boostsr20 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 No, not the euro VW way. Do you think I could squeeze on some 235/40/17 on the stock wheels? I see that a lot of companies reccomend them starting at 17x7.5. I would rather have more contact patch, but keep the stock wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Check out this sticky at the top of the Wheels/Tires Forum. http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4426 Xenonk (Keefe) is our resident Subaru Tire/Wheel guy and if he doesn't recommend it, I wouldn't recommend it. Largest cross section he recommends on the stock wheel is the 215s. Let safety be your guide. SBT - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 215 is stock and im 99% sure you can run a 225/45/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxerGT2.5 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 215 is stock and im 99% sure you can run a 225/45/17 I have 225 winter tires on my stock rims. No problemo OBAMA......One Big Ass Mistake America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 I know you can go up to 225's and many on here have indicated they are contemplating that size upgrade. I'm with Keefe and Boostr20's tire sources that the 235s are too wide a tire for the 7" rim though. SBT - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxerGT2.5 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 One of lifes lessons....don't stretch the rubber..... J/K.... OBAMA......One Big Ass Mistake America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinw Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 225's fit fine on a 7" rim. My old car had 225/40/18 on a 7" and they fit fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 235/40 on a 7" is not a good idea (especially a "wide" 235).. if you are autocrossing and running high pressures, maybe, but I wouldnt do it. A 225/45/17 is best.. get a wide 225 tire (usually DOT race tires and some street legal competition tires are built just as wide as a 235 like the Falken Azenis). A narrow rim and a tire tire makes the steering reaction sloppy.. that's why it's not worth the extra 20mm per tire when the steering feed back is lousy. Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostsr20 Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 Thats kinda why I was asking. My last car had 6" wide wheels and I put on the 205/50/15 Azenis which are just as wide as some normal 225/50/15 street tires and I had no problems at all. Ran high speed track days and all. I don't think I want to push it with my 30K dollar car though. I'm thinking I will upgrade wheels too. Anyone know what the stock wheel weight is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 About 20 lbs (19.5 IIRC). SBT - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bretm1 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I've been reading to make sure I do not ask the question already asked. I was also pretty clueless on the amount of difference that the 225 has visually compared to the 215 and had thought it would be a waste of money. I ignorantly (b-4 researching properly) stuck a 235/45/17 on a stock '05 lgt rim (in the front) dropped the car down from the lift and noticed the rubbing on the shock tower. According to Keefe's sticky facts(if i had read it first) this would not work and I would have saved 25 bucks. The question is........ If I want to stick a 225/17 on my stock rims for best "all around driving/appearance" should I go 40 sidewall or 45 ???? I know from other threads that the 45 will throw the speedo off 1.5% and that the 40 is closer to oem height when mounted. My car is not lowered (I want to go cobb stage two when available for 305hp/345tq) and I really don't want to accentuate the height between the tire and wheel well. What do you reccomend?? Also according to your charts for 17 inch wheels and offsets for tires, I will not have to use any spacers or anything with my stock wheels-I know you like 7.5 for 225 wide but it looks like if I play with tire pressures I can keep me and my tires happy. This is not my beautiful car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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