215/ 55/ 16 tires....

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Jan 5, 2003 | 01:25 PM

99_soobie

Thread Starter

Registered User

Joined: Dec 2002

Posts: 41

From: Street, MD

Car Info: 99 silver 2.5GT limited with lots of goodies

215/ 55/ 16 tires....

Can anyone tell me if a 215 series tire will fit on a stock GT rim?
thanks!!

oh... and thats safely fit.. with no problems

Tom

Jan 6, 2003 | 09:43 AM

Kobayashi

Guest

Posts: n/a

Where to start......

Yes that tire will fit on the stock 6.5" wide GT rim without any significant safety issues. It will have a significant amount of tire bellying out past the rim however.

However whether that size tire will fit on your vehicle depends on the vehicle. What is it? That tire size is taller and wider than the stock tire. Your speedometer will read low and there may be rubbing issues if you are putting it on a stock height Legacy.

205/55-16 Height = 24.88"
215/55-16 Height = 25.31" +.43"
215/50-16 Height = 24.46" - .42"

k.

Jan 6, 2003 | 11:16 AM

SovereignMK1

Guest

Posts: n/a

Quote:

Can anyone tell me if a 215 series tire will fit on a stock GT rim?
thanks!!

oh... and thats safely fit.. with no problems

You'll be good to go. 215 is probably the most you'll want to go on width though without having to worring about rubbing.

//Mark

Jan 6, 2003 | 07:31 PM

99_soobie

Thread Starter

Registered User

Joined: Dec 2002

Posts: 41

From: Street, MD

Car Info: 99 silver 2.5GT limited with lots of goodies

hmmm

I have a 99 GT legacy
its stock height....stock springs/struts
i had a lower'd 98 GT, with 205's and it rubbed alot!
thats why i was asking...
hmm yeah i forgot about tire height.. seems like the 50s might be better to go with.... anyone else got any other info... thanks for your help so far... i'll wait for more info before i drop the $$$ for em.

any ideas on ride feel? better worse? gas mileage... trans life.... any other crap gonna be messed up?

thanks again!!

Tom

Jan 7, 2003 | 01:41 PM

mafiaryan

Guest

Posts: n/a

i got 225's on my 00 gt sedan, and the only time it rubs is on really hard/wierd bumps

Jan 7, 2003 | 02:01 PM

SovereignMK1

Guest

Posts: n/a

Quote:

i got 225's on my 00 gt sedan

The BE's can fit 225 much easier than the BD's. 215 is the comfortable max for the 2nd Gen Legacys.

//Mark

Jan 7, 2003 | 03:13 PM

99_soobie

Thread Starter

Registered User

Joined: Dec 2002

Posts: 41

From: Street, MD

Car Info: 99 silver 2.5GT limited with lots of goodies

fat tires...

whoa.... 225s on a legacy... whats your gas mileage?
any slower acceleration? You have to have some sort of negative effect?
Hows the cornering? better i bet... braking too...