I need new tires..should I change the rims?

I put 2016-2022 prius wheels on my 2010. Looks nice and fitment is much better. Ride is improved since the rim is wider too, 6.5in vs 6 in on the 2010-2015 prius. Lowered on 205/60/15 but i recommend the stock tire size to keep your speedomter accurate.

 

My only gripe about OEM Toyota and Honda wheels are they tend to be heavy relatively.

To clarify Maxxim Winner wheels and 195/65R15 Sentury Touring tires would be cheaper than a set of 225/40R18 Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4. (My local America’s Tire has 20 of them in stock they must be decent tires).

 

I thought the 2010 touring came with 17” wheels

 

Our Canadian Touring came stock with the 17’s. Every winter I swap to 15’s for snow tire, and the ride is definitely cushier. 18’s with even more extreme low profile, are definitely going to give you a rough ride.

 

The U.S.-market 2010 V did (renamed as 5 or Five in later model years), but I'm not remembering a 2010 Touring, and am not seeing it in my U.S.-market 2010 brochure.

 

“Touring” was a 3rd gen Canadian level, somewhat comparable to US level 5, but didn’t have some of the advanced stuff, radar cruise for example. It has 17” rims, LED headlights, homelink mirror, some suspension and steering diff’s.

OP’s 18” rims are aftermarket, hard to tell what level the car is. If it’s level 5 it will have LED headlights, and the headlight washers (little caps, just below).



LED low beams are dual lens. Note also headlight washer cap, and “ fog” lights. The latter are purely ornamental though.

 

If you can find ones cheap, go for it. I got some suburu tires that are too big for mine. I was thinking of lifting it to make it fit, but it also weighs more than the stock tires by like 150%. My gas mileage might suffer, or so itll give me that illusion considering bigger radius tire goes longer but the odometer only tracks a full rotation.

But anyways, i like the stock rim design personally. Its better than most