Wheel offset - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

renoguy20 · 2005-05-17, 01:14 AM

I believe stock offset it +55?

I put some +40 17's on and have a little premature wear on the outsides.

Im thinking about bringing the camber in to possibly put more of the weight towards the middle of the wheel (since the wheel is not out as far as it should be). Has anyone done this? Does it work? Does anyone know how many degrees of adjustment are available from the factory? Should i get camber essentric bolts?
(I dont believe in spacers...)

khail19 · 2005-05-17, 06:24 AM

40 is pushing the limits, I would say stay at least with a 45 offset. There are plenty of wheels in all price ranges out there for Subarus. Would you buy an intake for a Neon and try to make it fit on your WRX? The farther off your offset is, the faster you will be wearing out tires and wheel bearings. Not to mention your steering geometry will be all out of whack and your handling will suffer. Stick to the proper fitment if at all possible.

That being said, you have it backwards. A 40 offset wheel sticks out farther than a 55 offset wheel. So spacers would only further decrease the offset, which wouldn't help. Increasing camber isn't going to really help either, but you do need eccentric bolts to adjust the rear.

renoguy20 · 2005-06-13, 02:15 PM

Got some 5zigen rsx +48 17's and sold the ADR fuel +40's

tysonK · 2005-06-13, 08:26 PM

that looks awesome more pictures?

2005-05-17, 01:14 AM	#1
renoguy20 EJ18 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Reno Posts: 75 Car: 2005, Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon	Wheel offset I believe stock offset it +55? I put some +40 17's on and have a little premature wear on the outsides. Im thinking about bringing the camber in to possibly put more of the weight towards the middle of the wheel (since the wheel is not out as far as it should be). Has anyone done this? Does it work? Does anyone know how many degrees of adjustment are available from the factory? Should i get camber essentric bolts? (I dont believe in spacers...)

2005-05-17, 06:24 AM	#2
khail19 EJ205 Real Name: Khail Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,769 Car: 2016 VW GTI Meets? We have meets?	40 is pushing the limits, I would say stay at least with a 45 offset. There are plenty of wheels in all price ranges out there for Subarus. Would you buy an intake for a Neon and try to make it fit on your WRX? The farther off your offset is, the faster you will be wearing out tires and wheel bearings. Not to mention your steering geometry will be all out of whack and your handling will suffer. Stick to the proper fitment if at all possible. That being said, you have it backwards. A 40 offset wheel sticks out farther than a 55 offset wheel. So spacers would only further decrease the offset, which wouldn't help. Increasing camber isn't going to really help either, but you do need eccentric bolts to adjust the rear. Last edited by khail19; 2005-05-17 at 06:30 AM.

2005-06-13, 02:15 PM	#3
renoguy20 EJ18 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Reno Posts: 75 Car: 2005, Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon	The offset problem is solved Got some 5zigen rsx +48 17's and sold the ADR fuel +40's Attached Images

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Dyno Numbers	Dean	Technical Chat	519	2019-02-24 10:29 AM
steering wheel question	MPREZIV	Motorsports Chat	37	2006-03-24 10:36 PM
wheel bearing shot...	JonnydaJibba	Technical Chat	11	2006-02-22 07:31 PM
WRX Wheel Bearings	sperry	Technical Chat	49	2004-10-08 12:00 PM
Wheel alignment tech (very long & lots of pics).	AtomicLabMonkey	Technical Chat	7	2003-11-25 08:51 AM

2005-06-13, 08:26 PM	#4
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	that looks awesome more pictures?