Okay its not going to be crazy snow like you guys get over in the east but for a person born and raised in sunny San Diego, CA its going to be a snowy day (expecting 14 inches of snow tomorrow).
My family decided to take a snow trip to our local mountains in Big Bear CA. On our way up I either ran over a rock or a pot hole that ended up blowing my front right tire. I have 09 forester rims (17in) on my 04 xt. Luckily the person I bought them off of included the spare tire. So here are my questions.
1. Is this the correct spare tire? 155-70-17 (im running 225-55-17s)
2. I know many of you say not to use snow chains/cables on the forester but should I consider it since im running on the spare tire? And if so, should they go in the front or rear?
3. Where should I put the spare tire? (Leave it on the front pass side or move it to the back?)
Thanks for all your help. Sorry if these are newbie questions. Ive only owned my forester for a little over a month.
The popped tire
The Spare
My family decided to take a snow trip to our local mountains in Big Bear CA. On our way up I either ran over a rock or a pot hole that ended up blowing my front right tire. I have 09 forester rims (17in) on my 04 xt. Luckily the person I bought them off of included the spare tire. So here are my questions.
1. Is this the correct spare tire? 155-70-17 (im running 225-55-17s)
2. I know many of you say not to use snow chains/cables on the forester but should I consider it since im running on the spare tire? And if so, should they go in the front or rear?
3. Where should I put the spare tire? (Leave it on the front pass side or move it to the back?)
Thanks for all your help. Sorry if these are newbie questions. Ive only owned my forester for a little over a month.
The popped tire


The Spare


