I would recommend getting a second set of rims to go along with the winter tires. I brought a complete set of winter tires and rims off a member here and it's so nice to just change them without the hassle of mounting and unmounting twin a year.

 

Should I go for smaller sizes because winter tires for the stock size is pretty difficult to find, and pricey...

 

If you can find smaller diameter wheels to clear brake calipers you should, so you could mount thicker profile tires. You would want less width for winter tires as well

 

I am basically in the same boat as you Kevtt. I have some 20 inch winter tires from a 2014 Durango R/T and would like to use them on my new SRT, and have decided the best way to go is to put them on a second set of rims. I would recommend a second set of rims to avoid the fee (unless you can do it yourself) of swapping a second set of tires twice a year onto your SRT rims. Plus, you will avoid damage to your nice SRT rims from having tires swapped onto them. I just have to find a set that will fit and not be terribly expensive.

 

Let me know how it goes man

 

I'm using 18" Wrangler Sahara rims, but if you have an SRT or SRT brakes you need 20" rims!

 

I recommend Nokian winter tires. They are head and shoulders above the rest and worth the money. Phenomenal studless traction. 60k miles and counting almost as good as new

 

Did you just buy the same size winter tire and put that into the original srt rim?

 

I downsized the rims to 18 inch from my 20s and must say i much prefer the look of the smaller rim as the tire looks a lot beefier. My first set of winter tires were the Toyo Observe...GARBAGE!!!!! Vehicle would not stop at the slightest touch of braking on snow/slush/ Second set I went the Blizzaks and they are fantastic! I live in Toronto area!

 

Which rim do you use that can clear the Brembo brakes?

 

I downsized the rims to 18 inch from my 20s and must say i much prefer the look of the smaller rim as the tire looks a lot beefier. My first set of winter tires were the Toyo Observe...GARBAGE!!!!! Vehicle would not stop at the slightest touch of braking on snow/slush/ Second set I went the Blizzaks and they are fantastic! I live in Toronto area!

My brother from another mother! My winter set of rims are matte black, 20x10 Replika R148Bs on 265/50R20 Bridgestone Blizzaks. A lot of bite through winter. And, I, too, live in the T. O. area.

They don't look that much different than the summer set below.

 

I have Cooper Weather Masters with studds. They are amazing. Best winter setup I've ever owned.

 

I live in MA and we had a snow storm shortly after delivery of my SRT. I have all seasons and in snow mode it handled incredibly well. Better than my old 01 durango in 4x4. Unless in constant snow i'd stick with all seasons. Last about 15-20k miles and grip great in all conditions.

 

I've got 28k on my all-season Scorpions.

 

Our last winter in KC wasn’t too bad, but I ran the stock all season Perelli’s in the snow and it didn’t hardly slip a wheel unless you force it to. It gets great traction in snow mode. I am not worried about the stock tires for snow, but the depth of the snow would be more of an issue with the plowing effect of the front end. After about 6” the front air dams that hang down will start pushing snow.

 

My 18' R/T has AWD, and came with Bridgestone Ecopia in the 265/45x20 form factor.

They did an absolute awesome job here in the Michigan winter last year! They are not Blizzaks, but with the AWD in the Durango, they sure felt felt like a dedicated winter tire.

I had a 16' AWD Charger with Michelin's on it, and I thought that handled well. It had nothing on the Durango, that thing is just great in snow and rain with those tires.

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Nokian Hakkapeliitta r2 or r3, (R3 is replacing the R2 this year() I run 275/50r20s on both my Jeep SRT and DSRT in the winter and wouldn’t consider anything else.


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Here are my 275x50s r20s mounted up on some spider monkey reps 20x10s. These are the new R3s. I run the exact same setup on my wife’s JSRT but she has the older R2s. This is a go anywhere tire in the winter, far more impressed with these vs my previous Blizzaks.

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for my 2018 SRT I ordered new 20" x 9" black Jeep SRT rims from stockwheelsolutions.com they are wonderful to deal with and shipped one wheel to test fit first. It clears the Brembos by just a 1/4". A piece of a corrugated box fits between rim and brakes. A spacer would do better but my tire dealer says they will be fine. I then added Nokian Hakapillita SUV R3 studless snow tires. Tires cost about $1000 mounted and balanced with TPMS sensors. Rims cost about $850.00 with shipping.
I've used 2 sets of Nokians on an Expedition for 11 years NY to Canada and back in horrible weather with good results.

 

Damn, I was told there was no way to reliably fit smaller width rims for the DDSRT for winter which is why I went the RT route

 

I should add the Nokian snowtires are 265x50x20 on 20x 9 rims

 

 

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I really like the look of that tire, what brand is it and what size did you go with?
Looks good!

 

test,,,,, I can't seem to see any other posts after my last one

 

these are Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT wheels size 265x50x20 with Nokian Hak SUV R3 snow tires. They clear the Brembo brakes by about 1/4" at the tightest spot.

 

Thanks for the post ThunderGhost! I'm guessing those are these?

https://stockwheelsolutions.com/whe...-jeep-grand-cherokee-srt8-wheel-gloss-black-set-of-4-20x10-hollander-9062-9082/

Are there any adapters needed, or do they bolt directly up to the hub?

 

You’re correct on the rims except I went to 20x9” so I can use 265x50x20 snow tires. The 10” rims give little choice for snow tires

 

Bad ass man, thank you! 265/50/20 is the exact size of my existing Blizzaks I have from my previous Durango.

Did you get your rims with the tire pressure monitors installed?

 

They’re bolted direct to the hubs. No adapters

 

No. I had the Tpms valve stems added by my tire dealer
Good luck

 

That's very good information! Thanks guys!

 

I just ordered up the scorpian winters with some inexpensive wheels and tpms from the rack....will report back once I have some miles on them.....275/50/20.

 

I'd also be interested in suggestions for winter tires and a cheap source of wheels for dedicated winter driving.

An earlier post suggested Nokian winter tires, which also scored the best in Car and Driver's testing.

But unfortunately they're not sold by Tire Rack. Tire Rack lists only one type of tire that fits the standard 20x10 SRT wheels: the Pirelli 295/45R20 "Scorpion Winter Performance," which have the mountain snowflake (3PMSF) symbol.

As for wheels, the cheapest wheels Tire Rack sells are KM696 Pivot: $237.69 x 4 = $951 for a set of four.

Does anyone have any recommendations for cheap(er) wheels? Any experience, good or bad, with the Pirelli Scorpions?

 

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BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK DM-V2 i dont know about the Nokian but i have been running the Blizzaks for 2 years, they are tops.

and then i did some more reading......i have been ed-u-macated https://www.thoughtco.com/preview-bridgestone-blizzak-dm-v2-3234393