I just bought my element a few days ago but the GoodYear Integritys it came with are not going to work for me, i've been debating buying new tires but I have some preacticlly brand new Michelien XPC's they came on my Range Rover and have been sitting in my garage for over a year .

Thinking about putting some SC rims on with these tires , I did a search of a few people that did put this size on .. But what are your thoughts of that size tire after driving on them for a while

Fugiisan (Greg) just went with that size on SC wheels, and he seems to be thrilled with the match, you should check him out!

Chief

check it out... here are some pics... no rubbing whatsoever! fills out the wheel well like a charm :)
http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39404

any noticable diffrence in handling, acceleration and gas milage?

any noticable diffrence in handling, acceleration and gas milage?

no real change in gas milage.... this is much smoother than my goodyear RS-A 235 55 18.. other than that i think its cosmetic.. :)

I have a +45 offset. The 255/55/18 barely fits and I have no rubbing issues.