This was a bit sudden, I was planning on doing it next weekend, but I saw snow forcast and didn’t want to risk having to use my thrashed summer tires on snow.
This was the last season that I could use those summer tires, the tread was almost used up and there was some dry cracking of the rubber, so I am ordering new Pirelli’s for the next season.
I bought my WRX in October 2024, and changed them for the first time in late November or Early December. I decided to read the manual, despite having had a WRX in the past and it just being changing tires, not rocket science.
The manual said to torque to 89 lb/ft, which let me tell you is not that much, I used to crank em down pretty good. I didn’t stand on the wrench or nothing, but it was always just get em good and on there. So I’m glad I RTFM’d, they did great all winter, summers went back on, did great, and winter’s coming, though later here in Jersey than where you are OP.