July 31, 200520 yr Ok first of all,,, I'm poor. But I own an 85/86 wagon and I just did the factory strut adjustment lift of 1.5" in the rear and have a strut adjustment lift in the front of 1" So now,,,, what would you experianced guys say about the tallist tire size?? on 15" drilled 6 lug rim? I was thinking maybe a 205/60-15. any idea's? current tires are about 23" tall, and I was thinking a max of 25" or 26"?
July 31, 200520 yr If you got a lift you could get even bigger tires on it. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=24980
July 31, 200520 yr Author Yeah that would be supper nice! but I have to think about the life of my CVs sence its a daily driver.
August 1, 200520 yr if you put a ozified or mudrat lift in,it doesnt change the axle geometrey at all.you are hurting your axles more now then you would with another type of lift. now for tires, if you arnt interested in trimming your fenders i would say about a 25inch tire.
August 1, 200520 yr Set the front end down and lift it the proper way. With the front struts extended to the max you are putting more angle on the CV's and you are also going to wear the outsides of your front tires. You will need to do some fender trimming and beating to clear larger tires without a lift as well. -Brian
August 1, 200520 yr but...you should still be able to run about 24.5's. i had 24's on for a very short period of time and some kinda ruff stuff and there wasnt any rubbing. it looked a lot better with a lil bigger tires on to. these were 14inch pugs though.
August 1, 200520 yr Author thank you for the sugestions and experianced knowlage:) as usual i had it backwards think i will go with the lift,, if I can get one for under 400 ... lets see... .........$400. for lift ..................................$2400. down payment .........$500. for new tranny ................................on a new .........$600. for new motor........OR ....................Forester .........$200. for new bearings .........$700. for paint job total $2400. Humm,,,
August 1, 200520 yr A Forester is not going to climb like your D/R GL! It's different car designed for different terrain. There is an equation you must balance Climbing V.S. Clearance? Bigger tires will give clearance but take away your climbing ability? If your really not wanting to spend money, I'd just put the larger tires and put up with some rubbing. Did you ever really get an answer on what tire will fit w/o rubbing on the 15" rim? Good Luck, Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester
August 1, 200520 yr 25"s will fit with minor attitude adjustments. 27"s will fit if you dont mind triming fenders and gently moving some metal with a big hamer. 29"s will fit if you drasticly cut fenders and move a lot of metal with your big hammer.
August 1, 200520 yr Author Did you ever really get an answer on what tire will fit w/o rubbing on the 15" rim? well,, from searching the treads,,, the most common answer I could find, is a 25" tire , for the max without rub on normal road use.
August 1, 200520 yr Author easy site for tire calculating http://www.net-comber.com/tirecalc.html?d2=++27.99
August 1, 200520 yr well,, from searching the treads,,, the most common answer I could find, is a 25" tire , for the max without rub on normal road use. Do they make any decent 25" tires for your 15" rims?
August 1, 200520 yr just lift it man. i think the AA lift is exactly 400 bucks. ozified(byb)lifts are a little cheaper. then you will be able to run 27inch tires with no trimming. 28 inch with minor trimming, 29 with quite a bit of trimming and a nice hammer. you could get john(mudrat79) to build you a big lift. scott in bellingham builds 6inch lifts. and i use my lifted wagon as a daily driver too.
August 1, 200520 yr Author http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/4132f8e0z5c65a60e/brotherlycommunication/__sr_/f8e1.jpg?pfSd97CBhErs4dTL heres my Pooparu with 275/60-15's and Ford SportTrack finder flares Um, yeah,, "that's that ticket":lol:
August 1, 200520 yr Author heres my Pooparu with 275/60-15's and Ford SportTrack finder flares in any case,, I do appreciate all the sugestions and experianced input. it's a big help in knowing what direction to take, Thanks again.
August 2, 200520 yr thank you for the sugestions and experianced knowlage:) as usual i had it backwards think i will go with the lift,, if I can get one for under 400 ... lets see... .........$400. for lift ..................................$2400. down payment .........$500. for new tranny ................................on a new .........$600. for new motor........OR ....................Forester .........$200. for new bearings .........$700. for paint job total $2400. Humm,,, Over in the Marketplace there is a guy selling a used EA82 lift kit.
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