Welcome to the North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club Thursday March 28, 2024
Home Forums Images WikiNASIOC Products Store Modifications Upgrade Garage
NASIOC
Go Back   NASIOC > NASIOC General > Newbies & FAQs

Welcome to NASIOC - The world's largest online community for Subaru enthusiasts!
Welcome to the NASIOC.com Subaru forum.

You are currently viewing our forum as a guest, which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our community, free of charge, you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is free, fast and simple, so please join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.







* As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads. 
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 10-14-2008, 09:08 PM   #1
MystikalDawn
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 191670
Join Date: Oct 2008
Chapter/Region: E. Canada
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
Default same tire thread all around for AWD?

Hey, i have a 2007 Ram 4x4 and when i got it the dealer told me not to put the truck in 4x4 if the tire thread on the back was lower or higher then that on the tires on the front...or vise versa, so my question is this, does the same apply to these impreza's where they are AWD?, you should have the same tire thread siza all around or else damage will occur?

Thanks, Trent
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
MystikalDawn is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
Old 10-14-2008, 09:10 PM   #2
maxpower45
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 84445
Join Date: Apr 2005
Chapter/Region: South East
Location: NC
Vehicle:
2002 WRX Wagon

Default

Yep, all four tires should be the same with nearly identical tread depth. Otherwise you risk damaging the differentials.
maxpower45 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-14-2008, 09:14 PM   #3
wrxskier18
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 88005
Join Date: May 2005
Chapter/Region: MWSOC
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Vehicle:
2002 WRX + NSX
Silver + Green

Default

Yes, definitely have the same size tire with similar tread left. You can kill your center diff if you don't. That's one reason why rotating your tires is important. For the same reason, make sure to never have the car towed with just 2 wheels.
wrxskier18 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-14-2008, 11:17 PM   #4
gto7419
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 44256
Join Date: Sep 2003
Chapter/Region: Tri-State
Location: Long Island, NY
Vehicle:
05 outback xt
02 wrx wagon - crushed :(

Default

If its a part time 4wd system, its not meant to be used all the time. This means you should only use 4wd when you are on loose surfaces. You are NOT going to damage your diffs on loose surfaces if your tire tread isnt the same with a part time system...
gto7419 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-15-2008, 07:34 AM   #5
Bluefoton
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 141373
Join Date: Feb 2007
Chapter/Region: E. Canada
Location: Quebec, QC
Vehicle:
2022 Crosstrek Sport
6MT

Default

^ He asked about the Impreza....
Bluefoton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-15-2008, 08:48 AM   #6
gto7419
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 44256
Join Date: Sep 2003
Chapter/Region: Tri-State
Location: Long Island, NY
Vehicle:
05 outback xt
02 wrx wagon - crushed :(

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluefoton View Post
^ He asked about the Impreza....
He was misinformed about this truck by the dealership - I was clarifying for him..
gto7419 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-15-2008, 11:28 AM   #7
7th Subaru
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 108245
Join Date: Feb 2006
Chapter/Region: RMIC
Location: High in the Rockies
Vehicle:
'18 WRX Limited
Real Red w/Eye,Nav,etc.

Default

We are on our 9th Subaru. All of them AWD. All tires should be of equal diameter, hence the importance of rotation.
I have had several trucks (Dodges, Chevys, Fords, Toyotas and Nissans) with part time 4wd. A 4x4 part time system, as gto7419 states, should only be engaged on 'loose' road surfaces such as snow, ice, gravel or dirt. Definitely not on dry pavement.

Trent, other than ground clearance, you will probably find the AWD Subie to be superior in most of the 'loose' that people drive in on the road (compared to a part time 4wd system like the typical pickup has).
7th Subaru is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
The Winter Tire thread- all winter tire questions go here !!! Luke@tirerack Tire & Wheel 7479 02-02-2022 03:43 PM
WTB NJ: winter tires or all seasons for 16 inch wrx wheels snipe99 Private 'Wanted' Classifieds 1 10-29-2009 03:48 PM
WTB: Brake pads, all around for 05 STi.. ovrated Private 'Wanted' Classifieds 0 09-28-2007 02:58 AM
Wow, same 3 threads all day! DRNWAGN Forester Forum 5 10-22-2004 10:14 AM
well, its here! 275 hoosiers and 18x9 wheels all around for the M5 jmott Texas Impreza Club Forum -- TXIC 9 02-13-2003 09:55 PM

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:22 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Copyright ©1999 - 2019, North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club, Inc.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission
Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.