I really got new rims - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

MikeSTI · 2004-03-04, 12:14 PM

For those who havent seen my car yet here they are SDR steel gray on a WRB STi

MikeSTI · 2004-03-04, 12:14 PM

I need a better camera :?

MattR · 2004-03-04, 12:16 PM

Looks Sweet dude! I like it.

ArthurS · 2004-03-04, 12:23 PM

Those are badass. One of the best Rota's imo.

STIwish · 2004-03-04, 12:25 PM

VERY tight looking... good choice.

BADBORA · 2004-03-04, 12:27 PM

Sweeeeeeet

sperry · 2004-03-04, 01:10 PM

Damn, those look great!

How much clearance between the spokes and the calipers?

LetItRev · 2004-03-04, 01:22 PM

Hey Mike,

Those are sweet. I love the SDR's and the Formels. I'm hoping the tax man will send me a fat check so I can buy some.

Franz

ArthurS · 2004-03-04, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by LetItRev

Hey Mike,

Those are sweet. I love the SDR's and the Formels. I'm hoping the tax man will send me a fat check so I can buy some.

Franz

You can always buy the 3 I have (wink) and then just get the 4th rim and tire.

BADBORA · 2004-03-04, 01:50 PM

What do you guys think of a Bora with Silver STI wheels?

ArthurS · 2004-03-04, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BADBORA

What do you guys think of a Bora with Silver STI wheels?

Whats a Bora? Is that a jetta?

Anyway, if it is...don't Jetta's have different bolt patterns then 5 x 100?

BADBORA · 2004-03-04, 02:10 PM

Bora is what they call the Jetta in Europe. My lug pattern is 5x100 so the wheels would fit. What do you think, would they look cool?

ArthurS · 2004-03-04, 02:18 PM

How about the offset?

STi Rims are 53mm offset and 7.5" wide.

Would that be a issue?

sperry · 2004-03-04, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArthurS

How about the offset?

STi Rims are 53mm offset and 7.5" wide.

Would that be a issue?

Didn't we go through this with Sergio wanting to put his Dub's rims on his WRX.... VW's like an offset in the 30's IIRC, so the WRX rims would rub the struts on a Jetta somthing fierce.

BADBORA · 2004-03-04, 03:10 PM

I never thought of that, but I guess it's true because the wheels I run are 18x8.5 Oh well just wondering.

sperry · 2004-03-04, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArthurS

How about the offset?

STi Rims are 53mm offset and 7.5" wide.

Would that be a issue?

BTW: the STi rims should be a +48 if they're 7.5" wide.

Subaru rim sizes:
17x7.5 +48, example: 17" Rota's
17x7 +50, example: Prodrive P1's
16x6.5 +53, example: stock WRX rims

As the rims gets wider, the offset needs to be reduced, or the rim will rub the struts.

ArthurS · 2004-03-04, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Jon Bogart

Since STI wheels are 53mm and 7.5" wide, it stands to reason that reducing the offset by .25" (6mm) would be justified for each .5" width greater than 7.5" to keep strut clearance the same.

Read this over Nasioc about the STi rims. Thats were I got the info.

sperry · 2004-03-04, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ArthurS

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon Bogart

Since STI wheels are 53mm and 7.5" wide, it stands to reason that reducing the offset by .25" (6mm) would be justified for each .5" width greater than 7.5" to keep strut clearance the same.

Read this over Nasioc about the STi rims. Thats were I got the info.

I'm not sure I beleive that.... where'd "Jon Bogart" get that info... I know the stock WRX rims are 6.5" wide +53. To go an inch wider w/o pushing the rim out towards the fender at all sounds like it should be pretty crowded near the strut. Plus, that would imply there's enough room to run a 9" wide +48 on and STi, and AFAIK te STi doesn't have more room than a WRX for rims. (Besides, STi rims fit on WRX's and I believe a 7.5"+53 rubs on a WRX).

'Course I could be wrong, I don't own an STi.

ArthurS · 2004-03-04, 03:39 PM

Here is the thread over NASIOC -

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...ght=sti+offset

No one in the thread corrected his responce (thats why I went with it) including Luke from Tirerack.

sperry · 2004-03-04, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArthurS

Here is the thread over NASIOC -

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...ght=sti+offset

No one in the thread corrected his responce (thats why I went with it) including Luke from Tirerack.

Interesting... maybe I'm off by a few mm... could be:

stock WRX 6.5" +55
prodrive P1 7" +53
Rota's 7.5" +48

But that still seems like +53 is a little much on an STi rim...

Kevin M · 2004-03-04, 04:38 PM

I know for a fact that my RS wheels are 16x7 and +53mm. Also, WRX wheels are 16x6.5 and +53mm. A few mm aren't super critical as long as they don't directly lead to rubbing.

2004-03-04, 12:14 PM	#1
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	I really got new rims For those who havent seen my car yet here they are SDR steel gray on a WRB STi Attached Images __________________ Cobb Stage 2

2004-03-04, 12:14 PM	#2
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	I need a better camera :? __________________ Cobb Stage 2

2004-03-04, 12:16 PM	#3
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Looks Sweet dude! I like it. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2004-03-04, 12:23 PM	#4
ArthurS EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,707 Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon	Those are badass. One of the best Rota's imo. __________________ Captain Murphy: I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, beater of ass. Be a hitter, babe.

2004-03-04, 12:25 PM	#5
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	VERY tight looking... good choice. __________________ STIwish

2004-03-04, 12:27 PM	#6
BADBORA EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Wolfsburg, Germany Posts: 122	Sweeeeeeet __________________ Dublife / VWowner4life/01'Bora VR6 http://www.cartooncars.com/images/print/vw/borasilv.jpg

2004-03-04, 01:10 PM	#7
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Damn, those look great! How much clearance between the spokes and the calipers? __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2004-03-04, 01:22 PM	#8
LetItRev R.I.P. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reno, Nevada Posts: 501 Car: 2004 WRX	Hey Mike, Those are sweet. I love the SDR's and the Formels. I'm hoping the tax man will send me a fat check so I can buy some. Franz

2004-03-04, 01:50 PM	#10
BADBORA EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Wolfsburg, Germany Posts: 122	What do you guys think of a Bora with Silver STI wheels? __________________ Dublife / VWowner4life/01'Bora VR6 http://www.cartooncars.com/images/print/vw/borasilv.jpg

2004-03-04, 02:10 PM	#12
BADBORA EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Wolfsburg, Germany Posts: 122	Bora is what they call the Jetta in Europe. My lug pattern is 5x100 so the wheels would fit. What do you think, would they look cool? __________________ Dublife / VWowner4life/01'Bora VR6 http://www.cartooncars.com/images/print/vw/borasilv.jpg

2004-03-04, 02:18 PM	#13
ArthurS EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,707 Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon	How about the offset? STi Rims are 53mm offset and 7.5" wide. Would that be a issue? __________________ Captain Murphy: I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, beater of ass. Be a hitter, babe.

2004-03-04, 03:10 PM	#15
BADBORA EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Wolfsburg, Germany Posts: 122	I never thought of that, but I guess it's true because the wheels I run are 18x8.5 Oh well just wondering. __________________ Dublife / VWowner4life/01'Bora VR6 http://www.cartooncars.com/images/print/vw/borasilv.jpg

2004-03-04, 03:39 PM	#19
ArthurS EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,707 Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon	Here is the thread over NASIOC - http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...ght=sti+offset No one in the thread corrected his responce (thats why I went with it) including Luke from Tirerack. __________________ Captain Murphy: I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, beater of ass. Be a hitter, babe.

2004-03-04, 04:38 PM	#21
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	I know for a fact that my RS wheels are 16x7 and +53mm. Also, WRX wheels are 16x6.5 and +53mm. A few mm aren't super critical as long as they don't directly lead to rubbing. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

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