i own a 1986 gl 10 turbo 4 door sedan, i have 5x100 16x7 et53 factory subaru rims going on the car would 225/45/16 be safe under this little car ?

 

 

anyone have pics of someone using 225/45/16 ?

I put a set of Kumho VictoRacers (probably oversized) in a 225/55r16 on factory 16x6.5s. They rubbed on the trailing arm something fierce. I don't know what the offset on those is, so you might be ok

i have some 205/55r16's on wrx wheels, on my coupe right now, they fit just fine...

 

i mounted some 225/45R17's on it, on some volk 17X8s and they fit also. but they did rub a little on full turn. and did stick out a bit.

 

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I put a set of Kumho VictoRacers (probably oversized) in a 225/55r16 on factory 16x6.5s. They rubbed on the trailing arm something fierce. I don't know what the offset on those is, so you might be ok

 

maybe the 55 was to high ?

 

 

 

i have some 205/55r16's on wrx wheels, on my coupe right now, they fit just fine...

 

i mounted some 225/45R17's on it, on some volk 17X8s and they fit also. but they did rub a little on full turn. and did stick out a bit.

 

-=Suberdave=-

 

hey dave !! what offset did you have ?

 

 

 

so i have these BBS RE 5x100 18x8 et 50 factory made for subaru with 225/40/18 just sitting around i wonder if they would work on this car after i change everything over.

 

my factory gl-10 rims are 13x5 et 50

I have a set of Enkei RPF1s 17x8 +45 with 215/45R17 Toyo Proxes 4s on my XT6. The tires barely scrub on the rear coil springs under hard cornering, just enough to take the paint off. For me, the best offset to run would be a +40 on the XT6 as I have a lot of clearance in the rear wheel arches. However, I ran this same wheel/tire combo on my '87 EA82 coupe and they rubbed the wheel arch in the rear under hard cornering but only on the right rear. Unless I was able to pull the rear quarters out a bit, I didn't think a wider tire or different offset would work.

maybe the 55 was to high ?

 

Height wouldn't matter. I don't know the offset of stock WRX wheels, so there might be some extra to be gained, but probably not enough to clear the suspension without having body issues.

 

 

 

17x8 +48:

 

with 215/45r17s, rolled, but not pulled

OMG that is so close !!

I'm running 205/50 17 iPikes on 08 wrx alloys, plus a 5mm spacer. minor rubbing on the bottom corner of the front fenders. 97 Impreza outback struts in the front with STi springs.

I'm running 205/50 17 iPikes on 08 wrx alloys, plus a 5mm spacer. minor rubbing on the bottom corner of the front fenders. 97 Impreza outback struts in the front with STi springs.

 

hmm interesting, so those are 17x7 offset is 53. with out the spacer would these rub in the rear ?

Yes it will rub. My roommate wanted to see how my wheels would look on his old RS so he swapped his Prodrive P1 17x7 +53 and they rubbed bad.

Yes it will rub. My roommate wanted to see how my wheels would look on his old RS so he swapped his Prodrive P1 17x7 +53 and they rubbed bad.

 

you guys are starting to scar me !! i dont know what tire to get 205/45/16 or 225/45/16.

 

the sti rims are 16x7 5x100 et53 i hope they will fit normal ! maybe stick with 205/45/16 and burn them out for testing

 

i have to order some thing real soon its all most swap time for me.

I wouldn't run a 225 on an EA82 without some serious fender pulling. And 53 offset might be too high, even with a 7" wide wheel.

You would want to get probably a 10mm spacer to keep them away from the trailing arms but you won't be able to run anything wider then a 215. EA82 cars seem to have way smaller wheel wells then the XT6. The set of Enkeis i have are on my XT6 but i have also had them on my '87 EA82 coupe and they seem a lot smaller on the XT6. Thinking I might step up to a 18x8.5" +38 for it.

Edited June 27, 201213 yr by Caboobaroo