Cupra smaller steel tyres then standard 18"?

[boroboy19]

Hello,
anyone knows if I can put winter tyres on a Leon MK2 Cupra smaller then the 18"? I was planning to buy something complete with steel tyres and avoiding removing my summer pirelli off the alloys.

obviously it will be cheaper then buying 18" as well!

 

[Al]

You could on the back, not on the front. 17's would be too small to go round the front brakes.

 

[noktoto]

Some 17's will fit. Here is an example:

http://www.golfmk5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74594

 

[Al]

I stand corrected then! Must be a hair width of a gap though

 

[boroboy19]

Thanks guys for your input! In the forum I got the impression that Vredestein are very good tyres I checked online and there is'nt much difference between the 17" and 18" I mean money wise.

Do you think I should go for 18" 225/40 R18 92W XL Vredestein Wintrac xtreme they are 136.50 each from mytytres.co.uk. Or some 17" some say the smaller cut better through the snow??!

 

[Al]

The narrower the tyre, the better in the snow. 225 is the standard width on 18's. Not sure about 17's