Put a deposit on a MY 22' with those 22's on them.

I don't care for the rim style, or the large tire size. You're from NJ so you know, local roads are a nightmare. Potholes, bad utility patch jobs. I feel like 22's you're going to feel everything. Though 22's will haul *** on the GSP. I have 18's on my grand cherokee and its like riding on a pillow at 90k miles.

Also our salesrep got in my head and said 22's aren't great in the snow. I don't know how accurate that is.

I've read a powder coat is only a few hundred for a re-color.

 

What is the process if we buy a set of rims that does not come with the tire pressure sensor? Can the sensor be taken off what is currently on the vehicle?

 

Yes, it's easy enough for your tire installer to do.

I went with a set of aftermarket tpms sensors and wish I hadn't. At some point I'm going to bring in my original set of wheels and have them transfer over the sensors to the current set.

 

Yea we're taking off 22's and buying 21's so I guess I will have to yank them off the 22's for extra labor cost lol.

Thanks for clarifying.

 

Ah, congrats on your new order! We just sold our Grand Cherokee Hemi with 20's at around 140K miles and still drove like new, though i find the Disco to feel more refined and absorbs more of the Jersey road imperfections on the 20's.
The 21's might be a happy medium between 20 and 22, even though the 20's are most ideal for our area in terms of comfort. There is some truth to your comment - in general the wider street tires are worse in snow/hydroplaning with tire type being equal. The larger wheels/tires also generally add more weight which is not helpful to ride quality or when you smash into one of our beloved potholes. But they do look good when done right.

 

Purchased 21's" off eBay yesterday, for $2000. Comes with 4 Pirelli Scorpion tires with only 80 miles on it, which is clutch wasn't a fan of picking up used tires. Will have to buy a 5th to use as a spare since our spare is a 22".

 

I thought about getting a spare as well, but haven't done so. Not sure the expense is worth it.

The rotational difference between the two sizes is pretty small (I got smaller wheels but bigger tires) and shouldn't cause any issues for short term driving. ie: long enough to get the damaged tire repaired.

 

You're saying just keep the 22" spare?

I could, was going to get the full size. I'd hate to be on a ski trip somewhere and be in need of a tire if it is a remote area, or even if I got into town I'd imagine finding matching Pirellis would be harder to find then say a Goodyear.

 

This is a dumb question.... What type of shop would I take my brand new Rover to get the wheels swapped?

Old tires need to come off, TPS needs to come out of them, replacement wheels (which have tires on them but not TPS sensor) need the TPS put in them, and then tires on car.

 

Any tire shop that you trust. Easy job. Would use one with a road force balancing machine to get the balancing as true as possible

Personally avoid the cheap chains as I've had overtightened lug nuts and some scuffing of the alloy wheel.