Winter tires and wheels (new-be)

[rog_ski]

G-day folks

I realize through my searches that wheels and tires have been well talked about even about what I am looking for with winter tires and wheels but I am looking for some knowledge on the 09 yaris.

My mother in law picked up a new yaris sedan a few months ago and now wants to get winter tires. I had suggested she buy wheels and tires as over the long term she will be saving on swapping tires on and off rims and balancing twice a year.

Her current tire size is 185-60-R15 (4x100 rim I think) however I suggested going with a 14" rim and a comparable tire I think a 175-70R-14 is about the closest. My reason for suggesting the 14 is she can save her self a bit of money (fixed income) on the smaller wheels and tires as well the 175 is a bit narrower so will give her a bit better traction in deeper snow. She is also a thousand miles away so I cant get a good look at stuff.

Is this do-able? Toyota said he would have no problem going with the 14 on an older yaris but the 09 would drop it down to much as the front air damn is too low I believe that toyota only sells a 175-65-14 so this will give her a smaller tire and it would drop it down a bit, I believe her local tire shop sells a 175-70-14 so we would be good on height

My question is can I go with a the 14" steel wheels and winters? is there a reason not to go with them? and

• Will the front disk brakes clear
• Are the wheels 4 bolt by 100mm.
• Which width 5", 5.5", 6"

Guys thanks for going easy on me (new-be) and any suggestions (tire related) are more than welcome


Cheers