I'm looking to get some dedicated winter/off-road wheels and tires. I was wondering if the 14" rims from a 97 Legacy wagon would fit on my 97 Legacy Outback. I have tried to find if the brakes are any different from one to another since that would seem to be the only area that might cause issues. Thanks in advance.

JEGIII:

 

I think the brakes on your OB are larger than a (non GT) 97 Legacy. This info is from the http://www.cars101.com website, which is generally accurate.

 

http://www.cars101.com/subaru_legacy_archive95_97.html

 

http://www.cars101.com/outback_archive95-97.html

 

You might have problems fitting the 14" but I don't have personal experience. What about a set of 15" steelies? Good for winter / off road use and won't cost too much. Plus your car is lifted correct? A 14" tire with enough rubber to fill up your fenders would have some pretty tall sidewalls and not the greatest handling IMO. Just a thought.

 

Steve

The tires I'm looking at are 27-8.50-14 Kumho Road Venture MT's. These will definately not be on-road performance tires, I'll stick with my Triple-Treads for that. I just need something a bit more aggressive for getting to the folks place this winter and most 15" offerings are either way too big or pretty tame. The guy at Discount Tire says I can come by and try to fit a 14" OEM steel, so I'm going to give that a shot. Thanks for the links though. A lot of good info there.

14's will not fit on the Front, they hit the caliper.

Very few MT tires will fit, you could go for Super Swampers but that's even more aggressive and IMO overkill... but they sure *look* cool.

 

Here's one that *might* fit:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp?make=BFGoodrich&model=Mud-Terrain+T%2FA+KM

 

What about an AT tire? Scoobyclimbs (member here) has done some pretty hardcore trails with his AT tires. Lots more options there. Again, just my $.02.

 

Steve