Tire Sizing Questions (Total noob looking for winter tires) - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

AzureShadow · 09-11-2015, 11:45 AM

I'm looking at picking up some Blizzak WS80 tires for this winter and to be honest, I just don't know what the hell to go with.

I'd like to have a little more sidewall than the stock tires do, but I also don't want to have issues with rubbing the wheel-well or anything.

Would something like a 215/55/17 fit correctly without rubbing, or should I go down to a 16 inch wheel for winter and get something like 215/55/16 or a 215/60/16?

I really just don't know what sizes are appropriate for our cars.

venturaII · 09-11-2015, 01:24 PM

TireRack usually offers a bunch of models in 205/55-16, which would be the correct size for use with a 16 inch wheel.

09-11-2015, 11:45 AM	#1
AzureShadow Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Drives: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited 6MT WRB Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 63 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Tire Sizing Questions (Total noob looking for winter tires) I'm looking at picking up some Blizzak WS80 tires for this winter and to be honest, I just don't know what the hell to go with. I'd like to have a little more sidewall than the stock tires do, but I also don't want to have issues with rubbing the wheel-well or anything. Would something like a 215/55/17 fit correctly without rubbing, or should I go down to a 16 inch wheel for winter and get something like 215/55/16 or a 215/60/16? I really just don't know what sizes are appropriate for our cars.

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09-11-2015, 01:24 PM	#2
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