I've been thinking about turning my X-Line into a slightly more capable vehicle by adding all terrain tires and perhaps sizing down the wheels to 18". This way I won't have to worry about scratching the 20" wheels, and perhaps increasing the grip on dirt by adding more sidewall rubber. Has anyone done this yet? or maybe lifted their vehicle?
All Terrain Tires
Ohnoitsroman
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Thanks! The caliper covers are aerospace-grade aluminum with steel anchors. We put the same brand on our Telluride, too. They look great, and the manufacturer claims they act as heat sinks to dissipate heat from the calipers and pads, as well, but I'm not certain of that claim.Good looking set of tires, and the calipers are a nice touch, too
I had a set of Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 Plus thrown on mine just last Thursday. I was impressed the moment I pulled off the tire shop lot on a snow covered road - much, much better feel than that of the stock shoes.
So far, so good....
Thanks to some of you guys posting tire sizes that have worked for the Sorento. I went with the 245/70/17 Cooper Discoverer A/T for sale on Walmarts website for $128 a piece and had them mounted today. My Kia is a Hybrid S FWD stock suspension and after taking it on some familiar trails I immediately noticed it felt like a softer ride and a huge improvement on keeping traction up steep trail. More clearance too and the best part is that I have zero rubbing when hitting bumps or turning the wheel all the way to make a uturn.
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They look great, and that is an amazing price that's hard to beat!
Trying to judge from your pictures, but based on your 255/50/20, do you think the X-Line would fit a 255/55/20? Would be 1" larger diameter over what you're running.
The 255/50/20 rubbed just barely when I would pull the wheel all the way in, like for a tight U-turn, but that stopped after they wore down a little bit, so it wasn't much of an issue. If you got 55s versus 50s, the rubbing might be more significant.
Great, thanks for that info, sounds like the 55s would be too much then.
Yeah, I think it would end up cutting into the plastic lining of the wheel wells.
I changed the tires on my 2021 Sorento X-line. At about 40,000 miles, the OEMs still had some tread life left, but it was time to change.
The OEMs were Continental CrossContact LX Sport, 255/45 R20 on 8.5 inch OEM rims.
The new set-up is Continental Terrain Contact A/T, 245/60 R18 on 8 inch Voxx Riva gunmetal rims.
The new tires are very good handling, very quiet highway driving, and much improved off-road capablity. They are about the same height as the OEMs. The increased sidewall height is better off-road. The change has had no impact on my "calm" driving style on-road.
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The OEMs were Continental CrossContact LX Sport, 255/45 R20 on 8.5 inch OEM rims.
The new set-up is Continental Terrain Contact A/T, 245/60 R18 on 8 inch Voxx Riva gunmetal rims.
The new tires are very good handling, very quiet highway driving, and much improved off-road capablity. They are about the same height as the OEMs. The increased sidewall height is better off-road. The change has had no impact on my "calm" driving style on-road.
I have the HT version of these tires. Love em.
Nice. I off-road almost every weekend to go to our cottage in PA. The H/Ts do fine there. All I need, but the A/Ts are too much for my ride’s style. They look great though. It’d be nice to get a swappable set, but who’s made of money.
Looks great! Definitely better off road.
Does your tire rub a little bit if your wheel is fully turned to left and parking in reverse? Mine does rub a little. They're 255/50/20. Its winter tires too the one i have.
245/50/20s don't rub. I had heard ppl mention the 255s did slightly, so I went down a size.
Ahhh makes sense. Mines 255 so i can atest you that they rub.
Hard to say honestly, only had the OEMs on for like 1,300 miles and I've never gotten particularly good gas mileage to begin with.
Maybe a couple of MPG overall, probably because they just have more rolling resistance. These tires definitely do not have the smooth tread profile of the OEM Continentals.
This sounds about right as far as what I've heard from other sources.
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