Rembly Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Hey guys I bought a set of 2002 GT wheels and I want to put them on my 1991 legacy wagon but I don't want to strain my tranny or throw an axel. Does anyone know of these 17' wheels will be harmful to my car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snederhiser Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hello; Throw em on and see what happens. If they clear the struts, you should be in good shape. The rims might be taller but you are running a smaller series tires, lower profile on the sidewalls. So the tire/wheel combo may not be taller than the stock tires. Steven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I know for a fact 16" wheels don't pose any problems. However 17" wheels can rub depending on your setup, possibly rubbing brake lines. But take this with a grain of salt. Sqc151 knows more about this than I do. Do a search on the greatest site for first gens http://bbs.legacycentral.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembly Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Thanks guys! I measured today and it seems both stock and new GT tires are 24' tall which is great because I don't want to mess with my Odometer or speedometer. Keeping track of The mileage of my car is really important to me! I plan celebrate when I roll my baby over 200k! Only problem with wheels/tires is my car is only rated for 205/50 and these gt tires are 205/55! I took one tire into Les Schwab and they said it's going to rub a little on hard turns but I'm not really worried about that... Should I be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembly Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 I took them to Les Schwab today.. they are 16's. I measured with a tape swear they looked like 17's. But i also found out one of the walls of as a hole in it.. so i only have three good tires..Which total fucked me! I dropped 340$ on these wheels/tires because of the good tread on the tires. The wheels alone Ive found for 150$ a set. Now its looking like im going to have to buy new tires (500$). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembly Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 http://legacygt.com/forums/data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAkAAAAFCAIAAAAYMVE8AAAAX0lEQVQImQXBiREDIQwEMPqvNXMfYBvYJ1Lb0rJLSmAS716/jA5OuhWZ5Dgn7XfXvevZK+2025LinCdiAmUNqRNdnFL7sgqY4lV5xVz2EAf5UW0QZZcd5AC+s4MOu0N/APiDrQ8o4R4AAAAASUVORK5CYII= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Yep. 16" Snowflakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembly Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 I need a forth now lol. keep your eye open 205/55/16 bridgestone blizzak 75% tread left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 You can buy a new tire and have it shaved down to match the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembly Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 really? why didn't the les schwab guys suggest that! Im going to look into that for sure! thanks again! Ill be painting GT rims black tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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