Anyone change Wheel Diameter Rim width - then mount taller/ narrow Radials ?

pathfindor,

 

I run 205/60/16 Michelin XIce winter tires on 16 inch Subie steel rims on my 2012 Outback. The standard factory wheel and tire is 225/60/17. A same sized winter tire just rides up on top of the snow, almost aquaplaning with that width of tire. The 205 (2 sizes narrower) cuts down into the snow providing MUCH BETTER traction.

 

Yes, I should have gone with a 17 inch rim to keep the speedometer accurate, but I already had the steel wheels from my previous Outbacks, a 2004 and a 2007, which both ran 16 inchers.

Finding good quality taller/narrower tires is getting difficult these days.