Which tires?

[blkhatch]

alright so im in need of some new tires. i have two choices that i am goin through right now and need alittle help on which ones i should get. im putting them on my 02 wrx with soon to be sti springs and jacksonrally spacers. here they are
1. General Grabber AT-2
215/65R/16
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=Grabber+AT+2

2. Yokohama Geolander A/T-S
215/65R/16
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Yokohama&tireModel=Geolandar+A%2FT-S

[Blix666]

i think Yokos are better, but i like the look of the tread pattern on those grabbers...

[T-Heineken]

Agreed on that Grabber pattern.....looks like they would provide some great traction

From tirerack...looks like the Yokowas only higher in Dry Traction.

The are more $$$ to....I'm sure both would be acceptable...but the General might be GREAT!

[blkhatch]

see ive been leaning towards yokos but yeah the grabber are just pure sex in the tread department

[conorpeterson85]

would you have to run spacers with a stock suspension set up on 16's? (with those tires)?

[blkhatch]

well im goin to but im not sure on the spacing so ill let you know when i get them

[strat]

i've run the grabber at2's in 215/65/16 on my old legacy wagon.

they do great in the dirt and you should get decent mileage out of them too.

i doubt they will fit on a stock wrx. my legacy was lifted on outback struts/springs.

I actually just got them back from the new owner of my old wagon to go on our new legacy beater.

old car
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v329/strat81/27f88729.jpg
new car
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v329/strat81/0513091420.jpg

[conorpeterson85]

how are these in the snow? and would running either sets of these with studs really screw anything up for off road driving?

[strat]

AFAIK the generals are not designed to be studded.

they do well in the snow as well. my gf put a set on her old kia sportage after i told her about how much i liked mine on the wagon. she got around no problem in 2wd.

[conorpeterson85]

Yea i thought they(grabbers) weren't i should Have said geolanders I think they come prepared for studs. Thanks for the feedback

[lorenkb]

I'm going through a similar process, and here's what I've found so far with the following setup:

- 07 Wagon
- Geolandar 215/60/R17 tire
- Sedan struts (D-specs)
- Stock 07 WRX wagon wheels. (+53 mm offset I think?)
- Stock alignment

So far I've only done a partial fit check on the rear strut only. There is slight rubbing between the inside edge of the tire and the lower spring perch. Slight enough to be self-clearancing after a mile or so I'd say...:mrgreen: No rubbing at full droop (no sideskirts on the car though), and I haven't checked full bump yet.

Now, this is all without any spacers... As soon as I throw on the Jackson Rally 1" lift kit, I'm going to need to add some negative camber in the rear, which is going to make the rubbing a lot worse. Also, with the rear suspension setup, dropping the strut height brings the tire forward in the wheel well, bringing it that much closer to the rocker panel/sideskirt.

This tire and the one you are looking at are really close in outside dimensions, so you can expect to run into the same problems. If I were you I would run the 215/60/R16 tires instead, which should buy you just enough room to clear the perch and avoid the sideskirt/rocker panel.

Also, it doesn't hurt to play it safe. I've only picked up a single tire so far, just in case we can't make everything fit without too much persuasion. Eating the cost of one tire is a lot better than eating the cost of four...

[strat]

http://dirtyimpreza.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11053

from this thread, the 215/65/16 will work just fine. :)

[conorpeterson85]

thanks strat, i've been following that tread also, that lift he got outta those makes me think about gettin some 15's, it's almost to big.