I seriously doubt you'll find much in an AT tread with a 55 profile, the two just don't go hand in hand - a 55 profile is a short, relatively stiff sidewall, and for off road work you need taller sidewalls that will flex - you might be able to go down on the tread width and increase the profile to compensate, but a 215 is a fairly narrow tire. Personally, I wouldn't consider anything with lower than a 60 profile even for road use, but, that's driven by the conditions of our roads.

Check the door jamb for the tire placard, see if there is an alternate size listed - if you can switch to a 16" rim, you can then stay at a 215 width and go up to a 60 profile which may widen the available choices.

The car you're looking at appears to have been lifted and may be running larger than stock tires, which leads me to my next question - how far are you willing to go to get all terrain tires under there - how much are you willing to spend? Suspension lifts, new rims, importing your own tires, possibly "re-gearing".

I've not really looked at the new Vitaras, but I've seen enough of them to know that I wouldn't think of taking them too far off pavement.

 

I seriously doubt you'll find much in an AT tread with a 55 profile, the two just don't go hand in hand - a 55 profile is a short, relatively stiff sidewall, and for off road work you need taller sidewalls that will flex - you might be able to go down on the tread width and increase the profile to compensate, but a 215 is a fairly narrow tire. Personally, I wouldn't consider anything with lower than a 60 profile even for road use, but, that's driven by the conditions of our roads.

Check the door jamb for the tire placard, see if there is an alternate size listed - if you can switch to a 16" rim, you can then stay at a 215 width and go up to a 60 profile which may widen the available choices.

The car you're looking at appears to have been lifted and may be running larger than stock tires, which leads me to my next question - how far are you willing to go to get all terrain tires under there - how much are you willing to spend on off-road wheels? Suspension lifts, new rims, importing your own tires, possibly "re-gearing".

I've not looked at the new Vitaras, but I've seen enough of them to know that I wouldn't think of taking them too far off pavement.

For 2021 AllGrip Vitara, a common and safe upgrade for better off-road traction is 215/60R17 or 225/60R17 all-terrain tires. These sizes offer more sidewall and better grip without significant rubbing or needing modifications. The 225/60R17 size is especially popular among Vitara owners running A/T tires like the Falken Wildpeak AT or Yokohama Geolandar G015. Just confirm there’s no rubbing at full lock or under compression, but most find these fit with minimal or no trimming.

 

Only option for AT tyre at 215/55/17 size, is Cooper Discoverer ATT.

 

Plenty of others out there.
Yokohama geolander, Yokohama blu earth xt, Toyo tyres also do several.

I have 8 different ones available locally from one supplier

 

Tire availability will vary by country - you'll find that certain sizes are not available in a given brand and tread pattern in one country, but, are common in another - I've had to import my own tires in order to get what I want, in the size I want - which may or may not be an option for the thread starter - that's one of the options I listed earlier.

 

None available. Vitara was not intended for off road use. Its just an suv with awd capability mostly for snow and only light off road. For off road tyres you will need to change rims and then calibrate the ecu for 16". Then, new trouble

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Just so you're aware of it - some markets get the Vitara with 215/60R16 tires on 6.5 x 16 rims as the OEM tires.

It's not the rim diameter that is going to cause an issue, it's the overall wheel diameter - you can replace a 215/55R17 rim & tire package with a 215/60R16 package - you'll be within 1% variation, less than the difference between a new & a used tire - there's going to be no need for any sort of recalibration.

 

The owners manual should list what, if any, alternate rim sizes are permitted. As it’s a 2021 model, I guess you will want to protect any remaining warranty in which case it may be easier to contact your dealer.

 

215/55/17 Cooper Discoverer ATT on mine, in the UK. Bit harsher on the road than a standard tyre but a good compromise.

 

I'm getting ready to fit 16 x 7 Wildwood offroader wheels with a Falken Trail AT tyre at the 215/60R16 SRE size in November.

I'm doing this as the majority of my driving is on open roads & some gravel out to farms. Also given that the state of New Zealand's roads are deteriorating quickly due to poor maintenance I feel that this is the best option for my car & the way I drive it.

 

I'm getting ready to fit 16 x 7 Wildwood offroader wheels with a Falken Trail AT tyre at the 215/60R16 SRE size in November. I'm doing this as the majority of my driving is on open roads & some gravel out to farms. Also given that the state of New Zealand's roads are deteriorating quickly due to poor maintenance I feel that this is the best option for my car & the way I drive it.

Did you end up getting these? I have a 2018 on 17s.

 

I got the 215/55R17 OEM size for my 17" rims from my local supplier mileagemack.com through an order from tirerack.com in the US. On year 3 of a 5 year warrantee so this was pretty much the only option. So far I am very pleased with the looks and barely noticed any change in ride comfort.

 

Nice, I ended up getting 225 55 17s Wildpeak AT trails, I wonder if there is any difference as yours has 3peak logo and mine don't, might be US market vs New Zealand market thing as they seem to look the same.

 

On my current car, not a Suzuki yet, I drive the Falken Wildpeak at3wa tires. They perform great onroad and offroad.
They do have the snowflake sign, so good for all year use.

 

You have the alloys on hand, why not bolt them on and find out...

 

We own them but they are not "on hand"... Maybe I could try them in 4 - 5 weeks when a winter tyre season begins...

I also haven't found 4G with 15" information yet from the internet so that's why 2013GV's and fordem's info is quite interesting... Not that I have a need for new rims or tires, because I already have two sets of alloys with two sets on new/almost new tires.

 

I've not seen a 4G on 15" rims, we get them with 16" & 17", my car did not come with a spare, and dislike the "fix-a-flat" approach, and in the process of hunting for a suitable spare I discovered that a 15" space saver will clear the calipers, so it's quite likely that your 6x15 alloys will be usable.

You don't need tires to test fit the rims for clearance to the calipers, all you need is time and the willingness to make the effort. A 48 ET is close enough that you should be fine with them - I'm using a 6x16 with an ET of 50 for my spare.

 

My setup Vitara 4G lift kit and wheels

 

Anyone considered all season tires for "light offroading" ... has to be better than the eco continentals
I'm thinking about Michelin Crossclimate 2 once I killed my current ones.

 

I've used 225x55x17 Michelin Latitude Cross's on my Vitara.. see here:

I recently went for 225x60x17's but its a bit of modification work to get them to fit.

 

I've used 225x55x17 Michelin Latitude Cross's on my Vitara.. see here:


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I recently went for 225x60x17's but its a bit of modification work to get them to fit.

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I'm new to Vitara's, although I run a 5dr Auto Jimny in Dubai. I had a 2014 Defender 90 in the UK (Banchory) but sold it as I need a new hip and it was becoming impossible for me to drive

I just bought a 2024 Vitara SZ5 BoosterJet All Grip while I'm back in the UK on holiday. I thought it would be easy to get Eibach springs and underbody guards, but one of the online 4x4 specialists I ordered these from has just told me they will not fit and refunded me the full order.

I see there are a number of these Vitara's are lifted, what springs did people use (Eibach or Mad) and do you know where I could get a sump and axle guard that would fit.

Any guidance fro anyone would be great.

As for Tyres I'm a big Falken fan having had them on my Land Rover and Minis.

 

Those with other than 215/55/17 tyres, how do you get passed MOT inspection?

The car is only homologizated against that size (215/55/17 94V). So it's an inspection failure (if spotted)
Even Cooper discoverer ATT with size 215/55/17 is not legal, because only has H (130mph) speed ratings. Not that the car can go that fast. I hate the EU sometimes.

 

Here the inspection looks at tyre rating against max road speeds allowed. If tyre exceeds ( in our case) 110 kph its legal.

 

that very optimistic of them to assume nobody drives faster then the speed limit 🚓

 

Hi, i write in this post for a/t tires. Do you know where and how can you order the falken tires wildpeak trail 215/55 17 r17 for europe? Than

 

I'd like to know it as well, but I only saw it on Falken US site: https://www.falkentire.com/wildpeak/attrail#size-list
Item number: 28712727

 

Hi, yes i saw on the us sites. I also try to write to falken europe and they ask me my area for help me with a shop near to me but still no answer..
Its pretty difficult to find a/t tires for our size especially for eu rules. Also to buy directly in US is difficult.

 

anyone tried yokohoma GEOLANDAR CV G058 for SUV?

Yokohama: SUV & Off Road

www.yokohama.eu

it is for Crossover SUVs and has the right size