Thread: 15" Rims on WRX
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Old 2003-11-04, 11:06 PM   #11
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Nah, the slipstreams were basically a custom hack so that guys could run wider, lighter 16's for autoX. Even the Rotas are meant primarily for Honda applications. they're a copy of a Spoon SW388, which is a rebranded rim from some other wheelmaker in Japan. I've seen them on Nissans, too, but they're primarily Honda offsets/patterns. I can tell you right now that pretty much the only 15's that'll fit over stock WRX brakes are some of the rally-spec compomotives with really offset spokes and centers specifically designed for more clearance. My wagon's got RS brakes on it, which use smaller rotors than the WRX does, and I had no more than ~1/8th clearance between the caliper and wheel with my stock 15's......

15" Slipstreams might fit on RS's, though.
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