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Forester wheels on a 92 Legacy?

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I have found some aftermarket wheels , 16" , that came off of a Subaru forester.

Will they fit my 92 Legacy?

 

what size are they? are the tires on them?

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The tires are on them.

I dont know what size the tires are .

I just know that the wheels are 16" , and came off of a forester.

If its ant consolation , the tires are studdless snow tires.

The *trick* to this exersise is if the wheels/tires will fit under your fenders and not rub, or otherwise shred the tire/fender.

 

A '92 Legacy sport sedan comes stock with a 15" wheel and a 195/60-15 tire which does a pretty good job of filling the wheel well.

The bolt pattern for all these newer Subaru cars is 5X100mm, so the 16" wheels will bolt on, BUT if the installed tire exceeds the diameter of a 195/60-15 by too much, it's going to rub/bind on the body work.

So, without knowing the tire size no one can tell you if it is going to work out, but I will "suggest" this: if the installed tires on those 16" rims are not short (sidewall, eg: 50 series or less) wide tires this is not going to work out for you.

I can't see it, maybe if it was, as I stated earlier, a 50 series, but not a 60 series, let me put it this way, it's too close to call.

Here is the tire size.

 

215/60R16 95S M+S

 

on a 16" wheel

 

Here is a pic.

 

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yhese new wheels /tires will be about 3/4" wider and 1" bigger radius, thats 2" taller. i bet not. i might lose the bet, but i bet against then fitting.

I run a set of 205/55-15 tires in that chassis (without mods) and don't *see* how you can run bigger without hitting stuff. I would not mind trying bigger, but am not interested in wasting my money, if you decide to go ahead maybe you can report on how you make out.

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Im pretty sure there not gonna make it.

I did the calc. on miata.net and tey are 2" bigger than stock.

Im not gonna risk it.

Thanx all.

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