Return of the Attacking Living dead wheel deal thread - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

Kevin M · 2007-01-13, 05:55 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/17-NI...QQcmdZViewItem

Nippon Lightstars (or whatever their other aliases are) for $419 shipped. good feedback from the seller too.

Specs:
17x7.5 5x100 17 pounds but +40 offset. Bugeye wagon owners would need fenders rolled at a minimum to fit, '05+ WRX owners can run them no sweat.

Dean · 2007-01-13, 06:23 PM

Those are not a good choice IMHO. I beleive the ones I had were ET 48. They made both, and the 40 really would cause fitment issues on most any Impreza with 5x100.

Kevin M · 2007-01-13, 07:28 PM

There are fitment issues, and there are fitment issues. I think these wheels are the former.

Anyway, we all know +40 is less than optimal, but for $419 for trackable lightweight 17s that make a good bridge to save up for forgies or RPF1s is hard to beat. Plus the guy might have the +48s anyway...

sperry · 2007-01-13, 10:05 PM

7.5" wide +40's will be terrible on the bearings, *especially* on the track. For the same money, I'd buy some used Rotas which would be .5" wider, the correct offset, fit more brakes, and not on eBay. At least that's the way I'd go if I was looking for "a good bridge to save up for forgies or RPF1s". Hell, I'd just leave the $400 in the bank, until it was $1000 and skip the intermediated wheels... buying wheels at any price is not "saving up" for anything.

2007-01-13, 05:55 PM	#1
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Return of the Attacking Living dead wheel deal thread http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/17-NI...QQcmdZViewItem Nippon Lightstars (or whatever their other aliases are) for $419 shipped. good feedback from the seller too. Specs: 17x7.5 5x100 17 pounds but +40 offset. Bugeye wagon owners would need fenders rolled at a minimum to fit, '05+ WRX owners can run them no sweat. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2007-01-13, 06:23 PM	#2
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Those are not a good choice IMHO. I beleive the ones I had were ET 48. They made both, and the 40 really would cause fitment issues on most any Impreza with 5x100. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids... Last edited by Dean; 2007-01-13 at 06:25 PM.

2007-01-13, 07:28 PM	#3
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	There are fitment issues, and there are fitment issues. I think these wheels are the former. Anyway, we all know +40 is less than optimal, but for $419 for trackable lightweight 17s that make a good bridge to save up for forgies or RPF1s is hard to beat. Plus the guy might have the +48s anyway... __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2007-01-13, 10:05 PM	#4
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	7.5" wide +40's will be terrible on the bearings, especially on the track. For the same money, I'd buy some used Rotas which would be .5" wider, the correct offset, fit more brakes, and not on eBay. At least that's the way I'd go if I was looking for "a good bridge to save up for forgies or RPF1s". Hell, I'd just leave the $400 in the bank, until it was $1000 and skip the intermediated wheels... buying wheels at any price is not "saving up" for anything. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

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