AKIRA Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 I want to get a set of cooper weathermasters in 185/80, which is about 24.8 inches. the question is how much will it slow down my car? I checked and it will change the gearing to about .264 taller, making first gear about 3.9, if that helps. AK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sucker king Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 i was warned about the loss of power and i can say first hand that the difference between 185/80 and 185/70 was barely noticable if at all. my car is stock, no weber. edit: and your top end might impove a touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebz Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 I'm running 185/75/14, which is just a touch bigger than the 185/80/13. They are mounted on Pug wheels, which are substantially heavier than the 13 inch soob steel wheels. I haven't noticed a drastic power loss. But then again, If I put on some 13 inch soob alloys with little tires on them, I might change my mind. those things don't weigh anything at all:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 I switched from a set of 13" alloys with 175/70's to a set of 13" steel wagon wheels with 185/80's and i could tell a major difference in acceleration. With your EA82, you most likely wont notice at all. -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenw22 Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 On my turbo wagon, I went from 175-70's to 185-80's. I noticed that I wasn't spinning my tires as much on "slippery" starts, i.e. gravel on pavement. Other than that, it seemed like it still accelerated well, and I didn't notice a fuel economy difference either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 This is easy as hell for me to answer.. considering I ran one of the taller tires on usmb of 235/75R15 (30x9.00R15) 155/80R13 kicks rump roast for peeling out and making your BRAT (what i had it on) look alot more powerful.. 155/80's can take you offroad just fine also. 165/80R13.. u can now tell the instant difference between 155 and 165 155 was a funner tire than 165. 175/80R13.. this is right about where u wanna be. 185/80R13.. this is right about where u wanna be. 195/80R13.. big and dopey (for stock).. still work ok 205/70R14.. This is where you have to start to be critical.. this size and larger wheels/tires will result in gear loss. 215/70R15.. These are like pulling a small vehicle behind your wagon, like a waaaay light hatch. You can definately feel the loss in gear now. Its almost gone. 225/70-80R14-15.. never ran these. 235/75R15!.. your gearing is 95% gone. Horsepower is lost. Bearly tolerable. Going back to 205/70R15 if possible. Btw: O/D on these tires were 30x9.00R15 .. waay bigger than my stock 165/80R13's. (22x6.5R13?) Ok.. btw, i had SINGLE RANGE PUSH BUTTON 4WD! im sure D/R would have ALOT easier of a time. With the 235's on, it was HARD to get moving around, alot of clutch work. Another note: S/R = 1:1 gear ratio D/R = 1.4:1 ... so hassey and someone else with 31x10.50R15 tires have like no gearing so their rigs are pretty much gutless. With enough said.. you will notice alot EVERY time you move a section width to a wider one. Also, I ran EVERY size up there. IMO: 205/70R14 would be the best for our subarus S/R or D/R. (when offroading) Sorry i just posted so freekin much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIRA Posted November 11, 2003 Author Share Posted November 11, 2003 Thank you, so it won't slow down my brat much at all then. AK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealleyboy Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 Aki: I ran that size snow tire last winter on my 93 Loy 4wd wagon. I liked them very much, and will be using them again this winter. The height was nice for heavy snow, and they performed well in all types of weather. I thought they were actually a little quicker than what I was driving before winter (195/55/15's on Pug alloys). John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaroonDuneDoom Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 how many inches would this tire be? 205/70R14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebz Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 25.3 according to the tire calculator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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