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[Th4neuk]

Hiya,

Am thinking of getting some impreza wheels for the outback (the multispoke ones) but wondered if I would have issues with fitment. Mine has 17's on it at the minute but the tyres are a higher profile.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Alan

[Jay762]

so Pcd and fitment aside as long as you have the same rolling radius you will be fine so compensating for the tyre height as well as wheel diameter is a must - all impacts the speedo reading.

 

If you did go for 17" impreza wheels you would still have to retain the existing tyre profile - I dont know what profile you are currently running but it might be worth looking at 18's or 19's if you have a really high tyre wall then you could run a lower profile tyre - this does improve cornering and feel but some owners dont necessarily want the firmer ride that can come with it.

 

What tyres do you currently use?

[Th4neuk]

Michelin 215/55 17

I think the impreza ones were 215/45 17's that i saw on fleabay :-)

[Jay762]

the 45's wouldn't work on the 17's - according to alloy wheels you would be looking at 225/45 18's or 225/40 19's

 

http://www.alloywheels.com/?Make=Subaru&Model=Outback-Mk3 

[Th4neuk]

Thanks jay. Will keep my eyes open for some 18's then :-)

Don't want to go as big as 19's as it might kill the ride.

Cheers

Alan

[Jay762]

Yup agree if your running 19's you are probably looking at ridin' slow and low so its not as much of an issue :D