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ok, i have done the search thing and nothing came up as far as maximum tire size to fit my 93 legacy wgn..i want to stick with my 14" alloys.

Do you mean biggest width or height?

both, w/o rubbing of course

Both? Thats sort of a strange request. Usually people want Taller tires so they get better snow traction/clearance and you want a skinny tire to increase the contact pressure.

On the other hand people who want wider tires usually are trying to get more traction and they may even go with a smaller circumference tire to increase mechanical advantage / acceleration.

With that said here is a data point that may help - stock wrx wheels with new 205 55 16 tires installed rubbed slightly on my spring perch. I fixed it with a sledgehammer

sad to say that i just think my current 185/65/14's look awfully small in that wheel well i gave up my wrx wheels for these alloys w/14's and of course lost alot of tread "view". wouldnt also mind a little more stability in those nice on and off ramps

You gave up the WRX wheels? How about some forrester 15 inch steal wheels?

nah, will stick with the 14" ones....i know it sounds strange but it deals with an experience i had with a cherokee i use to own, i modded it all up with lift kit/big tires and rims/lights/suspension ect...it all got destroyed in less then a second when a girl blew off a stop sign and i t-boned her at around 60, destroyed her car and mine, she got off with lacerations and just broke a couple of ribs. but all that time and $ went up in smoke in less then a second and i dont want that to happen again. i know it sounds paranoid and it probably is but thats how i feel. so, nice, big 14" tires it will be

I would not be surprised if you compared two equal performing tires, one 15 inch and one 14 inch, that the 15 inch would be cheaper.