I'm looking into picking up a set of winter tires for our 2013 Cruze RS. I was curious on the minimum tire diameter that clears the disc brakes? Also do you need to run the tire pressure sensors? It's a Canadian car if that makes any difference
Nope. 18 is also 5x10516" and 17" wheel has 5X 105 wheel lug spacing. 18" has 5 X 115 lugs.
When it comes to navigating deep snow, yes, but when it comes to ice and packed snow, you want the additional tread. Make your tire purchase based on the conditions your vehicle will encounter most often. Where I am, it's always ice and packed snow. We don't get deep snow, so I don't buy deep snow tires (Firestone Winterforce, for example), and I buy them at the OEM tread width.also, from what I have read, the narrower the tire, the better when it comes to snow tires.