205/70/15's on '95 Legacy

[drsevy]

Will these fit on my '95 legacy wagon that has 14 inch stock steels 185/70 14's and stock brake calipers front and rear.

Need to know quick am looking at them later today.

Thanks and sorry I didn't do a search

[evolutionmovement]

The width should be fine, but don't know about the height with stock struts.

[Lunatech]

FWIW: I have 205/70/14's on my car with stock struts and i have maybe 1/4" of clearance on the rear and a little more on the front. So, I don't believe the 15's would fit.

[drsevy]

Well, it doesn't sound like they'll work . Probably should be looking for 195's on a 15 inch outback alloy then .

[evolutionmovement]

And a shorter sidewall. I used to run 195/60 on the 15's and that was a good size for the car. I noticed only a little benefit going to 205/50 16s on Forester flat-blade wheels beyond the improvement in looks.

[Weston_Duyck]

I have 205/70/15R outback rims and tires on my 93 legacy and they fit. Only issue is when making a sharp u-turn you can hear them rub a bit.

[silver03]

So, I just got a screaming deal on 4 185/75/14 winterforce on steel wheels. If the 205/70/15's fit, I should not have any issue than on stock suspension on our 94 L wagon ...right? Worse case I put in outback suspension?

[wtdash]

The 205-70-15's may fit ...but depending on the tire (same tire size but different brands are a little different) may hit the lower spring perch. There is a good chance they'll rub the inner fender @ full lock...even w/the OB suspension. The OB suspension - complete tops/springs/struts - is (start edit) NOT (end edit) plug-n-play on your '94. Been there, done that.

EDIT: Sorry to all those who read this MISinformation. The '96-'99 LEGACY OB/Outback REAR suspension is NOT PLUG AND PLAY ('95 OB is not lifted).

The front struts will bolt up; the rear 'top hats' have a different bolt pattern that started in '95, so they will NOT bolt up.

Td

[silver03]

The 205-70-15's may fit ...but depending on the tire (same tire size but different brands are a little different) may hit the lower spring perch. There is a good chance they'll rub the inner fender @ full lock...even w/the OB suspension. The OB suspension - complete tops/springs/struts - is plug-n-play on your '94. Been there, done that.

Td

i am sorry i wasnt clear. I have the 185/75's. I was commenting on the previous post with the 205's.

[wtdash]

Argh...you were clear...i just didn't READ it.

Yes, they'll fit - 'overall diameter' is the main one to watch (I don't know how to format this to look like the web - from 1010tires ):

Stock Tire - 185/70R14
>Search Tires Tire 1 - 185/75R14
>Search Tires Tire 2 - 205/70R15
Section Width: 7.28 in 185 mm
Section Width: 7.28 in 185 mm
Section Width: 8.07 in 205 mm

Rim Diameter: 14 in 355.6 mm
Rim Diameter: 14 in 355.6 mm
Rim Diameter: 15 in 381 mm

Rim Width Range: 5 - 6.5 in
Rim Width Range: 4.5 - 6.5 in
Rim Width Range: 5.5 - 7.5 in

Overall Diameter: 24.19 in 614.42 mm
Overall Diameter: 24.92 in 632.96 mm
Overall Diameter: 26.29 in 667.76 mm

Sidewall Height: 5.09 in 129.28 mm
Sidewall Height: 5.46 in 138.68 mm
Sidewall Height: 5.64 in 143.25 mm

Radius: 12.09 in 307.08 mm
Radius: 12.46 in 316.48 mm
Radius: 13.14 in 333.75 mm

Circumference: 75.99 in 1930.1 mm
Circumference: 78.28 in 1988.3 mm
Circumference: 82.59 in 2097.7 mm

Revs per Mile: 859.8
Revs per Mile: 834.6
Revs per Mile: 791.1

Actual Speed: 60 mph 100 km/h
Speedometer1: 58.2 mph 97.0 km/h
Speedometer1: 55.2 mph 92.0 km/h

Speedometer Difference: - Speedometer Difference: 3.019% too slow Speedometer Difference: 8.684% too slow
Diameter Difference: - Diameter Difference: 2.93% Diameter Difference: 7.99%