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04-20-2017, 10:56 AM | #1 |
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Bringing winter tires over from another car?
I have a Kia Rio right now with Winter Tires on, and I apologize but I don't remember the exact Tire specs apart from the fact they are R15's. (and also, would 15"s be too small for winter tires on an FR-S?)
I'll update the thread once I get a chance to look at them again. I was debating giving the tires away as my lease is up in June, and obviously I'm hopeful to get an FR-S. But then I thought, can I just remount these tires onto appropriate steel rims for the FR-S come winter so I don't need to buy new winter tires? These tires still have a lot of tread on them (I don't drive my car much). What would I need to know? The dimensions for the winter tires of course, and then I'd need to know the right type of Steel Rim type appropriate for the FR-S? My Rio is a 4 bolt, for the wheels. I tried to see if there was a thread that would help cover this but I wasn't quite sure where to begin, when it comes to remounting tires onto new rims. Is there a specific thing I should be looking for, to make sure the steel rims will fit the 5 bolt pattern for the FR-S or am I overthinking this? As in, just bring my winter tires/rims into a tire shop, and say, I need new steel rims to mount these tires on for an FR-S? |
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Using TireRacks website, they dont offer a 15" package for our cars, so not likely you can use the 15" winter tires. 16" is the smallest, likely due to the front brake clearance.
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Some people have fit 15s, but it'd take some research to find the right specs and you're probably pretty limited on options.
Just get some 16s and 205/55 winters. Bugeye WRX wheels are a great option for winters.
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According to this all Kia Rio's have 4-bolt wheels.
4-hole wheels don't fit on 5-bolt cars like the 86 unless you want to spend a bunch of money on spacers. Maybe possible but likely not worth it, sell 'em and get the right wheels. https://www.discountedwheelwarehouse..._Reference.cfm |
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Not a hope they would work even if the right number of holes!
Tires for Subaru BRZ/FRS/86
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Not worth it, the only way to do it cleanly would be to do a 4 pot brake swap up front and run a rally wheel
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15" Watanabes fit...
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We need more of confirmed fitment 15" in our wheel directory.
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