salve7 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I've been searching this site for over an hour trying to find the maximum size tire I can get away with without a lift on my 97 OB Legacy. OEM is 205-70 with the 15 inch rims, can I run a size bigger? Can anybody point me towards resources or personal experience? Thanks Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I'm sure others will chime in with real world experience, but in the meantime you can play with the Tire Comparer on this site: http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp On one side you can plug in your existing specs, then try variations on the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daredevil1166 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) 215-70 15 or 205-75 15 without lift. Any bigger will rub. As far as I know no one has tried 215-75's on a stock 96-99 outback but from what I've seen they'd rub pretty bad. Keep in mind different brands and models of tire will have slightly different specs. Edited February 9, 2011 by daredevil1166 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True2Blue Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 i have 215/75R15's on my lifted legacy and they only rub when pinned on turning and that's just enough to know they are rubbing the tires clear the struts by 1" you'll need wheel spacers if you wanna run m/t's on the stock 14" rims want pics of the spacing i have offset specs too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salve7 Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 Thanks for all of the replies. I think I will stick with OEM size for now seeing as to how I wouldn't gain but maybe half an inch. Ill start looking for some other options next year when I have it payed off. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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