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Re: Wheels that fit the SVX
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Edit: I was wondering what other vehicle had the same wheel specs as the svx. When I go to certain wheel sites they will have one of those things that lets you pick the right size wheels for your car, and it seams like every other site doesn't recognize the svx as a car. They say in 1992 Subaru only made the forester.
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Just posted the pictures and information over the whole thread. If the information was not with the picture, or the picture was not with the information, I did not list it. If anyone has pictures with information and would like to add it to the list, I will add it as the thread continues.
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http://wichita.craigslist.org/pts/2284988334.html
Will these fit?
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The Enkei rims should fit. The Rotas will not (if they are only drilled for 5x100).
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1992 LS-L Touring, Liquid Silver w/ Black, 110k mi. "Alice." Rebuilt title. Mods: WRX 6-CD changer, 17x8" Motegi LC-12 (16.5lbs), PWR rad, Perrin LCP, JDM v.8 6MT + R180, Koni + Ground Control (325f/280r), Earthworm Bushings. Awaiting resto. 1994 LSI The legendary "Shotgun Slade" 110k mi and still going strong! 2005 Outback XT Limited 5MT, Obsidian Black Pearl, 211k km, daily driver. 1999 Mazda MX5 base 5MT, Twilight Blue Metallic, 152k km. "Twilight Sparkle" Summer daily driver! 2007 Honda CR-V, some awful shade of light green *yawn* 1992 LS-L Touring, Ebony Mica, 176k kms. Parts car. SCRAPPED. 1992 LS-L, Dark Teal, 367k km. "Wintergreen" the winter beater.*SCRAPPED due to rust* |
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Wow... I feel like a moocher... sorry if I ask too many questions about wheels for the svx, I'm just trying to my car look as good as some others on here.
You guys are so helpful! Now that the sentimental crap is over, will these Enkei Falcons work? here: http://www.enkei.com/falcon.html# I was looking at mainly the 17" or 18" I attached the size chart. p.s. I was still wondering what other vehicle had the same wheel specs as the svx. When I go to certain wheel sites they will have one of those things that lets you pick the right size wheels for your car, and it seams like every other site doesn't recognize the svx as a car. They say in 1992 Subaru only made the forester.
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Or just search for wheels with the specs the SVX requires... bolt pattern (5x114) and offset (52mm) |
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17x7 in 45 offset will definitely fit. 17x8 might (probably?) fit in 45 offset. I have 17x8 in 42 offset and there are no problems, and I think more than 3mm of space, so you should be ok. In 18x7.5, I don't see you having issues, but I have never seen an 18x8 on these cars, and with a 40mm offset, I am unsure. Others may have better experience with the larger rim sizes. I could not find any information about how much they weigh, but Enkei doesn't publish that in the spec, so it's likely not a strong point of this wheel. I don't know if you care, but I thought I would point that out. Quote:
You might try 1010tires.com - they have a pretty comprehensive selection and fitment guide, as well as diameter/speed calculators. The fitment guide is not 100% though; a set I bought one time for another car supposedly didn't fit according to their guide, but they did in fact fit (it was close). Happy wheel hunting!
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1992 LS-L Touring, Liquid Silver w/ Black, 110k mi. "Alice." Rebuilt title. Mods: WRX 6-CD changer, 17x8" Motegi LC-12 (16.5lbs), PWR rad, Perrin LCP, JDM v.8 6MT + R180, Koni + Ground Control (325f/280r), Earthworm Bushings. Awaiting resto. 1994 LSI The legendary "Shotgun Slade" 110k mi and still going strong! 2005 Outback XT Limited 5MT, Obsidian Black Pearl, 211k km, daily driver. 1999 Mazda MX5 base 5MT, Twilight Blue Metallic, 152k km. "Twilight Sparkle" Summer daily driver! 2007 Honda CR-V, some awful shade of light green *yawn* 1992 LS-L Touring, Ebony Mica, 176k kms. Parts car. SCRAPPED. 1992 LS-L, Dark Teal, 367k km. "Wintergreen" the winter beater.*SCRAPPED due to rust* |
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I have 18x8 34 offset on my car now, I get little rubbing issue on the rear fenders on sharp turns I would expect a 40 offset would clear fine.
One thing to note though I have heard people say the bearing is unable to handle the stress of the offset being too far out of stock alignment. Different rim sizes will move that alignment so you should check with people that have done much more research to see what offset will keep your bearing alignment happy. I hear that the 07 sti should have similar size and offset requirements. and the most importantly the same 5x114.7 bolt pattern, early sti's used the 5x 100. I think the mazda Rx8 also uses the same spec's |
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it's '05+ STIs that come with 5x114. There's a few people on here with them.
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thank you 05 and later.
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OK here's the deal, I found these (attachment 1) wheels. They are 17X7.5 5-114.3 45MTS. the size of the wheels seems OK to me, but I was wondering what size of tire to use? The place I'm getting them from says there are three sizes of tire to fit these wheels, and I was wondering which would be best, 205/50-17
215/45-17 225/45-17 I suspect the 225/45-17 will work the best but since I'm not used to buying tires for this car, I'm not sure.
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I would go 225/45R17, definitely. That's the size I run and it is nearly the same as stock diameter. 205/50s are close to the right diameter (a little on the tall side), but are awfully skinny for an SVX IMHO. I have seen 215/45 used before, and I do believe you can go 245/40 on a 7.5 inch wide rim, though overall diameter will be slightly smaller, IIRC, and tire prices will be higher. (Edit: actually, according to my calculator linked below, 245s would need an 8" wide rim. I still think it would mount, but it might look and feel a little funny) Here is a link you may find useful: Tire Size Calculator
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1992 LS-L Touring, Liquid Silver w/ Black, 110k mi. "Alice." Rebuilt title. Mods: WRX 6-CD changer, 17x8" Motegi LC-12 (16.5lbs), PWR rad, Perrin LCP, JDM v.8 6MT + R180, Koni + Ground Control (325f/280r), Earthworm Bushings. Awaiting resto. 1994 LSI The legendary "Shotgun Slade" 110k mi and still going strong! 2005 Outback XT Limited 5MT, Obsidian Black Pearl, 211k km, daily driver. 1999 Mazda MX5 base 5MT, Twilight Blue Metallic, 152k km. "Twilight Sparkle" Summer daily driver! 2007 Honda CR-V, some awful shade of light green *yawn* 1992 LS-L Touring, Ebony Mica, 176k kms. Parts car. SCRAPPED. 1992 LS-L, Dark Teal, 367k km. "Wintergreen" the winter beater.*SCRAPPED due to rust* Last edited by Nemesis Destiny; 04-16-2011 at 12:53 PM. |
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Is it ok to wrap sti bbs wheel with 245/45/r17 instead of 225/45/r17? will they fit and perform well?
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