Kushd13 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Just bought these wrx rims which came w tires. The tires are 235/45/17. I out them on my legacy and the tires make alot more noise compared to the stock wheels. Does anybody know if i need to change the tire size to what subaru reccomends for the legacy 225/55/17 for those wrx rims or what i may need to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kushd13 Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0277/9175/products/2015_WRX_wheel.jpg?v=1537799831 These are the rims^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornichoe Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Tire rack reviews show them not to be that great in the noise department, which matches your experience. Don't think it has to do with the tire size but the tire compound/ thread pattern itself https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Dunlop&tireModel=Sport+Maxx+RT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympic Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Kushd13, do you like the look of that size tire/wheel on your legacy? Looking for a 17" or 18" winter setup. I have a 16" winter setup with 225/60/16s I ran last year but didn't really like the look. I've seen some WRX winter setups for sale with the 235/45/17 but wasn't sure how it would look on the 6th gen legacy. I'd appreciate your thoughts on the looks or even a pic if you have one. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kushd13 Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 Kushd13, do you like the look of that size tire/wheel on your legacy? Looking for a 17" or 18" winter setup. I have a 16" winter setup with 225/60/16s I ran last year but didn't really like the look. I've seen some WRX winter setups for sale with the 235/45/17 but wasn't sure how it would look on the 6th gen legacy. I'd appreciate your thoughts on the looks or even a pic if you have one. Thanks! I have all seasons on the wrx rims. They are 235/45/17 which is what supposed to be on the rims for the wrx. The legacy tire size is different so i think i may need to switch to those tires because as of now these wheels make too much noise on my legacy. Not sure what i have to do to fix this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympic Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 I have all seasons on the wrx rims. They are 235/45/17 which is what supposed to be on the rims for the wrx. The legacy tire size is different so i think i may need to switch to those tires because as of now these wheels make too much noise on my legacy. Not sure what i have to do to fix this Regarding the noise it could be the tires. Are you happy with the look of 235/45/17 tires on your Legacy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoodhue Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Those tires are really small for a 6th Gen Legacy. They are almost 1 1/2" shorter, 26.75" vs 25.35". I would get a more appropriated sized tire and sell off the 235/45-17 to WRX owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kushd13 Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 Those tires are really small for a 6th Gen Legacy. They are almost 1 1/2" shorter, 26.75" vs 25.35". I would get a more appropriated sized tire and sell off the 235/45-17 to WRX owner. Do you think i could put tires that are 225/55 17 on the wrx rim and have no issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkshooter Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Do you think i could put tires that are 225/55 17 on the wrx rim and have no issues?The rim's may be too wide. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoodhue Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Do you think i could put tires that are 225/55 17 on the wrx rim and have no issues? The tires will fit on 17" x 8" WRX rim. If you go to the tire manufacturers website (or a website like tirerack), they will list the rim width sizes that sized tire will fit. I personally have 225/45-18 tire on a 8" rim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kushd13 Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 The tires will fit on 17" x 8" WRX rim. If you go to the tire manufacturers website (or a website like tirerack), they will list the rim width sizes that sized tire will fit. I personally have 225/45-18 tire on a 8" rim Do you think changing tires will solve my issue, right now the wrx rims with the 235/45/17 are way too loud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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