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Winter rims /studs
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 8:12 am
by mrkingers
ok, here's the deal.
I'm in Alaska, and drive a pretty much stock 92L AWD
Currently it has 14"rims on it. Just tonight I bought a set of stock black steel Subaru rims ~ 15".
I have a brand new set of BFG studded tires ~ 215/75/R15...Will these tires fit on my Sub, or will they rub. Suspension setup etc is all stock...
Thanks in advance.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 9:16 am
by Yukonart
Hmmm. . . they seem just a little too large for the Legacy.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 11:51 pm
by entirelyturbo
According to my calculations based on the assumption that you have stock 185/70-14 tires on it, adding 215/75-15's should make you have another 2 inches of sidewall. They will rub!!:shock:
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 1:08 am
by Yukonart
Indeed. . . while I'll be the first to admit that rubbing is a GOOD thing. . . it's not a good idea for parts of your car to do it.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 5:57 am
by entirelyturbo
Yukon, you dirty man!!
Yeah those tires would be rubbing everywhere, not only from being too tall but too wide as well. I would definitely get some smaller ones...
Tires
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 8:13 am
by mrkingers
Well, as luck would have it, I got a set of tires in the freebies section in todays local paper (Anchorage Daily News)
They are BFG's 195/60-15...(Studded) Excellent shape, all 4 for $80
Now, I believe that these were originally a stock option, other than the 14" rims/tires. Surely now, using my 15" rims, and these tires, I'll not have any rubbing? I lent one up against the 14's on the car, and they're really, not much bigger....
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 3:27 pm
by entirelyturbo
It might rub just a tiny bit if you really hit a bump hard. The aspect ratio is right, but remember you still have 15" rims, so you have to add a little for that.
But that tire size sounds reasonable, I doubt you'll rub very much, if at all...
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 3:41 pm
by Grant
185/70R14
185 is the tread width in millimeters
70 stands for the percent of the width in sidewall height in mm
So to get height:
1. Multiply 2* (185 * .70) and that will give you total height in mm.
2. Now take 14 in and multiply by 25.4 to get mm.
3. Add this number to the first and you have total height.
No more wondering. For 15's just switch the step 2.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 7:01 pm
by ciper
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 8:59 pm
by eastbaysubaru
Or you can use this one, it isn't through Angelfire so it should have FAR less pop-ups.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
-Brian
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 9:42 pm
by ciper
Dude, click the link!
Its a stand alone application, so you dont even have to be connected.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 11:02 pm
by Grant
Yeah but it's more fun to do the math.
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:23 am
by ericS2the6
the stock tire size on the turbo models is 195/60/ on 15 inch wheels. so there you have it, it will work with no math involved.
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:40 am
by Legacy777
Just a plug.....I have a set of 14" steelies with yoka guardex snow tires. They were used very intermittantly during the winter while I was in college.
I really can't even use them since I've upgraded my calipers in the front.....but I'm not sure if it'd be worth shipping.
Anyone even remotely interested in them? I could give you total mileage if interested....
Studs / rims fitted tonight
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:25 am
by mrkingers
again
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:26 am
by mrkingers
While I'm here
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:30 am
by mrkingers