Largest 15" tire for brighton

[ctbrighton]

Looking at new snows and I vaguely remember seeing some stock height brighton and L models with 195/65/15.

Assuming i use forester stock steelies that push the tire further out from the strut roughly 5mm, do they tend to fit with little to no rubbing or should i just stick with 195/60/15?

Also, 185/65/15 ..?

The goal is for a larger tire to reduce the highway rpm's ever so slightly, and for that extra 1/4" of clearance for driving through storms this winter etc.

[86bratman]

You can run a 205/65r15 on stock struts, they'll be pretty close to rubbing strut, but I've had them on my L before on outback 15" alloys.

[Wiscon_Mark]

You'd want to go as tall and narrow as you can for winter. I ran 185-65-15s in the winter on my Outback.

On tirerack, there are quite a few 195/185-65-15 options, but 195-70-15s are pretty much only "highway" tires. There aren't any options in 185-70-15.

[ctbrighton]

So as it turns out there is more than enough room with the goodyear ultra grips i put on my brighton.

enough so that the 195/65R15 wont be rubbing one bit.

now ill have to put the camber back in the negative since i pulled it all the way out.

[nff]

i run 205/60/15 ultragrips on my BH decent tire.