WRX STi wheels and new tires

[CorSVXette]

Originally Posted by GreenMarineSVX

Exactly... The rims from ANY-YEAR standard WRX WILL NOT FIT the SVX... The only "WRX" wheels that will fit are the ones from the 2005 - 2007 (not sure about the new STI wheels) WRX STi wheels... They are made by BBS, have a 5x114.3mm bolt pattern and are either silver or gold with 10 spokes... If you bought anything else from ebay, they won't fit... Might as well jump on NASIOC.com and try to sell them there...

BTW - What are you selling in your original post??? I was very confused after I read it...
~ Chris

I am not the one from the original post. I hijacked this thread to find out about the BBS rims

[CorSVXette]

OK I got the bolt pattern down now what about the hight size? 15,16, or 17? What size will fit without rubbing?

[cozykat]

Originally Posted by CorSVXette

OK I got the bolt pattern down now what about the hight size? 15,16, or 17? What size will fit without rubbing?

our stock wheels are 16" (5x114.3 with 55mm offset), the STI BBS wheels are 17" (5x114.3 with 50mm offset, I think). Some members have been able to put 18" and even 19" wheels on their cars. Alot of people seem to enjoy 17" wheels because you get a larger-than-stock wheel and minimal ride comfort is lost. I think the 18" wheels look the best but some members feel you lose ride comfort due to the smaller side walls (so you might feel the road more) and if you get larger side walls you will have wheel well rubbing. That said, I've been a passenger in Shaun's SVX (YourConfused) a couple of times. He is sporting some 18" Nissan Murano wheels and I didn't notice any harshness to the ride (also he has koni struts which are adjustable so of course that also helps with the ride).
I had a hard time deciding what wheel size I wanted to go with (17 or 18) but I think I'll end up going with some 17" Silver STi wheels as I may have found some at a good price. Also I have new oem struts on my car so we'll see how that combination feels.


Example of the 17" Gold BBS's:
one of Dustin's SVXi (odepaj):

Examples of the 18" Muranos:
Shaun's SVX (YourConfused):

Dayle's Car (Motorsport-SVX):

An example of a 19":
Dayle's Car again (Motorsport-SVX - www.planetsvx.com):

[Hocrest]

Originally Posted by AndrewR

Every USDM Subaru is 5X100 EXCEPT All Tribeca, All SVX, and 2005+ WRX STI .

Just a reminder that older USDM Subaru's (pre 88, and some till 94)used a 4X140 bolt pattern.

Not that I expect that anyone is going to want to put 13" wagon wheels on their SVX, just wanted to clarify...

[GreenMarine]

Originally Posted by Hocrest

Just a reminder that older USDM Subaru's (pre 88, and some till 94)used a 4X140 bolt pattern.

Not that I expect that anyone is going to want to put 13" wagon wheels on their SVX, just wanted to clarify...

Haha, 13"s won't fit... Remember we've got nearly a 12" front disc and then probably about an inch of caliper beyond that... So you'd need atleast 13 - 14" of internal diameter... But yeah, there is no reason to want anything smaller than a 16 on the SVX... IMHO, I like 18's on the SVX for driving around... I think they look best and fill the wheel wells up good...

~ Chris