matt167

I'm not sure why anyone would recommend Futura tires unless you were looking for a humbly cheap tire to pass inspection If bolt pattern is 5x100 it will. But 2016 fozzy might be 114.3, I'm not sure. As far as a tire to get. A Nokian WRG3 SUV 225/60/17 but get them from a Nokian dealer only. Non Nokian dealers won't know how to seat them correctly as the beads are unlike most tires. When seated correctly they are the truest most perfect tire you could get as well as being all weather rated ( 3pt snowflake ) along with a warranty

Why are you looking at Futura tires? They are just a bottom of the barrel tire sold by Pep Boys, manufactured by Cooper. Might as well keep what you got. Coopers quality right now isn't very good at all and a place like Pep Boys would be willing to send defective tires out the door even with unacceptable runout

225/55/17 would be basically the same as the 225/60/16 that is stock

Winterforce is another discontinued tire. Old stock is drying up. The Winterforce 2 looks about like the Glacier Grip/ Cooper Evo although they are all new for this year

Sounds like it needs tuned from stock for that.. A Cat Back exhaust needs no tune, but a turbo back does, and if the up pipe is a catless pipe, then for sure it requires tune. I may be tuned correctly but that is a chance you take.

Were also a Mastercraft/ Cooper dealer.. What they are producing now for snow is pretty much garbage. The Glacier Grip II ( Weathermaster ST/2 ) is replaced by the Glacier Trek ( Copper Evolution Winter ). The MSR/ Discover M+S has no replacement as of right now although the MSR is pretty much out of production and the Discover M+S is getting hard to get. Half the MSR's have a noticeable wobble and we have sent back more than a few of them that were not usable .. At this point just don't buy it. The Glacier Trek/ Evo looks ok but it's just meh really. There not too much cheaper than better brands.. The summer/ All seasons like the LSR's really are not that bad, for now.

Nokian requires training in Finland to become a Vianor partner to sell the tires. Nokian does set an MSRP but a dealer can set whatever markup they want. Dealers can also get volume breaks and if a dealer chooses to close out the older tires, that's on them.

Interesting. They are a copy of the Nokian Weatherproof tires ( European market only sadly ). Nokian's at same price are probably a better idea. They have had the WRG tires out for about a decade. I have HAK R2's on my mini truck and they are amazing, but they were only really affordable because they are 155/65/14. Larger sizes will run over $200 each

yup. stolen. expensive enough to hurt, but less than deductible.. I'm fairly certain that Subaru sells them color matched so you can pick them up from the dealer and snap them in. They pop in easier than they pop out

Yeah, your right. regular G3 and G4 are asymmetrical. The G3 SUV is still in regular production which is where I got mixed up. I work at a Vianor partner

my girl's old 2004 they lasted until 190k, but the engine was dead tired and due for replacement at that point also. I just stuck an EJ206 ( cheap ) direct replacement JDM long block in it and called it a day

Nokian WRG3 ( directional ) and WRG4 ( Asymetrical ) are both all weather tires that will do what you want. There is also a Veredestine Quadrac 5 that will do what you want as it's another all weather tire. Yokohama Ice guard isn't bad, but it isn't good. they are not 3 point flake rated that I'm aware of which is the gold standard. That price is related to the size though. 175/60/15 isn't very expensive

JDM WRX nose cuts are getting harder to find in the GC era, but they aren't really that expensive when you think about it. I paid $800 for a complete 2001 Forester STI front cut with hood. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1993-2001-GC8-SUBARU-IMPREZA-WRX-STI-FRONT-END-CONVERSION-NOSE-CUT-V1-V6/223121488551?hash=item33f313baa7:g:L54AAOSw9h9bccH~:rk:19:pf:0

'16 has 225 60 17 IIRC. The 18" might be a 235 wide, but I don't remember. 225 vs 235mm section width is less than 1/2" or basically no difference

in the past, squeaky seats have plagued Subaru's due to teflon being used and wearing through. they did admit warranty issues and issue TSB's for them. I know 2012-2013 Impreza's had the issue

Yeah in Japan many WRX were 4.44 ratio. The expressway speed limit is 100 km/h or basically 60 mph.

205/70/15 available in basically everything that Nokian sells to NA. The WRG-3 all weather is a killer tire for a Subaru. Caveat is it is directional and they are spendy

But why do you really need the R180? The R160 will hold some HP and if H6/ 230hp is what your after then it's well within your limitations.. If it's the 5x4.5" bolt pattern you like then you could adapt it with a spacer

Nothing special about a WRX diff other than the ratio being 3.54:1. Those LSD's will fit any R160 Subaru if you get the right one ( get ahold of Cusco ). True friction based LSD's were available in the 80's in the USA and some special cars JDM market only got them 90's-2000's. You can find them from importers. The Viscous coupling in the differentials that makes the VLSD work stops coupling and then it becomes an open diff. It's not a great solution in working condition but Subaru didn't have anything serious in mind. Going STI/ R180 differential is a whole different ballgame. You would need STI hubs, and everything outbound to make it work. STI anything is spendy

WRX isn't what you want. All Subaru's except the STI have R160 differentials. Many of them also had the VLSD ( outback's and Forester S/XS 2000+ ). The VLSD is probably not functional in any car you find. It wouldn't do what you think it would if you found a working example. WRX uses a center differential that is 1.1:1, so the front and rear differential ratios are actually split ratio's. All other Subaru's use a 1:1 center diff and the front and rear gear ratio's are the same. Either 4.11:1 for manual or 4.44:1 for automatic ( JDM turbo and Forester XT manual is 4.44, in general ) Axles changed by the years and models, but you can generally make anything work. Automatic/ manual axles are different lengths but interchange, basically.. All in all, a 2000-2004 Outback LL Bean or other with the H6 EZ30 will be a good donor. A 1992-1997 Subaru SVX with it's EG33 H6 also had 5x4.5" bolt wheels and would allow you to run truck rims if you wanted .

Car-part shows 1993-2000 for me, listing for a 1997. It's likely a crash structure that changed in about 2000 causing the part number to change but I'd buy a 1993-2001 as a replacement as long as they would allow return but it should fit Opposed Forces show a 61700FA000 going to 1997 and 61700FA001 from 1997-2001 and also as the superseded part number

I couldn't find any steel 18" that would clear the brakes. Seems a lot just run cheap aftermarket wheels because of it. So had to get the cheap alloys. They were like $450 shipped. I'm sure they will bend on impact and save the car should that happen. Do you know what frequency the 2019 STI TPMS runs at? I've read 433mhz but Tire rack and Fastwrx both show a 315mhz as being correct. I can't find sensors for it from Subaru to cross a part number, only the $108 control box Reason being, the Autel TS401 is available on Amazon with 4 433mhz MX sensors included for $159. That gets a $139 programmer for about $50 if I can use the 433 mhz sensors. Then I could just clone the stock sensors id's, or use the programmer in conjunction with the TPM quickset

My girl got a 2019 STI last month to replace her aging 2004 WRX that was developing a number of problems. Car will need snow tires for winter, and 235/35 19 or 245/35 19 ( factory sizes ) pretty much have zero avilable, and going to a 225/40/19 which has a few tires available will run about $300 each installed. Then I got looking, and going to a 225/45/18 is right at the same diamater as the 245/35/19 and good snow tires can be had for $150... cheap 18" wheel choices in 5x114.3 are vast. Is there any reason a basic 18x8.5" with +35 offset won't work on a 2019 STI? I found some nice looking ones for $420/4. I know she should have TPMS sensors, but that's not a problem. I have an ATEQ TPM Quickset that my boss was nice and gave me cause he couldn't figure it out, and 4 sensors are like $50

Yeah, Montana and other states has special laws for them that allow them to be road legal at the state level and you can register newer ones

I daily drive the Suzuki version, looking at importing one of the Subaru's since they have better weight balance. Either way they are fun trucks.. '97 isn't 50 state legal though, have to be 25 years or older imported in the correct mannor ( not as used farm eqp ) to be street legal in USA