hey,

im wondering with or without a conversion how big tires/wheels can i put on my '88 gl wagon before rubbing becomes a problem. i dont want to lift my car yet but im thinking about doing the 6 lug conversion and dont want to buy wheels and tires for the conversion to find that they are going to rub. i dont mind banging out the outside or cutting in. i just dont want to lift it (cant afford it even if it is real cheap). so any input helps. thanks!

Zane

Some people have fit 27's by bashing and cutting. Looks pretty silly and you have very minimal upward travel but it's been done.

 

Lifts are pretty inexpensive these days. Save your pennies and do it right.

 

GD

A two inch lift can be made for about $20. then you can fit whatever tires that you want,providing that you cut/smash everything out of the way to get them to fit. 27's will fit a minimum of cutting.

I have the same question but more for fitting street style big tires. If im running stock height, and 15" pugs, would 205 55 R15 Be a decent size that would not rub and not completely fill the wheel wells? Thanks

 

Sorry for the hijack

I ran 195 70 15 blizzacs , they did rub a little when i had a full 4 people in the car, 205 15 , will not work without a fender trim

Good luck finding any tires that size anymore

^^dude. your 195/70s would be about an inch taller than 205/55s. he'd have quite a bit more room.

 

 

I ran 225/55r16 VictoRacers (measured a healthy 26.5" tall, and as close as you can get to slicks and still be DOT legal) while autocrossing on my wagon. lowered about an inch, but with ~50% stiffer springs, and XT6 sway bars. with the right offset wheel....they'd work (which you won't find unless you go 5-lug).

 

then again, my old '85 wagon hacked up a set of 205/60r15s (24.7") on pugs with the stock suspension from rubbing on the rear fenders.

 

and I've seen 29" super swampers put on an older EA82 with the adjustable suspension cranked and a TON of cutting.

 

 

 

long story short. it's different for just about every car. pug wheels have pretty crappy offset for a subaru, so the tires will NOT tuck up into the wheel wells at all. your best bet is to measure your tires, and your current clearance between tires and fender. decide how much cutting you're willing to do, and how much clearance you want to leave (I would leave at least 5-6" with the suspension un-weighted).

195/75/R14's fit with only minor rubbing on a stock '89 wagon.... 205/55/R15's are actually smaller than those (never tried them on the old wagon, but I have the 14's on the impreza now, and they are slightly larger than the stock 15's).

 

Z

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalcold.html

 

punch in the stock size - then the size you would like to use and it will show how much of a difference there is...also calculates how far off your speedo would be with your tire choice.

No cutting 195/75/14, 205/60/15, or 220/55/390's

 

Jeff

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalcold.html

 

punch in the stock size - then the size you would like to use and it will show how much of a difference there is...also calculates how far off your speedo would be with your tire choice.

 

Thanks for this, I wanted to see how much my speedo was off since the 26" tires. this showed me I'm 5mph over. SO if my speedo says 60mph, I'm really doing 65mph. thats cool - thank you

 

-Tom

Thanks for this, I wanted to see how much my speedo was off since the 26" tires. this showed me I'm 5mph over. SO if my speedo says 60mph, I'm really doing 65mph. thats cool - thank you

 

-Tom

 

you're welcome! glad i could help someone.

somebody put big huge 60" tires on a loyale wagon without any lift. The video was on youtube, they basically welded extensions onto the hubs, then slapped the tractor tires on and drove it til they bent and broke the hubs,shocks.

 

So to answer your question, someone can post the video and show you the largest without a lift

somebody put big huge 60" tires on a loyale wagon without any lift. The video was on youtube, they basically welded extensions onto the hubs, then slapped the tractor tires on and drove it til they bent and broke the hubs,shocks.

 

So to answer your question, someone can post the video and show you the largest without a lift

 

Yea that was funny as hell, I think it was call "How to build a Monster subaru" or something like that. Gotta admit, if it had more thought put into it and a better way to attach it. that thing would have been unstopable (Then EJ it)

 

-Tom