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tire reviewe, goodyear cargo vectors
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:53 am
by dirtyhandssubaru555
i am running these on all 4 corners. 195/70 r15. my first impression was poor at best. i know the roads around were i live get very slick for the first couple of months, slick like u have a hard time walking on them. i don't know if i should be running them at max psi of 65? i have them around 38psi right now. my dads rodeo did better with allseasons in 2wd. my car has a hard time staying stright from a dead stop and im not getting on it either.
Re: tire reviewe, goodyear cargo vectors
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:35 am
by greg donovan
dirtyhandssubaru555 wrote:i am running these on all 4 corners. 195/70 r15. my first impression was poor at best. i know the roads around were i live get very slick for the first couple of months, slick like u have a hard time walking on them. i don't know if i should be running them at max psi of 65? i have them around 38psi right now. my dads rodeo did better with allseasons in 2wd. my car has a hard time staying stright from a dead stop and im not getting on it either.
arent those truck tires? and 70 is pretty dang tall. do they rub at all?
65 psi would be a mistake and make traction even worse.
even 38 is a bit high.
try closer to 30-32.
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:40 am
by asc_up
isn't 70 the stock tire height?
but i do agree with greg. 30-32 psi will give you much better grip.
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:42 am
by evolutionmovement
That size tire would require a higher pressure, plus those sidewalls will want to roll over and die every time you sneeze behind the wheel.
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:47 am
by dirtyhandssubaru555
yeah there "light truck" tires. no rubing of any kind. not my choice of tire but i needed tires at the time and i had a gl10 long block sitting around so i traded someone on here
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:33 am
by greg donovan
asc_up wrote:isn't 70 the stock tire height?
but i do agree with greg. 30-32 psi will give you much better grip.
the stock size for a ss is 195/60/15. at least that is what the tire rack says to put on there.
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:30 am
by dirtyhandssubaru555
could part of my problem be the fact that they are light truck tires? not being designed for a sedan and all
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:42 pm
by 91riored
i'd think the problem is rubber compond... what is you warmed them a bit heated garage or something... any better ? i ran my yoko trz (70)on the ss for a bit they seemed fine even in snow
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:34 am
by Adam West
Uh, this is a joke right? You're running what size on what? Let's be clear we're talking Legacy? Who sold you that? Got to TireRack.com to see accurate stock sizes - should be 50 or 55 sidewall hight you've been +2'd without the rims! Big balloons! They are going to handle like heck. Wow!!!
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:43 am
by Imprezive
how old are the tires, I would say its the tire compound itself as well. How cold does it get in your area?
Running a 195/70 series really isn't far away from a 195/60 series. The sidewall is probably around 15mm's or so taller. So that shouldnt really make a different.
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:43 pm
by 86ruguy
Hey gang,
I am the one that traded the tires to him and I never had any issues with them.
I had them on a 92 wagon for several months at 35 psi and even went trail running with the Outback guys in september i think.
Dirtyhands....if you don't want them then i would be willing to take them back. Let me know.
Dave