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Old 2003-04-24, 08:58 PM   #1
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Is a 17x 7 with +53 offset a sufficient match for a wrx. refresh my wheel knowledge. thanks
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Old 2003-04-24, 09:19 PM   #2
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Is a 17x 7 with +53 offset a sufficient match for a wrx. refresh my wheel knowledge. thanks
Sounds pretty good to me!

My Rotas are 18x7.5" +48... so +53 sounds good on a 7" wide rim. In fact, I think that's the exact size of the older RS rims that were 7" wide.
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For a 7 inch wide wheel, you want between 50mm-53mm of offset. Are you looking at Superleggeras? Those fit fine.

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Actually, they are old RS rims, I wonder if they will work okay for Autocross, or if they are too heavy. hmmmm?
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They made 17 inch RS rims? What do they look like? Subaru wheels are typically fairly lightweight, so they probably will do fine. I never have seen 17" Subaru rims except for the ones everyone overseas gets.

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I guess they are after market, they look like stock RS wheels though. Kostamojen on nasioc has them for sale for 200 bucks. They look pretty cool, but I decided to go another route.
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