Classics (with STi Brembo's) - Post up your wheels
 

I want to try and capture all the wheel options for a Classic that clear both the Brembo's and the arches.
As we know space is limited on classic, so would be good to capture the options.

I'll start with mine, which has an obvious wheel choice.

Genuine Prodrive P-FF7's, 8x18 ET51, 225/35x18 Tyres

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v9...ps870d44d4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v9...ps0415b5a5.jpg

Revolution millennium 18 x 7.5 et 45. 215 35 18

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/g7prs/005-4.jpg


Now upgraded to slightly larger brakes. :norty:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...ps1acts0fl.jpg

theres alredy a list of nasioc mate, also lists which width wheel fits

Here you are Scott,

17" Revolutions with 215/40/17 tyres.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...AC42E0CEC6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...4B322BC420.jpg

Also 18" Rota GRA 215/35/18

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pec2011020.jpg

But doesn't this include wheels not available in the UK.

In the USA they don't seem that bothered about getting the tyre profile right, ride height right or attacking the wheel arches with a baseball bat (in some instance dropping the car off the jack with magazines rammed in the arches, to fold/re-profile the arches)

Spec C BBS 17x7.5 ET53 :)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...3d76aaea7b0c1c

STi 7+ OEM 17x7.5 ET53 :)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...9bdbdb1dbd0ebf

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...d4fa353d8f4985

Revolution Milleniums 17x7.5 ET48 :)

https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/...9f&oe=54D5B554

Rota Torques 17x7.5 ET48 :)

Rays S202 17x7.5 ET53 :)

not 100% sure mate, look pretty complete tbh

Not the best pic I'm afraid

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...psfe162ee1.jpg

You could maybe get about two rizla papers in the gap. :D

Can you include Tyre Widths & Profiles and whether arch rolling was required.

I'm aiming to go for 17's for winter and/or very occasional track use. But 'Track' biased Tyres then become the next issue. Plenty available in Newage Profiles but not many for Classic.

Loads of track tyres in 215/40/17 :)

Yeh, I suppose your right, and ok on a 7.5 inch rim.
I'm too used to 225 on the 8 inch'ers

The AD08's come up lovely on the 215 :)

http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...pse2f1bc8f.jpg
My wife's classic 17x7.5 hockenheim wheels,running 215 tire's in picture but now running 225 after a bit of arch massaging;).SJ.

Compomotive MO6 8x18 ET50. 215/35/18.

Not on Brembos yet, but obviously these clear them.

Sitting on WR Sport Bilstein/Eibach. Nowhere near needing rolling.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7319/...3ce6f240_b.jpg
IMG_5051a by rd3011, on Flickr

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3779/...03942054_b.jpg
IMG_5053a by rd3011, on Flickr

Nice but not 100% sure they will clear.
It's not the wheel area directly infront of the caliper that is normally the issue.
It's the inner edge of the caliper, near the hub, that normally makes contact with the wheel where the spokes flare out.

ET50 and 225 will make arch contact, especially if you still have the UK rubber trim.
My ET51 make contact with the rubber trim and the inner metal arch liner. They clear the outer arch with the rubber trim removed by the thickness of a piece of cardboard ripped from a Go-Cat (cat food) box.

They definitely clear Brembos on a classic, as I've seen at least one car with these and Brembos on here. They're a wheel designed for Motorsport and hence big brakes.

They clear Brembos on Newage cars, as mine were on an 02 STI in their previous life.

Here's another that shows the gap better.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2844/...d49fbeac_b.jpg
IMG_5048a by rd3011, on Flickr

these clear rear

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psfa296124.jpg

dunno about front though,

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psad92d7e7.jpg

hehe

They clear back, but maybe not the front.

I tried a set of 18 inch Ultra-lights on mine...fail....needed at least a 9mm spacer.
However, they cleared Hi-Spec 6 pots with ease.

yeah brembos are just silly width for some reason, most aftermarke ones are alot better, D2, ap's etc etc

anyone had problems with brake pad overlap on the disc when upgrading to 4 pots or brembos on a classic?

they def the right disks?

yeah measured at 295 (4 pots). last set were the same.

but the pads stick out from the edge of the disks?

They don't they rub, not by much. need small spacer

XXR 17x8.25 ET35
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-H...0/PICT0218.JPG

I can't see how they will ever fit a classic.

Mine are fag paper close to rubbing on an ET51 8 inch rim.
8.25 ET35 would protrude another 19mm, that's out beyond the arch. Even arch rolling can't solve that.

yeah, tried two different sets of pads and discs

summit very strange going on then, the caliper mounting bracket set up for a larger diameter disk?

Got to love a classic on Revo millenniums!!!