Wheel and tyre advice please!
Discussion
I have just bought a '93 impreza 2.0l turbo saloon ( an import if that makes any difference) on which needs new wheels and tyres. It came with after market wheels and I was silly enough to not receive the looking wheel nut.
My first question is how do I know which sizes I should be looking for as ideally I'd like to put a subaru wheel back on. The current wheels are 205 40 17. I'm not sure if this is even the right size to have on. I'd like to keep with the 17 inches if poss and might even go to 45 but as to the other specifications I'm not sure what I should be looking for.
The other problem is the wheels currently on the car seem to have nuts with splines in ( not just one per wheel either!) as opposed to a hex. Will a tyre company be able to remove these easily without damaging the car. I don't care about the wheels as are rubbish.
My first question is how do I know which sizes I should be looking for as ideally I'd like to put a subaru wheel back on. The current wheels are 205 40 17. I'm not sure if this is even the right size to have on. I'd like to keep with the 17 inches if poss and might even go to 45 but as to the other specifications I'm not sure what I should be looking for.
The other problem is the wheels currently on the car seem to have nuts with splines in ( not just one per wheel either!) as opposed to a hex. Will a tyre company be able to remove these easily without damaging the car. I don't care about the wheels as are rubbish.
Your original tyre size is 205/50/16. Type tyre calculator into your usual internet search engine and take your pick. they will help you with tyre choice/size so you should be able to pick a 17" tyre the same circumference as the original 16's so the car reads correct mph.
As for your wheel locker nuts, i normally do them myself using brute force and sockets or security hex's. Some tyre/exhaust places can do this for you but they will charge an arm and a leg for the pleasure of getting them all off. You should have a bash yourself if you can.
worst case scenario is cut them off with a blow or plasma cutter.
As for your wheel locker nuts, i normally do them myself using brute force and sockets or security hex's. Some tyre/exhaust places can do this for you but they will charge an arm and a leg for the pleasure of getting them all off. You should have a bash yourself if you can.
worst case scenario is cut them off with a blow or plasma cutter.
If you want standard my 94 UK turbo was 15 inch so prob 195/55/15, had seen imports with similar wheels
pic of my old scoob -
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best standard type ones are on the 96+ Imprezas
not my scoob (96+ wheels on a 94)
ebay links -
96+ wheels but in gold
year 2000/01 wheels]
pic of my old scoob -
best standard type ones are on the 96+ Imprezas
not my scoob (96+ wheels on a 94)
ebay links -
96+ wheels but in gold
year 2000/01 wheels]
Edited by Lee UK on Tuesday 29th January 21:48
Yep, new age WRX wheels in the pic
You want 5x100 PCD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_sizing#Bolt_cir...
You want 5x100 PCD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_sizing#Bolt_cir...
there are other wheels similar to the new age wrx (above) that are 16s that came with imports, not the best looking wheel
16s imports
16s imports
My RB5 has 17's on it, standard. I'd definitely stick with classic wheels on a classic though, anything else just looks rubbish. I borrowed some like the ones on the picture of the wagon, and to be honest, it looked quite good. Thought I might get some for the winter, but never got round to it.
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