All terrain tires
Asked by MDbaru Sep 23, 2016 at 10:46 PM about the 2015 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Premium Hatchback
Question type: Car Customization
I have a 2015 Subaru impreza sport wagon with 17" rims. I
was wondering if I can install basic R15 rims with all terrain
tires for the winter season? Has anyone done it before if
so can you please help.
2 Answers
TheSubaruGuruBoston answered 8 years ago
You're both making this too hard...especially that "non-resonant length" nonsense. The non-Sport OE Imp wheels are 16", but even cheap 15" steel wheels fit...but use 195/65 to maintain OE height. 65's would be spongy handling, so I'd use 205/60 to maintain some meat on the road. But I'd prefer to use 16" alloys and chase OE 205/55-16 snows for all-purpose winter use. If you REALLY want aggressive studs for "all-terrain" then the 15" will work fine. Calibration error for ALL of these options is vanishingly small, btw, so relax and have fun.