Switching Tire Sizes on Prius V 5 17" 50 series to 60 series.

Huge difference in diameter, I'd be surprised if they'd fit.

Maybe add a post here with your location and see if someone would like to swap. But note- the V has a different bolt pattern than the standard Prius. When I sold my 16" V wheels on FB, the guy put them on a Camry. So you might look for Camry wheels, probably a lot of them around.
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Info on V wheel specs in this thread:
Installed 5-spoke 17" oem Rav4 wheels | PriusChat

 

Those are REALLY big.
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We can confirm that a 225/65R17 will in fact rub. The largest we have been able to fit with factory height and no rubbing is 27" overall diameter, and even then it was by a hair. So the 215/60R17 MIGHT fit, but it will be a crap shoot. Also be sure to check the manufacturer specs because there is often some variation from manufacturer to manufacturer on actual dimensions. What we have found so far is that 215/70R15 seems to be the sweet spot for "cushy ride" however 215/65R16 seems to give the best balance between cushy ride without excessive sidewall flex/handling. Even if you could fit a 28.5, the excess weight and diameter would kill fuel efficiency, power, and handling. One thing to note is if you stray away from a LRR tire, AND go to a larger diameter, you will undoubtedly see a significant decrease in fuel economy. Some of our Prius V customers running 27" AT tires are seeing up to a 7 mpg decrease in efficiency. Just some food for thought.

 

Reviving an old thread as I'm condsidering putting the 60 series 17" on my 2013 V. I know it affects the speedometer, odometer too. But, doesn't the change also affect the mpg computation, possibly showing false lousier gas mileage numbers?

 

Hello, I just joined the forum.. I do have a 2017 prius V.. I can confirm we can fit 2013-2016 Honda CRV steel wheels with 215/70/16 all season tires without rubbing and without any mods.. Stock suspension.. I had some center cups from a 2012 Tacoma 4 cylinder and they also fit these rims as well..

 

Hello CGpriusv, Have the Honda wheels and tires altered your speedometer accuracy and gas mileage computations ? Do they improve the ride, handling or road noise ? They look good.

 

Interesting that the 215/70/16 fit with no suspension lift or anything else. That's supposed to be 27.9" total diameter. I put 215/65R16 Geolandar A/Ts only after I did the PriusOffroad 1.5 lift and HD springs. For mine, the larger diameter has effected the spedo, the odo, and the calculated MPG. The difference in diameter is about 5% so all those numbers are going to be off by about that much. I estimate that my spedo is reading 1 mph slow at 35 and 2 mph slow at 70. As for the ride, the larger tires do make a much more pleasant ride, Softer etc. I did get slightly knobby tires so there is much more road noise from the tires.(I can hear it changing with speed now when I couldn't before) My MPG has suffered significantly. The lift had a small negative effect on mpg, but the larger heavier tires really hurt it. My car calculates on average 35 mpg. Yes I am getting maybe 5% higher, but I used to get low 40's all the time.
What else? This is about the lift though I know you are asking about tires. The lift has given a significantly boaty feel where the car will drift all over the road. It's not really a problem but you do need to pay closer attention and make way more small steering adjustments to keep it centered. But the lift and tires are super worth it. I live in south Florida where a T-storm can dump so much water in 10 minutes that the roads get a foot deep that fast. It drains just as fast, but several times I have driven around Porsches with the driver sitting up on the door regretting trying to get through the puddle.