Myxalplyx Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 You may get this question asked a million times but I couldn't find anything specific for my car. So I'm asking. I probably overlooked many post though. I need to know what is the max tire width I can put on a stock 1988 RX turbo rim? I now have a set of 185/70HR13 on the rear and 175/70R13s on the front wheel. The front wheels are what I'm keeping on the car. I want to put tires on these rims that will have no issues whatsoever (tire rubbing, etc). Can anyone recommend a good tire size to go with these rims. I'll be ordering within the next hour. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myxalplyx Posted November 12, 2004 Author Share Posted November 12, 2004 Ah, nevermind. I was just searching the Tirerack in the 175/70SR13 range and decided on some tires to purchase. The Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 has an excellent rating all around and seems like the perfect tire. Kumho has a $25 tire but no rating. So Firehawk Indy 500 it is. Thanks! Sorry I'm not more patient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_talk Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 BTW, the 185/70R13 is the stock size for the RX... 174/70R13 and 165/80R13 were stock on other Subies. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qman Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 I would like to point out that your RX is a Fulltime 4WD and that it requires both front and rear tires to be the same diameter. If they are not you will eventually have drivetrain binding and will probably devoure a tranny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myxalplyx Posted November 12, 2004 Author Share Posted November 12, 2004 I would like to point out that your RX is a Fulltime 4WD and that it requires both front and rear tires to be the same diameter. If they are not you will eventually have drivetrain binding and will probably devoure a tranny. Thanks Qman! I thought I read this somewhere before. It was the only way I could get the car home at the time since one of the rims were bent so much, it was undrivable. I had 4 rims/tires in the 13" size but one had a flat/slow leak. So I had to use 2 and 2. That's why I'm taking care of this ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myxalplyx Posted November 12, 2004 Author Share Posted November 12, 2004 BTW, the 185/70R13 is the stock size for the RX... 174/70R13 and 165/80R13 were stock on other Subies. Gary Oh no! I can't find anything comparable to the ones I got in the 175 range though. I'm looking at the Kumho Power Star 758s but I don't have any stat information on them. Better look quick since I already ordered the other tires. Update: Got the order corrected to get the $27.00 Kumho Power Star 758s in the 185/70R13 size.. The Firestones were $45.00 a piece so I saved a few bucks. The few reviews I read seemed positive so those are the ones I'm going with. Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 I've run 205/60R13's on a Turbo Brat before. didn't have any rubbing issues with them on the Brat so I'd assume they would be fine on your RX.... though it's a harder to find size... Tire Rack has some listed, and I've seen some on eBay.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWX Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 I have 205/60/13s on mine no rubbing issues besides when I had a bunch of parts in the back, but I'm think thats bacause the offset of my enikis (sp) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru_styles Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 i used to run 195 70 13 on my wagon.. the coupe has the cheapest tires on it..155 70 13!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowmastered87GL Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Dude, Brad, they are cheaper than that. They are 155/80 R13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 You can run the same tires as JWX on the stock subie rims with NO clearance issues and run them hard into t3h ground! I should know...I run them every day and have run them from my wagon, to a DL to all 3 RX's ive had... Want a set??? BF Goodrich 205/60/13 Comp T/A HR4 Legends Edition, All season High Performance tire. Ive had them over 130 MPH...they seemt o hold up well against anything...dirt, mud, snow (tho not as much!) sand, dry/wet pavement...burnouts...autocrosses.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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