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Subaru Impreza Tire/Wheel Questions
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do i replace the one (two?) or am i going to have to buy 4 more? i have yokohama es100s on now with about a year of normal wear. the prospect of all 4 just kills me quite frankly but i don't want to risk damage. the manual is very vague on this. thanks for any thoughts.
anyway, i found this on 4x4abc.com: "There are some AWD vehicles where it does not matter what you do. Replace one tire, replace 2 - it does not matter. Those AWD vehicles are true AWD, in the sense that they are full time 4WD with a transfer case but without low range. Most Subaru (except Impreza...are in that group of true AWD)"
well crap which is it!? wrx = impreza...so...?
also from subaru.com: "All of the tires on your AWD Subaru must be within 1/4 of an inch of rolling circumference (part that touches the road)."
perhaps i should just print out that page from subaru and take it to the Just Tires guy and see what he thinks.
Thanks
DjB
My question is the stock OE tire are LOUD! Cannot hear enough of the engine/exhaust loud, especially at speed. Have any of you replaced with quitier riding tires? Did it make a significant difference?
Still grinning from my test drive and Subaru is offering o% financing for 2yr in March (anybody know if that will be rolled over into April?).
Thank you
Brian
Thanks again.
The short throw shifter is great though and I opted for upgraded security.
For the boost gauge I am going aftermarket (Defi)
I resemble that remark.
Are you sure you want to be older than 25?
Why are your tires going out? A good tire will only need replacement when there are issues of alignment, sidewall punctures, or they have self destructed from low pressure operation. Typically they can be patched if the puncture is not in the edge or sidewall.
John
Basically, if the old tires have 10,000 miles or so, you'll be OK replacing just one tire.
But if they have 35,000 miles, you'll need a full set.
It's not that the AWD is fragile, it's that it is designed to sense a difference in rotating speeds. Worn tires have to spin faster, so that might fool the mechanicals into thinking one tire is slipping.
To be honest, any modern vehicle with stability control will have the same issue. You want tires to wear evenly on any car or truck.
-juice
Ashley
I have 4, one in each of our 3 cars plus an extra in my tool shed. :shades:
-juice
I don't really fit your mold however. I have never waxed my car in 3 years (still looks good by the way) and am still on my OEM Yokohamas at 60k.
Honestly, checking tire pressure once a month is more than adequate. I generally do mine about 3 or 4 times a year.
The nicest thing about my Forester might be its aftermarket rubber mats. I can store 6 months of dirt, a spilled raspberry ice tea, and a few sesame seeds off the last drive thru I went through. They just don't need attention regularly...
However, don't let that dust build up in the engine compartment. Now, that is important...lol
John
Still need a gauge to tell just how much air it needs.
-juice
I haven't washed my cars in months, covered in NYC muck.
I own tire gauges but check my tire pressure once every 6 months at best.
Oil changes for me are every 8-10+K miles usually cause I don't have time to change it.
But they all run well and I can't complain.
-mike
-juice
Well it's like the shoemaker with bad shoes...
Also regular work would not get in the way if I quit
-mike
You can feel it when one of them is that far under-inflated.
Some times you can even see it, the bottom of the tire looks wide.
-juice
larger tire/rim ratio.As well as the TPMS will it reset itself if I don't get sensors on the new rims?
I don't mind the TPMS alarm on and don't want to pay 100 every time a swap out the tires
Thanks Ron
I have installed rims with the tirerack TPMS sensors in them, the computer reset itself after about 50 miles or so.
-mike
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a $100 trip to dealer.200 a year.I was just going to live with the TPMS alarm on for winter.
-mike
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-mike
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-mike
564 mi
going 60-65 mph the steering wheel was shaking took it in and they told me the rims where bent tried to tell me i hit something which I didn't anyone else have this happen?
thanks
-mike
:lemon:
Often times you will see a seam where concrete meets asphalt or visa versa. You can dent both rims at the same time.
-mike
it's in the shop getting the rims on.
Suez2
A mechanic told me that I will need to replace a tire on my AWD 1996 Impreza. He told me because my car is AWD that I have to replace all four tires,, saying something that the height of the tires all have to be the same because of the AWD ? Is this true?.. or he is trying to sell me more tires than I need?
How many miles on the tires?
Ideally you want the same size, or at least within 3% or so.
I was a happy 03 Impreza TS driver til the unlicensed kid driving his boss's moving van decided to go for a joy ride during an ice storm this January...
(He took off but luckily for me was caught)
After the insurance company had settled up, I realized I still had the relatively new summer tires in storage at the dealer's. They're TOYO PROXES 4 205.55.R16s on the original TS alloy wheels. I bought the tires Aug 07, used them til Oct, then again April-Oct 08. Paid about 190.00 each and not high mileage, mainly highway... I see on-line dealers asking about 170.00 for reconditioned Subie alloy rims.
I'm just wondering if someone could help me out with a reasonable ballpark price to ask for them (on kjiji or craigslist, etc). Also, is there a way I can measure the wear on them - I read something about this but don't know how!
thanks!