Long time lurker, first time poster...
I'm in Australia and I have a question about tyre sizing for the 2007 Outback. I bought my Outback used, but the tyres and the original(?) Geolandar spare are 215/55 R17. However, the Tire Rack seems to suggest that the 225/55 R17 is the OEM size at least in the US. I've seen plenty of posts on various sites talk about 215 or 225, but none really seeming to explain the discrepancy by talking about both.
At any rate, I'm looking to get new shoes for the Outback. All else equal, I'd prefer a slightly wider tyre anyway to minimise risk of wheel damage from parallel parking on some narrow streets here in Sydney, but I also want to get the "right" size, whatever that means.
Cheers for any help...
I'm in Australia and I have a question about tyre sizing for the 2007 Outback. I bought my Outback used, but the tyres and the original(?) Geolandar spare are 215/55 R17. However, the Tire Rack seems to suggest that the 225/55 R17 is the OEM size at least in the US. I've seen plenty of posts on various sites talk about 215 or 225, but none really seeming to explain the discrepancy by talking about both.
At any rate, I'm looking to get new shoes for the Outback. All else equal, I'd prefer a slightly wider tyre anyway to minimise risk of wheel damage from parallel parking on some narrow streets here in Sydney, but I also want to get the "right" size, whatever that means.
Cheers for any help...