Just thought to let you people know who needs winter tires ....http://www.tirerack.com/ has the best deals around, even if you don't have no idea which tires are for your car ..they have recomended set/ sizes for each car.

Anyway I am getting this week 4 tires and rims for my G6 GT 2005 for total $771.52 deliverd home and ready to mount.

4 16x6.5 MSW Type 15 Silver In Stock $86.00 $344.00
20 Required lugnut for vehicle In Stock N/C N/C
4 P215/60R-16 Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice In Stock $86.00 $344.00
4 Mount and Balance (No Charge) N/C N/C
1 Griot's wheel care sample kit In Stock N/C N/C

The original all season tires are BAD ...they slip like crazy. One thing I can say is the cheapest snow tires are better from most expensive all season tires.

I have for my other car (99 Grand Marquis "Interceptor") KUMHO KW11 snow tires ....have 4 seasons on them and still left at least 2 more winters, you know what is the best part ....SNOW PLOW FOLLOWS MY TRACKS (with a 50lb. sand bag in trunk)

Update: just added another TANK to my fleet ...Ford Crown Victoria LX Sport, sorry to say but Pontiac G6 GT sucks :( comparing to Crown Vic P74

I can say only WOW ...great traction on rain, can't wait for snow ....woohooo

What is this thing you call "snow"? ;)

What is this thing you call "snow"? ;)

:axechase: :D

I can say only WOW ...great traction on rain, can't wait for snow ....woohooo



Yeahaaa...finally got some snow here, those tires rock on snow and ice :banana:

Would 16x7 rims work on a G6 GT? I was thinking about permanently switching to 16's with good all seasons (more tire selection and lower cost). Or keeping the stock 17s for the summer (UHP all seasons) and buy new 16s (w/winter tires) for the winter months. I just bought a new home so I can't spend too much on the car.

Would 16x7 rims work on a G6 GT? I was thinking about permanently switching to 16's with good all seasons (more tire selection and lower cost). Or keeping the stock 17s for the summer (UHP all seasons) and buy new 16s (w/winter tires) for the winter months. I just bought a new home so I can't spend too much on the car.

Yes, 16 x 7 will work.

You can get steel rims for winter at tirerack for $55each, you will definitely save in long run having (2) sets vs. mounting every season summer/ winter tires on one set of rims. Plus as you said 16" are cheaper and better for winter vs 17" tires ...while 17" tires are much better for summer/ performance.

I just loked at tirerack:

16x7 Sport Edition F2 Silver Painted
for 2005 Pontiac G6 Sedan (4)x $69 =$276

215/60R16 Firestone Winterforce Blackwall Firestone Winterforce
for 2005 Pontiac G6 Sedan (4)x $69 =$276

TOTAL to your door ready for you to bolt on $552 +$73.62 shipping =$625.62

Good Luck

I picked up a set of beautiful 18" Pirelli SottoZero 240's for winter driving up here north of Toronto Canada and I'm loving them. They work simply beautifully in slush and snow, deep and packed and accelerate and brake cleanly without traction control kicking in.

Pictures posted over in the rides photos forum (http://www.g6ownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3578).

I got them on a set of MSW black-painted rims which look really nice.

i bought the winterforce tires with 16" from tire rack, and i can honestly say unless i am in super deep snow (10" or deeper) i would rather drive my g6 over a 4x4 truck!
it handles like it is on rails, and can start and stop verry well. the only thing better would be studded. i drive highway about 100 miles a day, and they are holding up pretty well for winter tires. many days i am driving before the plows hit the road, and the tires get me to and from work with ease.

What is this thing you call "snow"? ;)

Shoot, I didn't know there was such a thing as "winter" tires till I got on car forums.:rolleyes:

wanna trade homes for the next few months? i am tired of this snow here but on the bright side... its warming up to almost 50 today!

hey guys hopefully someone can help I am a Canadian born and raised so those who know what that means know about the 3 feet of snow we get over night and have to drive to work in, last year i made it through the year with all season tires but i got stuck a few times and had a $%^!@ of a time so i wanted to get some winter tires this year since im a broke student i have a budget so i am buying used unfortunatly. first off will these rims work with the base 16" g6
5 bolt
12 x 1.5
3/4 (19 mm) hex bolts

opening on the rim is 3 in
space between 5 holes is approx 4.5 in

ALSO he is selling 4 Bridgestone Blizzak 215/60r/16 with those rims for 400$ used one winter less then 8000kms is it worth it?

hey guys hopefully someone can help I am a Canadian born and raised so those who know what that means know about the 3 feet of snow we get over night and have to drive to work in, last year i made it through the year with all season tires but i got stuck a few times and had a $%^!@ of a time so i wanted to get some winter tires this year since im a broke student i have a budget so i am buying used unfortunatly. first off will these rims work with the base 16" g6
5 bolt
12 x 1.5
3/4 (19 mm) hex bolts

opening on the rim is 3 in
space between 5 holes is approx 4.5 in

ALSO he is selling 4 Bridgestone Blizzak 215/60r/16 with those rims for 400$ used one winter less then 8000kms is it worth it?

our bolt size is 5/110. you get a wheel adapter for them i suppose to make them fit

Thanks for the help but I kept looking because I did not want to buy an adapter too and found 4 Michelin x ice on 4 steel rims for 300$ best part is they came right off of a g6

4.5 inches is 112.5mm and 110mm is 4.33 inches. It is possible the other ones were 110 if your measurements were only approximate.

But i have heard good things about the x-ice and $300 is a good deal for rims and tires.

4.5 inches is 112.5mm and 110mm is 4.33 inches. It is possible the other ones were 110 if your measurements were only approximate.

But i have heard good things about the x-ice and $300 is a good deal for rims and tires.


yah the rims and tires look great im very happy with them and i can't wait to slap them on and tear through some snow, thanks for all your help.

On the topic of winter tires;

I have a set of newer winters from my last car -grand am- which are p215/60R15. If i get 15" steel rims can these be used on my g6? (my g6 all seasons are p215/60R16, so same specs just different size rims if i understand this correctly???).

** I understand if this is possible it will throw the speedo off but I just want to know if these rims will physically fit on the g6 or if anyone here has done so.

of course they will fit, as long as you get rims that will fit the car, but it will throw off the speedo and increase the wear on your drivetrain because the wheel will revolve more times per second than your current set.

Tire Size Calculator (http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp)

Get 16" rims

Can't fit a 16" rim on a 15" tire

My bad thought I read 16 inch tire sorry you could always put them up for sale on kijiji or for trade for some 16" tires. You could always try and if it does not work you have a few months before winter anyways to figure stuff out

I am gonna jump in on this thread too with my question(s).

I have an 07 G6 GT Convertible on 225/50/18 tires.

I want to purchase a new set of tires/wheels for winter (gotta love North Dakota!!) and definitely want to scale down the size from 18 inches.

In going on Tire Rack (http://www.tirerack.com) it recommends that I go either to 225/55/17 or 225/65/16.

If I choose to go with the 225/65/16, are there any adjustments that need to be made to the car to ensure that there are no complications due to the tire size difference? Would I be better off going down to only the 225/55/17?

Also, Tirerack will mount and balance the tires for me, once this is done, would I be able to put them on the car myself, or are there additional measures that need to be taken that a tire shop would be better suited to handle?

Thank you in advance for all your help!!

225/55r17 is going to be your best bet, or you could also do 215/65r16 if you wanted to go 16"

Putting them on is as simple as jacking up one corner of the car, undoing the lug nuts with the wrench in the car and taking the wheel off. Putting the new ones on is just the reverse of that

Just thought to let you people know who needs winter tires ....http://www.tirerack.com/ has the best deals around, even if you don't have no idea which tires are for your car ..they have recomended set/ sizes for each car.

Anyway I am getting this week 4 tires and rims for my G6 GT 2005 for total $771.52 deliverd home and ready to mount.

4 16x6.5 MSW Type 15 Silver In Stock $86.00 $344.00
20 Required lugnut for vehicle In Stock N/C N/C
4 P215/60R-16 Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice In Stock $86.00 $344.00
4 Mount and Balance (No Charge) N/C N/C
1 Griot's wheel care sample kit In Stock N/C N/C

The original all season tires are BAD ...they slip like crazy. One thing I can say is the cheapest snow tires are better from most expensive all season tires.

I have for my other car (99 Grand Marquis "Interceptor") KUMHO KW11 snow tires ....have 4 seasons on them and still left at least 2 more winters, you know what is the best part ....SNOW PLOW FOLLOWS MY TRACKS (with a 50lb. sand bag in trunk)

Update: just added another TANK to my fleet ...Ford Crown Victoria LX Sport, sorry to say but Pontiac G6 GT sucks :( comparing to Crown Vic P74

Are you saying that the G6's Origional all season tires are "BAD" or any all season tires are for a G6??

I have noticed that even on dry ground my G6 can't hold It's grip well, and I've got a GT!!

Original all season tires on my G6 are terrible for rain/ snow ...

Seasonal tires are way to go if you have room for storage, I ran out of storage room for my 3rd (Crown Victoria) car so I got myself ultra high performance all season tires 'Fierce Instinct ZR' with 30k service life ....so far they are holding on rain like it's dry ...but I'm sure that wont be the case in snow ?!

Anyhow ...last feb. here in Chicago-land we got hit with nice blizzard ...guess who was the only maniac at 6am on road? ..me :) ...and snowplows ...I was laughing like crazy to people in SUV's out in ditch while I was cruising in G6 :)

Tirerack will mount and balance the tires for me, once this is done, would I be able to put them on the car myself, or are there additional measures that need to be taken that a tire shop would be better suited to handle?

Thank you in advance for all your help!!

There is nothing to it ...just bolt them on.

Original all season tires on my G6 are terrible for rain/ snow ...

Seasonal tires are way to go if you have room for storage, I ran out of storage room for my 3rd (Crown Victoria) car so I got myself ultra high performance all season tires 'Fierce Instinct ZR' with 30k service life ....so far they are holding on rain like it's dry ...but I'm sure that wont be the case in snow ?!

Anyhow ...last feb. here in Chicago-land we got hit with nice blizzard ...guess who was the only maniac at 6am on road? ..me :) ...and snowplows ...I was laughing like crazy to people in SUV's out in ditch while I was cruising in G6 :)

Can you use snow tires all year long? Why don't ppl do that?? TY in advance!! :D

Of course you can, but they are made of a softer compound. So with the hot temperatures they wear out a lot faster.

In going on Tire Rack (http://www.tirerack.com) it recommends that I go either to 225/55/17 or 225/65/16.

If I choose to go with the 225/65/16, are there any adjustments that need to be made to the car to ensure that there are no complications due to the tire size difference? Would I be better off going down to only the 225/55/17?


All three (meaning your original size as well), of these have the same (within 2%) overall diameter and rollout. You wouldn't need to adjust anything. You however need to be aware that you will have a much taller sidewall, so your ride and handling will be affected due to the sidewall flex. Your ride should move towards softer and more roll ion corners. Maybe not a real issue for you, but something to be aware of.