Need suggestion on new tires...

[JAFO]

The Proxes are very popular in the WRX community -they might be "more tire" than you need in the VX though.

The only complaint that I recall is that they wear quickly in the AWD applications. A friend has them on his S-1 and they seem to last well (but it only weighs 1700 lbs.).

The Subaru WRX STi has a curb weight of 3298 lbs. Which make/model vehicle has a weight of 1700 lbs?

1700 lbs is extremly light. My 1980 RX-7 is 2200 lbs and even a Lotus Elise weighs 1984 lbs.

Sources:
www.subaru.com
www.lotuscars.com

[Tone]

JUST AN FYI....Tires AND wheels need to be able to handle the total weight of the vehicle divided to by 4 (plus a margin added per the manufacturer). This is why many car tires (see sidewall) and wheels should NOT be used on trucks even though the bolt pattern may match - they should have the same or better load carrying capacity than what came on the vehicle.