Subaru AWD & Tire Options 

Really appreciate the support been putting in a good amount of effort to get some quality videos out there 🔥 mondays video is going to be an awesome one that I've been planning for a few months.

60k now! Crazy :D

Same! One of my favorite tires I've used!

How did you like these (michellin pilot sport 4s)? I've been running BF goodrich sport comp 2's which have been a great bang for buck. But I just hate them for harder turns at higher speeds. But did great in rain.

@@wyvern3525 3rd summer on the pilot sports, dry grip excellent, wet handling great. 300 treadwear so they dont really wear much. I don't have any complaints on this tire they are very confidence inspiring while taking turns, the front end stay planted no matter what. Now if the bf Goodrich tires are working for you i dont see a reason to change as i know that is a very good tire as well that doesn't fall short to the pilot sports. And depending on the size the pilot sports can get expensive.

@@BP-fx3qc sweet thanks i'm probably gonna give these a try its pretty much summer all year here in miami :/

@@wyvern3525 i envy you. Im days away from putting on my winter set

@@wyvern3525 having moved from FL to WI ... my suggestion if you have winter envy is to take a vacation and play in some snow and let that memory be what you think of it forever :) or I can let you know how great you have it; no salt to corrode your car, not just body but fasteners as well making maintenance much more interesting. no worry about idiots around you driving on snow too fast, with summer tires, etc to wreck your car. no having to scrap ice or feet of snow off your car in the mornings before you can drive. Think about mowing your grass. Now think of some crazy universe where your grass can grow 5" in an hour. It can grow 2' overnight, and you have to mow it before you can get your car to go to work/shop/anything. I mean the pretty white snow is beatiful ... then if it doesn't keep snowing, around cities it turns into dark nasty slush. It is fun to drive in with proper tires, and usually after the first week or two the idiots calm down and its a bit safer lol Fluid Film and other solutions help with corrosion. A good gas powered snow blower helps with the driveway. Nothing is insurmountable for sure ... but I do long for the days of not having to do all those little things; but the trade off is I don't have 110 degree summers or 3 hurricanes a month. It's all fun in hindsight tbh. Can't go wrong with Michelins imo, if you got them already I hope they've been serving you well!

Agreed tires play such an important role in your car and it is wo overly looked when it comes to both maintenance and modification. Please let me know how you like the 4s when you get them. If I could find a good summer tire that handles well on the rain that would be perfect. What are your winters generally like any major snow or ice?

@@Smeedia I'm in northwestern Pennsylvania so we can get some fairly rough winters. Not all the time, mind you, but I'm pretty close to Lake Erie so there are times we get hit with lake effect snow. Even in years where we don't get a lot of snowfall though, it still gets pretty cold.

I’m between the pilot sport 4s and the Toyo r1r. Been looking for user reviews on the r1r as they supposedly handle extremely well in wet terrain. Opted to possibly get those over the r888r’s since I’d like a sport summer tire to handle wet conditions as well. Love the content.

Yassss, love mine as well 🙌

Definitely worth investing in if you get frequent anow!

Do you have any issues running a winter 245/40R18? As opposed to say a 215/50R17. Thanks!

@@nicholasmorreale9530 I've only ever ran the size I mentioned for winter tires. I haven't had any issues with them at all.

Appreciate the support and glad the video helped! 😁

Thanks my dude! I'm sure it will, in the mean time I'm just enjoying making videos for everyone! 😁

You as well my friend!

Interesting, haven't heard of that issue before. Glad that the winter tires on and made things workable though!

Don't remember if it was on the forester forums or nasioc where I read about it but apparently it was an issue with some of them. But the winter tires pretty much took care of the issue for me. Out of the 6 subarus I have owned it was the only one that really had that issue.

Thanks my man! 🙏😁

I read some reviews saying they vibrate a lot on AWD cars do you notice any sort of weird noise or vibration on those tires? I’m looking into possibly getting them

Yessssss, with the right tires snow is no issue for these cars 😍

Do you have any issue with the 245/40/18 in the winter? Did you mount them on your stock 18s? Thanks!! 2021 WRX

I'll have to try them out, no one has ever recommended them before. From your experience they sound like some solid tires 🔥

I had both of those tires for my e39 Dinan 5, the Ventus v12 was surprisingly good for it's price, I threw some on in between track tires. I had the i-pikes on my WRX and they were very good. The Vredersteins and Hakkapeliittas I've had seemed about even and were ~15% gripper in loose snow than the Hankooks, but the i-pikes are also impressive for the price point like the Ventus. I run 225/45 R17 winter And 245/30 R18 summer I've found that going thinner with a higher sidewall bites into snow more quickly and pushes slush out of its way. It feels like they're less likely to hydroplane but I'd like to see a real world test.

DW06 are my go to 🔥

Appreciate it my dude! :)

Thank you 😁

Let me know how you like the new ones after driving on them for a bit, ive been contemplating them as well 😁

Did you ever get them? How do you like them if you did also are the quieter than the BFGoodrich

Thanks man, I appreciate the support! How you liking the 18?! I am low key jealous of your brakes lol

@@Smeedia wana get those breaks on my 2016 sti also😅. Wana trade?😂

Lol lets go 😅

Appreciate the feedback and support 🔥🙌

How are you liking the Toyos? I read a few mixed reviews about them 🤔

Jin Xiong ....Those are not all-season, they are considered All-Weather Tires. There is a difference in the compound, they are in the middle of a winter and all- season tire.

Let me know how you like them!

Running these on my 2004 STI. Already went one season with them and no complaints, especially on I-5 when I was commuting in and out of Seattle during heavy downpours.

I run those on my 2018 wrx it perfect and grip in wet weather!

I have the michelin pilot sport on my 2016 sti and there good for all conditions for me,except the snow in oregon

So far, I'm enjoying them. Outside of performance, they are more comfortable ride than my previous tires... G-Force Sport Comp 2

Depends on the width of the tire since it's a percentage. But yes you could

Dont blame you! I use to live just north of lake Charles!

Yes the Goodyear Eagle F1 is the best for my application on my WRX

Going to depend on the face of the wheel I run that same size with my works and I have to run a 12mm spacer in the front to clear my brakes 🙃

Jelly! Super nice tires!

There's a recall on them?! 👀

@@Smeedia yeah that factory continentals that came on my '20 Impreza, got a letter from continental saying that I need to take them back into gresham Subaru and they'll replace them with a different set cause these ones apparently can just fall apart at highway speeds 😯

Will give a little more contact patch, definitely worth it imo 💪

@@ianholmquist8492 Continentals have less rolling resistance and weight in general, rotating mass equals horsepower, rolling resistance equals efficiency. Pretty sure everyone understood my original statement without your comment, thanks 😊 /slow golf clap

@@ianholmquist8492 it's a play on words to trigger the likes of you and avoid cancel culture RU-vid bruh. I guarantee you don't understand the construct of how its worded lol !! Way to call yourself out mor*n.

@@ianholmquist8492 I'd love to hear your take on what my name implies and I'll even give you a hint. King Arthur*

@@ianholmquist8492 don't even try to sound like you know wtf you're talking about here my Bernie Bro troll. Freeing up rotating mass 110% translates to more HP at the wheel. It's cute you even replied questioning it!! Buwhahahaha when you get your education from the internet = insert yourself here.

@@ianholmquist8492 your name = fire the ovens Shultz !!! Buwhahahaha

Smart move, I'm down in Puyallup I dont anything other than rain for the most part. Whenever we go up to crystal mountain we take the bigger cars up to accommodate for more people. What winter tires did you go with?

I went with the Bridgestone Blizzak WS90

One of my favorite winter sets to use

Not everyone understands how tires effect the grip lol

My point exactly, Tires are so overlooked when it comes to what you pay for. It's not always a fun purchase to make but they are one of the most critical elements on car for maintaining grip and traction. Like I said its not only the drivers safety but everyone else around them on the road too that they could potential endanger.

How are you liking the Toyo Proxy's overall, Ive heard they're fantastic in the dry but get a little loose in the wet conditions.

@@Smeedia the new toyo proxys sport are really great never even got close on their limits in dry conditions and never had problems in the wet- except for accerelating hard out of hair pins in first or second gear you get understeer on turn exit but i think thats because of the suspensions setting (i run a pretty high suspension travel) and weight is shifting to the rear so the front gets lighter but also depends how the dccd is set up. overall a great sport tire and it also has rank "A" in the EU wet brake label ... i mainly got these because they are a great compromise between wet and dry conditions grip^^ and since my car doesnt even has abs i completly rely on my tires :D

All pr3frence and as long as your not drastically changing size it shouldent matter too much

They would wear faster, also depends on road conditions though

Yes you can, but tire size must measure the same for height and width

They are work emotion D9r 18x9.5 +38 😁 are you up here also?

Good to know, I'll check it out. Did not even know that was a thing

Both solid tire choices 🔥😁

Works perfect 😅

No you do not need to 🤝

You should be fine with summers to around 45 degrees or so. When I lived in Louisiana I ran summers year round

@@Smeedia Ah, okay!

Yes, I dont really hear muxh road noise from my tires

You should be fine for the most part, just know that driving on snow tires is going to wear them quicker if its not snowing

Lmao I know the feeling all too well 🤣

Yes they should fit 🤙🙏

You will get a check engine light about the air pump being out if you leave it off and you'll have a rough cold start. Aside from that once warmed up I would think that it would be alright. But i wouldn't recommend doing that

@@Smeedia I had my tuner disable the check engine light. From what I've read it doesnt do anything for the startup it just pumps clean air into the exhaust to help it look better for emissions.

@@Smeedia but there may be some sort of important mixture readings I can be messing up. I'm just asking around to see what people think or have done. All the how to videos just put on one block off and give up on the second half lol no one wants to take off a turbo for this.

@@admireinspire I would think that you would be fine them. You'd just have the extra ports. I would put something over them so no diet gets they're way into them

@@admireinspire I don't blame them, it is a real PIA I did it on my old 07 STI and it was not enjoyable. IF your tuned for it, than it shouldn't overly matter. I am not sure if there is some back pressure that needs to be taken into consideration with it though... Your tuner should be able to give you the best answer for this since he is the one tuning the car. I know there is the Baro sensor that is in conjunction with the secondary air pump that needs to be relocated as well

Federal Himalayas, Excellent winter tire

Going to have to give them a try sometime 🔥😁

Of your looking for grip something more meaty is my go to, my summer tires are 255/40/18 and my winter tires are 245/35/18

What about Allseason tires?

@@aneurysmgarage4694 a good all season I use is the 245/40/18 DW06 Extreme contact 🔥

Good tiresssss 🔥🔥🔥

255/35/18 are ideal and gives a solid amount of Grip

Thanks Tanner appreciate the help!

Facts 😅🔥

Interesting temperature shifts that Co gets, When you do move to some good all seasons the Extreme contacts work great. Last year when it snowed my buddy and I went out and his tires were gripping onto the snow very well. We had about 4-5" (nothing crazy) But overall they did great in the snow. Or if possible grabbing another set of wheels to swap in and out depending on the weather might not be a bad idea also. But I don't know how rapid the weather can change where you are so it might be annoying swapping them every few days or so.

Have the same issue here in Ohio makes me consider buying a 3rd set of wheels with all seasons

They wont be a grippy as say all season or dirt specific tires, but your be fine so long at its not snowed over or bad mud :).

As long as the width/diameter and contact path is the same

DW06 or thr MP4S have been solid tires 🙌

@@Smeedia what brands are those

Continental DW06 or Michillen

Yes also very good tires

The 255s will fit stock wheels, I had a similar set up on my 17 with the stock wheels a while ago

@@Smeedia Thank you for you info. I have other people and friend telling me it won't fix but I think it will fix since I keeping the suspension stock.

Haven't tried them before, the DW06 have been pretty solid for me

@@Smeedia is it also good for snow?

Surprisingly not bad at all in snow

I'd go 255/35/18 fits fairly well 🔥

@@Smeedia i don't need to bend the fender ? I'm trying to keep away from damaging my fender :)

18x9.5 +38, and thank you 😁

Thanks they look great, what make model are they?

Work emotion dr9 😁

Great burner tires but I wouldn't run them personally for everyday tires. Because tires are such an important aspect its something that I would suggest spending a little.more on. If you are on a budget and looking for some stores, the Federals are an okay middle ground to run. All of my friends drift and they buy the Achillies ATR Sports to burn at the track.

It will for with stock suspension. If you have an STI youll need 12mm spacers to clear the front breaks

Smeedia I have a base wrx so I should be good to go?

Smeedia I was ordering from ralleysportdirect and they said it wouldn’t fit at the checkout menu

Ih yes, youll be solid 🙏

Apprecite the support 😁😁 The Bridgestone Potenzas I run are linked below, they are quiet, comfortable and have a lot of grip for the price. They handle okay is heavy rain but when the roads are just wet they're also great. Same with the pilot 4S that's probably the best summer tire I could recomened. They are a bit pricier but by far one if the best on the market.

All seasons are a step up 😅🔥

Work emotion D9Rs 18x9.5 +38 😁

@@Smeedia it is a nice rim, I love it!!!

Still loving them, have a set on my BRZ now too 😁

@@Smeedia Nice, looking to switch from my Pilot Sport A/S 3's, got a tire issue with one of them which sucks cuz they only have 6k miles, but got the dyno next tuesday and don't need a tire coming apart on that nor on the drive to or from. Thanks for the feedback.

Summer tires all year round 🔥 i would suggest the bridgestone Re760 Sport

Smeedia wow dude I commented as a test kind of way to see if you'd reply and you nailed it. You a real one forever got my support

Appreciate the support my man 🙏 always respond to everyone who comments 🔥😁

Smeedia right on brother I've actually been going to sleep with your video on lol sorry but one more question, how would the Bridgestone compare to Michelin pilot sport 4? (Or that one Michelin sport one everyone gets) 😅

Ive never used the pilots because they've always been too pricey for me but heard good things about them!

It is the APR GTC300 and thank you! 😁

Haven't tried them before 👀

cross climate 2 are the best all weather tires hands down

I can make that happen 🤝

@@Smeedia please and thank you...

Great tire choice, and it boggles my mind. They should at minimum come with a set al all season tires

I'm running those on my car right now. Great tire. We had a lot of rain here in Phoenix a couple weeks back and I did hydroplan a couple times, side note though, they are coming to the of their tread life.

When it comes to the WRX and the STI - there is quite a performance loss on all season tires in the summer time. They work, but on a hot summer day that corner that you are able to take at 50 on summers - you will find you are squealing and loosing grip at 40 (trust me - I knwo this from experience!) Same applies to winter - All seasons work - but compared to a dedicated winter tire ... Plus - its not a bad parctice to go with a smaller diameter rim for your winters - with taller sidewalls. handles the ruts and potholes much better!

@@djteako There is a difference, how ever small in most cases. But price to performance wise, if you can't afford 3 sets of tires your better off getting a *Good* set of all season tires rather then forking out a ton of cash on 3 sets lolz.

You may run into clearance issues there on stock body

@@Smeedia Thanks for the response. Is there anyway to help against that or is it a given? Would it be a bad idea in general or does it just require changing some things? Sorry just really would like the big meaty tire stance.

You can try adding some camber to help fit them, try rolling and pulling the fenders a bit too

Thr knife hand is a dangerous tool 😅😅

Eastern Washington gets pounded with snow 😅

Work emotion D9R 🔥

Smeedia thank you man

I'm running the TOYO observe GSI-6 hp's on my '19 STI. I really like them - haven't had an issue yet this winter - in snow or on ice ! (i'm in Canada)

I had the X-Ice also and agree with you. Went with the Michellin Alpin PA4 this year. Best performance winter tire. Can still go around corners quickly in dry weather