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Originally Posted by left footed whooten
I really didn't want to go up in width for my winter tire, but damn, nobody offers much choice in the stock WRX size. This is requiring too much thought.
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Don't worry bout the extra width. Unless you are using Rally spikes, wider and more sipes is better than narrower. The narrow thing is a crock not supported by science. And 225 is the stock size for the STI which is basically the same weight, etc. The alternative is to pick up some used stocker 16s and run 205s! That may actually be a good idea as 16" snows are cheaper by $30 or so.
If you plan to keep this car for any length of time, plan on 2-3 sets of wheels or more. 1 for snows (16s if they fit), 1 for Autocross/sticky street Azeniz 615 or RE01, 1 for dedicated street/rain SPTs, ES100s, etc., and 1 for track tires.