Are there really no wheels under 17" that fit the GT?

Alright, I've looked/searched in all the sticky threads about wheel fitment, which would all appear to indicate that there are no wheels under 17" that will clear the LGT front brakes.

But I just e-mailed a vendor (who shall remain nameless for now) who assured me that the Team Dynamics 15" Pro Rally will fit. I've e-mailed him again to ask him if he's absolutely sure about this but haven't heard back yet. Since I had to put a deposit on them, I'm worried that I'll be up shit creek if it turns out they don't fit.

Anyone else know anything about these wheels?

I'm sure if the vendor is confident that they will fit they should be happy to put it in writing that they will take the wheels back at no cost to you when they don't fit. If you don't have that in writing I wouldn't bother.

You did tell him you have a 'GT' and not just a regular legacy right?

Originally Posted by BarManBean

I'm sure if the vendor is confident that they will fit they should be happy to put it in writing that they will take the wheels back at no cost to you when they don't fit. If you don't have that in writing I wouldn't bother.

You did tell him you have a 'GT' and not just a regular legacy right?

Yup, definitely told him I have a GT. And I have an e-mail from him saying they will fit.

Guess I'll find out one way or another soon enough...

I won't hold my breath...

Check return policy for "non-fitting" wheels.
Get it in writing.

Just like BarManBean said above.

Krzys

I'm wondering why you’re going down in size, just curious ? I have serious doubts about 15's fitting. Your going down 2 inches in diameter, without any proof I would say “there’s no way on god’s green earth”. On front anyway…they may fit the rear.

16" wheels were sold on the 2005-2007 Legacy N/A up here in Canada, but of course they had the smaller brakes.

The 2005 LGT has brakes that are too large to fit anything under 17". Subaru says this, this forum confirms it.

15" will not fit unless you retro-fit some old Forester brakes onto your LGT or something else just as silly.

^proof

OK, just heard back from the vendor and he confirms he made a mistake...so no downsizing for me.

As for the people who were wondering why - conventional wisdom says that you want the smallest possible diameter wheel with a large sidewall for snow tires. Not to mention that small snow tires are a lot cheaper than large ones.

Well, unfortunately the smallest diameter possible is 17".

I totally agree with you.

But in your case, a 17x7 wheel (just like your OEM size) in the right offset alone with a 205-50 or 215-45 winter tire is what is needed.

On my wife's van, it was so satisfying to downsize to a 14" steel wheel and winter tire as they were cheap cheap cheap, but only because the van ran such puny brakes.

OK, just browsing Tire Rack now and they have 17" steelies which are supposed to work. The steelies are 6.5" wide . . . so I guess a 205/50 snow tire would be ideal with that size?

Yep. I have 205/50's on my 7" wheels and they fit perfectly too.

Since Tire Rack doesn't carry Nokians, anyone know of any similar sites that offer tire and wheel packages that sell Hakkapellittas?

None of Tire Rack's available options in either 215/45R17 or 205/50R17 are very appealing to me. I'm normally a fan of Blizzaks, but their treadlife sucks. Then I wanted the Michelin X-Ice Xi-3s, but those don't seem to come in anything other than a 215/55R17 (or wider/taller).

Originally Posted by Arcteryx

Since Tire Rack doesn't carry Nokians, anyone know of any similar sites that offer tire and wheel packages that sell Hakkapellittas?...........(

How about 1010 Tires?