Seat cover and tire question.....

theoldman · 05-30-2004, 05:30 PM

This has been probably asked a zillion times but I'm new and the search turned up nothing.

1. Does anybody run larger tires on the baja? I just got one and the wheel wells look huge. I put larger tires on our Element as lot's of folks do and it rode better and had better ground clearance and looks nicer.
Yeah, I know they say not to and the speedometers readings are off, yada yada.

2. Anybody bought any neoprene seatcovers from a good source? Got them on the Element and they are great if you spend a lot of time playing outside.

Thanks for any info.

Bud & Janice

2003 Honda Element
2003 Subaru Baja

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Mike Franke · 05-30-2004, 06:16 PM

wow, my two favorite cars!

I haven't even thought about larger tires, but probably will once I wear the originals out.

As far as the neoprene's are concerned, Wet Okole in Hawaii absolutely makes them for the Baja, as I visited the factory last Sept. while on vacation. One warning, though: Make sure you remove them on a regular basis, and clean any sand that gets trapped between, or it will abrade the leather. Ignore that advice if you don't live near sugar-sand beaches like me.

Now if someone just would've built them with neoprene seat covers in the first place..................SOA, are you listening?

Road Toad · 06-01-2004, 10:00 AM

Sure looks better, plus I expect to get less wandering at speed and better cornering.

05-30-2004, 05:30 PM	#1
theoldman Scooby Newbie Member#: 62932 Join Date: May 2004	Seat cover and tire question..... This has been probably asked a zillion times but I'm new and the search turned up nothing. 1. Does anybody run larger tires on the baja? I just got one and the wheel wells look huge. I put larger tires on our Element as lot's of folks do and it rode better and had better ground clearance and looks nicer. Yeah, I know they say not to and the speedometers readings are off, yada yada. 2. Anybody bought any neoprene seatcovers from a good source? Got them on the Element and they are great if you spend a lot of time playing outside. Thanks for any info. Bud & Janice 2003 Honda Element 2003 Subaru Baja * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

06-01-2004, 10:00 AM	#3
Road Toad Scooby Newbie Member#: 49777 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NoVa Vehicle: 04 Turbo Blk/Blk 01 BMW M Coupe Blk/Blk	I am running 235/50/18's Sure looks better, plus I expect to get less wandering at speed and better cornering.

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05-30-2004, 06:16 PM	#2
Mike Franke Scooby Newbie Member#: 61518 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tampa, FL Vehicle: 2003 Baja Black/Silver	wow, my two favorite cars! I haven't even thought about larger tires, but probably will once I wear the originals out. As far as the neoprene's are concerned, Wet Okole in Hawaii absolutely makes them for the Baja, as I visited the factory last Sept. while on vacation. One warning, though: Make sure you remove them on a regular basis, and clean any sand that gets trapped between, or it will abrade the leather. Ignore that advice if you don't live near sugar-sand beaches like me. Now if someone just would've built them with neoprene seat covers in the first place..................SOA, are you listening?