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Wheel and tire info

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I own a '93 NA legacy and was wondering what I can do in the way of tires and wheels as I am beginning to modify my car. I want to fill up the wheel wells a little bit and was hoping that you guys might have a suggestion. I have 185 75 R14's right now and was thinking of either going up to a size 15" wheel or maybe just keeping the 14' wheels and getting a set of 195 14" 70's. My local subby shop says that increasing my overall wheel and tire size could harm my transmission. Any suggestions?
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Post by mTk »

Increasing overall diameter should not harm your transmission, however it will throw your speedo off, and slow you down a tad.

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Thanks for the info. It will help although I'm still not sure what would look best. I just know that I need to lose the stock wheels.
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Post by HomeSlice »

go to nasioc.com and buy used wrx 16" wheels with newish tires for around $350 thats what i did :D
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Post by ciper »

I put 195 14" 70's Dunlop Sport A2 on my moms Blue sedan. She isnt interested in speed or anything. Looked great, they are good tires too. Probably the best traction for the dollar in all seasons. They actually have decent snow traction!
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Post by evolutionmovement »

I have 15" wheels with Falcon ZE502's that I'm very happy with - good turn-in, grip (much better than the more expensive Pirellis I had), and they don't mind sliding around much. They also handle well in New England weather and less than 60 bucks a pop.
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Post by legacy92ej22t »

Get either 16's or 17's padishar, the wrx oem 16's would look sweet 8)
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Post by SPARTUS »

the tire size that is recommended from the factory is 185/70/14 instead of 185/75/14 that you've listed.
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Post by mTk »

My manual says 185 70

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