First thing to touch the road, good to get the best you can for your driving conditions and mileage.

But dang they are getting expensive!

 

I knew when I saw those handsome 21" wheels there was going to be a penalty to pay, but the "looks" are well worth it to me!

 

Maybe this thread should be merged into the longer "Winter tire options" thread.

 

They don't ship to the U.S.

 

I was not suggesting you use a Canadian firm; only that that specific tire is a direct fit. Places like Tirerack sell them. Probably get them at Les Schwab, too.

 

Yeah, I see them at Sam's club too, but the strange thing is that their "fitment check" says that the 235/50R21 doesn't fit the '23 RX500h. Strange.

 

Well if they are the same size as the ones I linked at PCM, they are a direct fit. Unless your 500 has a different size?

 

Load capacity (due to the 4800-lb weight of the RX) might be a factor in that size's availability. Sidewall of our OEM Alenza's says 1819 lbs max at 51 PSI.



My Brother-in-Law is a manager of a tire store, and scolded me once, for fitting improper tires of a lower weight rating on our previous SUV.

 

Just posted the RX curb weights in this forum for each model, and you are likely correct on load rating being the issue.

 

I see that my local Costco now has winter tires for the 19 inch wheels, Michelin X-Ice, $996 for four. Almost time to think about that.

 

the costco here in long island shows 21” at 1726.00 for the ice x

 

I'm leaning towards 19" snow tires and rims from TR; price for everything including mount/balance and delivery is within a few hundred dollars of that, including installed TPMS sensors. After fooling with having winter tires mounted on OEM rims for numerous years, I finally got dedicated winter tire/rim sets a few years back and just started putting them on myself when we get snowy weather. The winter weather here in Virginia has been erratic over the last few years, and I can't stand wearing out my Blizzaks on those frequent 60+ degree days we get between November and March nowadays.

 

Hey Jax, where are you in VA? I live in Moseley (central VA Chesterfield county). We had no snow that stuck to the roads last year. Just some on the grass. I had a set of Blizzak's for my LS when I was in northern NJ but in VA I don't think its worth a whole other set of rims and tires esp with AWD. If its that bad out I'll just stay home lol.

 

I'm near Ashburn in LoCo; yeah, I do agree and I'm still not convinced I need any snow tires, but when I first moved up here ~10 years ago, we had several back to back winters with 20+" storms. Wife works in healthcare, so we have to have at least one snow vehicle. I will admit that on snowy days we do miss having our reliable and practical $20k Outback. I grew up on a farm, and that Outback would outperform almost every truck/SUV I ever drove in the snow, and on all-season tires; just had to keep your speed up and plow through the drifts etc.

 

I have a set of 18" wheels with Michelin X Ice with OEM temps. These were from my 22/RX, What would I need to mount these on my new 24/RX, and where can I get them. Getting ready for our Canadian winter.