hopping/hitting and potholes, all good reasons go with a smaller rim.

[edgeidiot]

I would think that since you need both the tires and wheels, you should go back to the OEM tire size and wheel, P245/60R18. You should easily be able to find the 18-inch wheels at your local salvage yard. If you want to go with a 17-inch tire and wheel set up, the tire size that has the closest tire height (to reduce speedometer error) while increasing the sidewall size from 5.8 to 6.3 inches is P245/65R17.

 

For your leaking tires, try replacing the valve stems. Some stems are known to leak.

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