Big Tyres
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Big Tyres
Hey all, just joined, so first post. Apologies if it's a dumb question...
Basically I've got this '98 Impreza 2.0 "sport" Wagon, which I bought at random a few years ago just as a cheap runner for the winter. Got it for basically scrap money from its original owner. Full subaru stamps, mint condition.
Anyway I drove it ages longer than I planned to, and love the thing so much I can't actually face getting rid of it despite not really needing the thing. It's been parked up for more than a year now but I've kept it tested and so on. I want to start doing things to it.
I'm wondering what the tallest set of tyres is that will fit on it without doing anything to the suspension/arches etc. I plan on doing a swap out for forester XT suspension after the winter, but the tyres would need to fit before I did it. It's currently on stock 15" subaru alloys, with a set of 195/60 tyres.
Basically I've got this '98 Impreza 2.0 "sport" Wagon, which I bought at random a few years ago just as a cheap runner for the winter. Got it for basically scrap money from its original owner. Full subaru stamps, mint condition.
Anyway I drove it ages longer than I planned to, and love the thing so much I can't actually face getting rid of it despite not really needing the thing. It's been parked up for more than a year now but I've kept it tested and so on. I want to start doing things to it.
I'm wondering what the tallest set of tyres is that will fit on it without doing anything to the suspension/arches etc. I plan on doing a swap out for forester XT suspension after the winter, but the tyres would need to fit before I did it. It's currently on stock 15" subaru alloys, with a set of 195/60 tyres.
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Don't go above 17" wheels, and watch the ET as some won't fit over Scoob brakes, iirc, ET48-53 is right? But someone else will know that one.
With 17's, the accepted profile is 215/40 x17 and that gives as close as possible to the OE rolling radius.
More than 17 risks making the car's handling go odd. 19 is just daft.
With 17's, the accepted profile is 215/40 x17 and that gives as close as possible to the OE rolling radius.
More than 17 risks making the car's handling go odd. 19 is just daft.
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