John Harper
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Upgraded Tires for Subaru Forester
My friend is looking for new tires for her Subaru (17" stock rims) Forester and wanted something a little more "off roady" than the 225/60-17
currently in use.
I'm assuming a 70 series of some sort will gain a bit of clearance, but I'm not really familiar with small car tire size options.
John
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LukeJobbins
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I’m not super familiar with all the tire sizes but I know a few years back when I looked for all terrain tires for my crv they were hard to find.
Not many options in smaller sizes, but I really liked the Cooper discover ones I ended up with. No need for full on bfg at ko2’s if you are not
hitting rocks or going crazy. I really like my falken wildpeak at2 tires right now for strength running over cactus and glass and sharp volcanic rocks
and also a lot of street use, but I don’t know if they make smaller sizes. Also the Cooper discover and toyo tires are good mild at tires for mostly
street use.
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My sister in law just got a used forester and it seemed to be a true all wheel drive car for the minute I drove it on a dirt road so there is no need
for a crazy aggressive tire if all four tires have power.
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She lives in Baja, so having a bit more clearance is always a need. I doubt she's going to want to change rims, lift kit, etc. Just another crazy
gringa on the road.
John
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Quote: Originally posted by John Harper  | My friend is looking for new tires for her Subaru (17" stock rims) Forester and wanted something a little more "off roady" than the 225/60-17
currently in use.
I'm assuming a 70 series of some sort will gain a bit of clearance, but I'm not really familiar with small car tire size options.
John |
Best place to ask this question is on one of the Subaru forums on internet.
Hard to fit a larger tire on a pax car, tight wheel well space, but most cars can usually plus-up 1 size
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Where is she at? If she is near calafia or north I can meet up and check out the car and tell her how much bigger she can go. Send me a private
message with her number if she wants to meet. And also we are totally down to go San Pedro whenever you are.
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Excellent idea, I'l check some out. Obviously this has been done before so there's probably lots of posts about it. Thank you!
John
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