Legasee07 Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Looking to replace my stock tires on my 07 legacy 2.5i. Im leaning towards the Continental ContiExtreme DWS my current tires are 215/50/17, should i go wider? maybe 225/45? or what are you guys running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrecisionX Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Khumo ecsta asx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze741 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 on my 2.5i stock size was 205/50/17. I am going 215/45/17. Cheaper, same stock size as 2.5GT. Should fix my speedo issues. Lotta 2.5GT guys run 225/45/17. Up to you really. Just had sears pretty much price match my lowest price on these. Getting them for 620 after tax Mounted and Balanced. Add in my alignment, walking out at 735 after tax. Phew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlack-V Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 ^ I have an LGT and run 225's IMO it doesnt matter if you run 215's or 225's but I would run 215's if i had a 2.5i I was 0. And I'm still a zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze741 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 215 is also cheaper. 225/45 or the 205/50 ran about 10-20 dollars more per tire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesuby Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Conti DWS is a good choice. Sheds water well and is good on the dry roads as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal9e3 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I'm not exactly thrilled with my DWS's so I'm putting Goodyear F1 Asym's on new 17x8's. TR has these in both 215/45-17 and 225/45-17 on sale for $77 and $80 respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoILGT43 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I went with 225/45/17 Conti DWS after a set of Bridgestone RE760AS 215/45/17. Night and day difference. If you want to turn on rails, the Bridgestones were great. But they hit expansion joints hard. They were not good in snow. The DWS have a softer sidewall, but much easier on rough roads. Maybe it's the extra height, but I like the Conti DWS. Impressive in the snow as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoILGT43 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Correction: The old ones were RE960AS Pole Position. Slippery in snow. I really liked dry and wet traction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloz2 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 stock size is 205/50 17. That's what I run on my stock wheels for winter tires. Summer I run 225/40 18. On the stock wheel I would probably stick with the OEM size or go with a 225/45 17. One thing to keep in mind is that after upgrading to my summer wheels I did notice that turnin had suffered with the wider wheels. Upgrading LCA and steering rack bushings took care of this, but if you don't want to do that and want to keep the semi-smooth turn in then stick with 205 wide tire. Our cars don't really need a wider tire anyway, and the narrower tire will yield better MPG. IMO. Current: 16 Crosstrek Premium w/ Eyesight & 05 Outback XT 5MT Past Subies: 14 FXT Premium, 14 WRX hatch, 06 Legacy 2.5i SE 5MT, 98 Outback wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwm5094 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Buy my re070's. hahaha. On a serious note those tires were the best thing I have ever exprienced as far as performance went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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