Tires for wrx rims?

georryan · Post by **georryan** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:35 am

Yeah they were pirelli supersports.

Here is the thread that talked about the car:

car link

ciper · Post by **ciper** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:39 am

Well I dont know what to say besides:
225 50 16 is
larger diameter than stock
slower accelleration
taller sidewalls
possible rubbing
speedo miscalibration
intended for 7 inch wheels
heavier than the equal 205 50 16

You also reduce the amount of PSI to the road, meaning possibly LESS traction depending on the condition.

georryan · Post by **georryan** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:40 am

hehe, I never said it was a good idea, just that it could be done.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 8:12 am

Ciper - Are 225's (basically) designed around 7" or 7.5" rims? I've seen them spec'd on both (from the factory) width rims.

Which width would be ideal?

ciper · Post by **ciper** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 8:21 pm

I always thought it was 7.5 . If you choose a few random tires and look at the specified with many say 7!

225 width equals 8.86 inches, cant see how you should have a tire that is nearly 2 inches larger than the rim. When you check the specs on other tires of similar sidewall height they are usually only 1.5 inches wider.

LegacyT · Post by **LegacyT** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:08 am

205 55/R16's don't rub at least not on my car.

Mark,

ciper · Post by **ciper** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:09 am

You drive too slow. Ive got two different model of tires to rub in many places on two different Legacys, sedan and wagon!

LegacyT · Post by **LegacyT** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:15 am

trust me my car is driven hard, they've never rubbed on me. the sti Legacy rs-r came with 205/60R15's from the factory, the suspension geometry is the same

Mark,

ciper · Post by **ciper** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:18 am

You gonna make me give you images? I can include a third legacy if you wish, but its not mine.

LegacyT · Post by **LegacyT** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:27 am

well I'm stating my experiences, are you using those geolander / wilderness or the like tires with sidewalls that bulge out??. I know for a fact my shitty re-92 dont rub hehe.

Mark,

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 4:35 am

my 205/50/16's have about 1 cm of space in the rear when im not in the car, so diving im sure are rubbing, I know they rub in the front I can feel it. I'm going to chalk that up to real bad suspension though.

ciper · Post by **ciper** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 4:40 am

I got worn Re-92 to rub in all 6 places too!

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 4:44 am

georryan · Post by **georryan** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:57 am

Thawa, you have a new name.

I've gotten my re-92's to rub. I have to be driving it really aggressive to do it though. I've been driving htem pretty aggressively and I haven't felt it in a long time.

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 6:04 am

yep, cause im not a real moderator

ciper · Post by **ciper** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:00 pm

The 6 places are:
inner frame rail in front of control arm at middle height of tire, left and right
Inner frame rail behind control arm at middle height of tire, left and right
Rear spring perch at upper/inside most portion of tire (middle of spring perch), left and right.

On my sedan now that I have the new continentals with beefy tread I had some shiny spots after playing in the dirt last time!

MY92 · Post by **MY92** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 7:33 pm

Is anyone out there running 215/45 17's?

I'd be interested to see if anyone gets rubbing with these.

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 7:36 pm

I would think they would rub since they're even bigger than 205/50/16's

MY92 · Post by **MY92** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 7:43 pm

Ahh thats right, you guys didn't get 205/60 15's as factory tires did you.

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 8:02 pm

nawp, we got 195/60/15's on the turbos and 185/70/14's on most na's. Now that I realize that the 205/50/16's are actually smaller than the stock sizes, and the 215/45/17's aren't that much bigger, so just disregard everything I said smoeone that has tried it should be able to let you know for sure

MY92 · Post by **MY92** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 8:10 pm

I'm going AutoX in about 2hours so I'll let everyone know

I really should stick my factory 15's on for the AutoX as they weight a good 3.5kg less each corner than the 17s.

Brat4by4 · Post by **Brat4by4** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 9:07 pm

I thought we went over this before. WRX rims and 205 tires will rub on NA, but less likely on a turbo model. I have 205/55r16's that barely rub anywhere (all you can see is a light scuff mark or two on the plastic liners). And this is with a completely blown stock suspension. I even had it at beaver run... so I think that's driven hard enough. 95 mph around the last kink in the back stretch + a hairpin right after that.

legacy92ej22t · Post by **legacy92ej22t** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 9:10 pm

Ya, I was about to say the same thing. Here's one of the threads where this was discussed.

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=14473

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Tires for wrx rims?