Fulcrum

Hello,
I have a 2000 impreza 2.0 Turbo and want to ask you two questions:
About the wheels, are the dafault 16' wheels the optimal or should I go for the 17' ones (Would it penalize when in 17')
About the tires, what do you think interms of perfomance:
Bridgsestone Potenza pole position, Michelin (which ones?) or Phirelli p-zero
thank you for your help

BigRed

Got 17" on MY00, thay can make the steering a little more 'twichy', but once you've got used to it there fine.

As for tyres i am looking at my first MOT soon and think that all four tyres may need replacing, i have benn recommended Toyo Proxies, not sure what these are like , i have Potenza's at the mo!!!!

Fulcrum

In fact I think the default wheels and tyres would be the best choice, I have now the 205/45/16 potenza, and I am very happy with them, i was asking for a possible loose of perfomance with heavier 17'' wheels and wider tyres like the 215/40R17, and the diffeent spinning ratio of the wheel, etc...
What have you experienced?

BigRed

I have found that the car can ,if you're not careful, follow all the ruts/ road repairs in the road EG lines in the road where a repair has been carried out, i have the subaru 17" golds with 225x65 x 17" with potenzas on

PeteT

Potenzas can 'tramline' very badly when worn Toyos don't seem to do it. Can't say about any others as I've only had Potenzas and Toyos on.
Do a search on tyres, it's a common topic for discussion on here.