drb5 Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 Stick to what i said earlier and you won't go far wrong Fee. And once you've gone through 5 or 6 set's of wheelsn tyres, you'll get the hang of it. []
ANDYJDMSTI Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 Not the best pics but you get the idea from my old car ">
Fee Posted July 25, 2006 Author Posted July 25, 2006 7.5 is apparently the thickest that will fit...thats a bit poop! guy that I just spoke to isn't entirely sure if they make them in a size to fit imprezas [8-)] but is going to get back to me tomorrow this is bloody annoying... they dont make the ultralites to fit, maybe now not even bbs lms.... I think I need to change my car!
drb5 Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 Last photo i promise....i'm sure you won't mind. [] That's me and Fagan in the back ground. I think Jamie will remember, just HOW BUSY the old Glasgow meets really were!!! lol
drb5 Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 7.5 is apparently the thickest that will fit...thats a bit poop! guy that I just spoke to isn't entirely sure if they make them in a size to fit imprezas [8-)] but is going to get back to me tomorrow this is bloody annoying... they dont make the ultralites to fit, maybe now not even bbs lms.... I think I need to change my car! You CAN go to 8" wide, but stick to 215's even though they are stretched. Check here for a bit more "specialist" wheels... http://www.unit-8.co.uk/acatalog/Wheels.html
Fee Posted July 25, 2006 Author Posted July 25, 2006 oh...I can? well then they do make them to fit.... the guy said he thought 7.5 would be the widest I could go..... I want BBS LMs....but thanks for the link!
Fee Posted July 25, 2006 Author Posted July 25, 2006 see...I dont understand why they would make this ultralite wheel to fit imprezas and not this one when they make it to fit supras, skylines and evos....what the bloomin hell is wrong with imprezas???
drb5 Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 If your feeling flush, you can check out Jamie Whitfields old site... http://www.j-w-racing.co.uk/acatalog/Wheelsection.html Maybe find something that will empty your pocket AND fit nicely. [] Use this site for ALL weights of ALL wheels... http://www.wheelweights.net/ And this site will give you all the names of wheel manufacturers and their wheels, even discontinued models...also who stocks them. http://www.wheelspecs.com/specs/
drb5 Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 They only make the WP-755 in 18x8.5. Most BBS are wide as well. Don't ask me why. I've always thought the classics should have been made to take wider rubber, but then it is really a car that is 14 years old...
drb5 Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 whats a 'good' or 'normal' wheel weight? I'd try to stick to 8 or 9 kilos. The Superleggies IIRC were doing well at around 7 kilos a corner. I had once ordered a set of Buddy Club P1 Racing QF's in 17's. If you look on the wheel weights site, you'll see they are actually the lightest 17's you can buy, going by them.
Fee Posted July 25, 2006 Author Posted July 25, 2006 They only make the WP-755 in 18x8.5. I know...I have actually emailed them and asked them if they'd like to make me a set to fit...unsurprisingly they said no!!! on here http://www.wheelspecs.com/specs/wheelmodels/927 it shows them as having 17 X 7.5 and5 X 100 with offset of 48 and 18 X 7.5 and 5 X 100with offset of 49 those two should both fit shouldnt they?
euan_r Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 all depends what type of springs u got. I got whiteline(-30mm) and running 215/45/17 and they rub when u cain it round corners. not a nice sound and definatly off putting. plus fatter wheels are crap in wet where a scooby should excel. imo
drb5 Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 Indeed they should Fee. Euan, she's on some nice stiff Tein's now, so that's sorted. [H]
Fee Posted July 25, 2006 Author Posted July 25, 2006 I REALLY want a set! how nice would these look on my car all polished up and shining yum and then...in a few years time...how nice would they look on a 22B []
drb5 Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 Going by BBS website, they don't make them small enough...at least not anymore. []
drb5 Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 Indeed, they would look the bomb. We had a classic STi RA in for repair one time ...T reg IIRC and it had some LM style wheels on it. They were 17's and in gold, but looked the nuts against the Rallye Blue paintwork!
drb5 Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 I'll have a hunt about for them, but even they were mega rare and mega expensive. Otherwise you could TRY and get these...lol http://news.hspn.com/articles/210/1/STi-Re...able)/print/210
Fee Posted July 25, 2006 Author Posted July 25, 2006 possibly BK299s? they're another possibility, but I dont like them nearly as much as the ultralites or the BBSs The guy that I was speaking to also mentioned a spanish make that are very similar to the BBS LMs and they will actually make them to fit your car....he said they can be a bit unreliable time wise in how long they take for it...its usually a few months
drb5 Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 what's their site? http://www.bbs.com/index.php?id=1&L=2
drb5 Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 A mate of mine has those exact BK's on his grey STi6. They look quite good IMHO, but the rim is corroding. Cheap wheels though, so it's bound to happen. Same with my old Arospeeds.
drb5 Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 Lol, if you were MSN it would be easier?? [] Ok, these are originals and not much diff if you had them ON a 22B, but you better love me for pointing these baby's out!!! Buy them, as you WON'T get the chance again! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-SUBARU-IMPRE...1QQcmdZViewItem
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