Well guys it's that time of year where us CANADIANS .. need to prepare for the 8 month long winter ..lol..
Questions to ask.
on our Crossover we have tire pressure monitors, if we are to remove the stock mags/tires and put steel rims with winter tires there will no longer be tire monitors. also will there be an annoying light on the dash?
is there a work around? to avoid the light.

i really do not wanna buy 17 inch tires to place on those nice mags ..

I'll have to admit, I've been thinking about it for a few months now. Its sad, even in the heart of summer we are already thinking about the next snow fall.

You can buy TPMS for the steel or what ever other wheels you get. I believe you'll have to get the dealer to install them, but I may have seen a DIY somewhere.

I was browsing Tire Rack - Your performance experts for tires and wheels, they certainly carry TPMS's for the Rogue, just over $225 USD for four of them. I think many owners just accept the warning light. That's probably what I'll do.

thanks for the reply. ya ill suffer the warning light as well..
I hear costco might have something for the TPMS.....but u need to buy the tires there and have them install it there.

I have steel wheels for the winter for my Rogue - got them last year. Yes the TPMS light stays on and you get used to it. The dealer didn't even try to sell me any for the steel wheels. you could always put black electrical tape over the light if it bothers you.

The problem with the TPM sensors is that they have to be programmed for your car (you don't want to "get" the flat from the car beside you).

The programming for the Rogue is about 100$ from what I understood.

Now the bad news: Due to poor design and poor care about people who have to own two sets of tires in their part of the world, Nissan engineers choose to put ONLY 4 TPM sensors references for the car (meaning that you won't know that your spare tire is deflated until you have to use it).

So, if you want to use the nice TPMS feature (nice to know that you have a depleted tire while staying in your warn car) during winter, you will have to ask a Nissan dealer to reprogram your TPMS with the new references each time you change your tire, therefore twice a year. Total: about 200$ for a nice feature and no light on the dashboard.

No thanks, I will live with the light, but it would be good for Nissan to do a little TSB and some space in the electronic unit to install 10 TPMS references with few lines of codes indicating that as long as it receives 5 good tire pressure readings in the 10 listed for the car, everything is good.

Maybe I will write to Nissan Canada about that, because it seems to be a cheap improvement which will make a lot of people happy.

I agree ill live with the light lol

hey guys i got a quick question . we all know on our rogues have 225 70 r17..
I was wondering for winter tires if it was possible to put 235 70 r 16 ....might be too wide ?
lemme know guys

Our Rogues have 225/60R17, not 70, for the SL models and 215/70R16 for the S models.

I got free steel rims from the dealer when I bought the car and could choose between the two sizes.
I choose the 16 inches rims as the tires will be cheaper to buy and having the smaller pattern in the snow is better for traction. Personally, I won't go on larger ones.

BTW, for my canadian fellows, I went to Costco this weekend. They receive the new Michelin X-Ice tire, the Xi2, and they have it in both sizes: about $188 for the 16 inches and about $213 for the 17 inches. Included in their prices is the $11 for the installation on the rim. They should soon have the 16 inches tires (in about two weeks time) but been told to better order the 17 inches ones as they may not have a lot in this size.
I will check at CT for their prices but will probably end up buying at Costco.

If you find good deals, do not hesitate to share.

ok so 235 70 r 16 are too big then ?

That is my belief, but I may be wrong.

Another thing, there is a relation between the first two figures of tires (the second one is a percentage of the first one and gives the size of the tire wall).

Therefore, if you want to stay close to the circumference length of the OEM tire and allow the odometer do its job with not too much error, when one figure increases, the other has to decrease and vice versa.

Going 235/70R16 will put you way out of range and the odometer will give you false information. It should be more 235/60or65R16 and not 70, but you will need more calculation to know for sure.