Bhenry Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I've done quite a bit of searching around, and can't nail down if the tires and wheels I'm looking at will fit my rig. I've got an 08' Legacy 2.5i (sadly, not GT) with stock wheels/tires on it. There's a great deal on some Blizzaks on Criagslist, but I'm not sure if they will fit without rubbing. They are p225/60R 16 on steel rims and the listing says he took them off his 03 Outback. Any help would be greatly appreciated! : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katalyst Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 you can use this tool to assist you in figuring out whether or not the the combination will be acceptable: http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp the 2.5i should have a stock tire size of 205/50/17, comparing with a 225/60/16 unfortunately will put you a diameter difference of 5.83%; typically you want to stay within 3% of the OEM specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhenry Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Oh awesome, I saw that tool, but didn't know exactly how to use it due to my lack of knowledge of tires/wheels, haha! So if I'm outside of that 3%, does that mean I'll rub? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katalyst Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 sorry i accidently posted the incorrect link previously but the one you want to be using is the tire size calculator i've since fixed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloz2 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 If your suspension is stock and you don't have mud flaps you'll probably get lots of buildup in the wheel wells. If your lowered at all the problem will be worse. Personally, I wouldn't put a larger tire on for winter. We get lots of snow in Western NY and I'm running Conti EWC on the stockers in 205/50 17. Current: 16 Crosstrek Premium w/ Eyesight & 05 Outback XT 5MT Past Subies: 14 FXT Premium, 14 WRX hatch, 06 Legacy 2.5i SE 5MT, 98 Outback wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhenry Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 I test fit 2, one front and one rear, and they seemed to fit (mind you this was on a 12 degree night with a wind chill of -5 on the side of the street!). I ended up buying them, as the price was too damn good! So I popped all 4 on, and took off! Sure enough... ruuuuuuub. Got out to find something interesting... 3 of the wheels/tires were just fine - plenty of room. I found that the right rear sits about an inch lower than the other corners, and it was only that corner that was rubbing! Only thing I could guess is maybe a bad spring? I bought it used, but as far as I know, all stock suspension, and no lowering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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