How much larger a tire can fit on premium wheels?

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I got the Michelin CrossClimate2 tires. Discount tire gave me $40 each for the tires that came on the car. They said it was not a common size and they didn't really need it, but since I was a repeat customer they agreed to do it. I will get some more close-up pics after I finish with my DIY ceramic.

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Does it feel any different than the stock tires? How's cornering and acceleration?
 

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Does it feel any different than the stock tires? How's cornering and acceleration?
I drove directly from the dealer to the tire replacement. I did not drive on the stock tires enough to get a feel for them. When I test drove the dealer FCTP, I took a 25mph on-ramp at 45 without issue, these tires do well with both cornering and acceleration, including wet roads. I pushed a couple of corners hard enough to get some drift, it felt very well controlled.
 

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Curious, why that particular model?
I want an all-season tire that is snow capable and that works well on wet roads. I had goodyear tripletreds on my subarus and they worked great, these are similar and are highly rated.
Here is what tirerack says about them (owners surveys). The Primacies are on here for comparison. We have a lot of wet roads here and that is my primary concern.

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I want an all-season tire that is snow capable and that works well on wet roads. I had goodyear tripletreds on my subarus and they worked great, these are similar and are highly rated.
Here is what tirerack says about them (owners surveys). The Primacies are on here for comparison. We have a lot of wet roads here and that is my primary concern.

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I can tell you from experience that Quatrac Pro is incredible in the wet, 3rd party testing shows it to be the best in the wet of the ones you have shown. Usually, when you buy an all-weather tire the manufactures will enhance snow traction at the cost of wet traction and highway stability. This is not the case with the Quatrac it is truly is premium traction in all conditions. I had a set on my Fusion PHEV and they were actually quieter than the OE Michelin Energy tires. I will be open to the fact that I am biased however because I work from them.

One other huge advantage is the tires have an asymmetrical tread so they can 4 tire rotate. Something that directional can only rotate front to back. The MME is heavy so tire rotations are going to be very important.

The Test below is from Tire Rack, where they are comparing some of the best All-Season tires.

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