The Vredesteins def looked noticeably bigger (taller) than the Yoko Geoloanders they replaced, but that could just be a worn vs new tire. So far so good other than not looking forward to cleaning them regularly lol.
Bosch OE are the best choice.
Since virtually all of my driving is on pavement, I went the running shoe route with a set of the Vredestein Hypertracs. They've been excellent, in the dry, the wet, and light snow.
I got Nittos recently and they’re great! Comparable to falkens and slightly cheaper as well. I havent done any off-roading yet, but they drive well on pavement, and gravel roads such as ones we have here are no issue. More grip than the OEM ones, at least it feels like it.
I will save you the effort that if you DIY, just go to a dealer or whoever sells OEM parts and get the Subaru thermostat. Aftermarket ones are hit and miss and the OEM ones aren't that expensive anyway, its like 30 bucks for a thermostat and gasket.
Shell Rotella T6 5w40 and Tokyo Roki OEM filter all day everyday.
Both oils significantly reduced oil consumption
The final windshield was a Pilkington and it’s still going strong. It even took a strike outside of Vegas with a rock the size of a nickel. The Pilkington was installed by an independent installer and there was no problem with the eyesight.
8100 X-Clean EFE is what I ran, but yeah, it doesn't really matter
Subaru glass is fragile.
The first set survived 18k miles. I thought it was alignment issue so replaced with another set of OEM tires.
The second one lasts only 16k miles…
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