JEGIII Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I'm looking to get some dedicated winter/off-road wheels and tires. I was wondering if the 14" rims from a 97 Legacy wagon would fit on my 97 Legacy Outback. I have tried to find if the brakes are any different from one to another since that would seem to be the only area that might cause issues. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outback_97 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 JEGIII: I think the brakes on your OB are larger than a (non GT) 97 Legacy. This info is from the http://www.cars101.com website, which is generally accurate. http://www.cars101.com/subaru_legacy_archive95_97.html http://www.cars101.com/outback_archive95-97.html You might have problems fitting the 14" but I don't have personal experience. What about a set of 15" steelies? Good for winter / off road use and won't cost too much. Plus your car is lifted correct? A 14" tire with enough rubber to fill up your fenders would have some pretty tall sidewalls and not the greatest handling IMO. Just a thought. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEGIII Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 The tires I'm looking at are 27-8.50-14 Kumho Road Venture MT's. These will definately not be on-road performance tires, I'll stick with my Triple-Treads for that. I just need something a bit more aggressive for getting to the folks place this winter and most 15" offerings are either way too big or pretty tame. The guy at Discount Tire says I can come by and try to fit a 14" OEM steel, so I'm going to give that a shot. Thanks for the links though. A lot of good info there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 14's will not fit on the Front, they hit the caliper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outback_97 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Very few MT tires will fit, you could go for Super Swampers but that's even more aggressive and IMO overkill... but they sure *look* cool. Here's one that *might* fit: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp?make=BFGoodrich&model=Mud-Terrain+T%2FA+KM What about an AT tire? Scoobyclimbs (member here) has done some pretty hardcore trails with his AT tires. Lots more options there. Again, just my $.02. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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