18" rims and tyres to fit AWD

[vlad]

Got some photos now:
1. Top view showing sidewall protrusion:

2. Front wheel:

3. Rear wheel:

4. Rear quarter view:

[Red Valdez]

Rims look great mate, they really suit the car.

As said, sidewalls sticking out of the front are fine. It does come down to the particular tyre - those Nexens you have seem to bulge slightly (simply because of their design, my old Goodyears did the same). In comparison the Maxxis MA-Z1s I have have a very flat sidewall (so the tread sticks out slightly instead )

I've now got to change 4 x 225/55R18 tyres for the Outlander at $450 each (oem fitted Bridgestone Duellers) or $380 each for Yoko Geolanders.

O/T, but the Geolanders are a brilliant tyre.... I don't know how they compare to the Duellers, but we replaced the Michellin highway tyres on my brother's Holden Jackaroo with a set of Geolanders and the difference is amazing. They're a quiet tyre, but the grip is phenomenal. I did some braking practice in it before I took it on a recent highway trip, and I found that when performing an emergency stop at 100km/h, it was nearly impossible to lock up the brakes, despite not having ABS.

[vlad]

Rims look great mate, they really suit the car.

As said, sidewalls sticking out of the front are fine. It does come down to the particular tyre - those Nexens you have seem to bulge slightly (simply because of their design, my old Goodyears did the same). In comparison the Maxxis MA-Z1s I have have a very flat sidewall (so the tread sticks out slightly instead )


O/T, but the Geolanders are a brilliant tyre.... I don't know how they compare to the Duellers, but we replaced the Michellin highway tyres on my brother's Holden Jackaroo with a set of Geolanders and the difference is amazing. They're a quiet tyre, but the grip is phenomenal. I did some braking practice in it before I took it on a recent highway trip, and I found that when performing an emergency stop at 100km/h, it was nearly impossible to lock up the brakes, despite not having ABS.

That I know. Its the tread that can't be visible. I also think its the wheel that is quiet close to the outside being +35 offset. The 225 wide tyre is actually stretched to fit whereas the 235 wide tyre will stretch less. One thing though, there's more arch gap now. I had 225/55R17 tyres on 17x7 wheels and the amount of gap made the car look lowered. Now its not. Also, thanks for the info on the Geolanders. Will do that in 3 weeks time to give my credit card a break.

[WytWun]

I can't speak for the sizes fitted to your Outlander, but be aware that Subaru Outback/Forester owners generally pan the Geolanders. On those cars, they typically struggle to get more than 20000km out of them.

Andy.

[vlad]

I can't speak for the sizes fitted to your Outlander, but be aware that Subaru Outback/Forester owners generally pan the Geolanders. On those cars, they typically struggle to get more than 20000km out of them.

Andy.

In that case the Bridgestone Duellers are not that much better, if not worse. The Outlander has only done 18000kms and the front's have 1mm left above the wear mark and the rears have about 2mm above the wear mark. This is due to the fact that for the first 13000kms of its life it ran FWD only.