foxy10

just picked up my 05 plate sti from an non subaru dealer at a great price,car seems to be going great so far, my only consern is the rear tyres seem to be more worn on the outer half of the tyre,not by much, but has anyone had this before, the car is running on bridgestones with two new tyres on the front and the rear with about 5mm on.

pippyrips

i went from a uk300 to a jdm sti - much better all round car. I've had a bit of suspension work through powerstation so have only really known these settings. Well worth getting your tracking done as a minimum. They leave the factor with the geometery of a shopping trolley!

Lucky Man

I have an 05 STi Enjoy - Bet you your rear struts are leaking or have gone......par for the course it seems. this is the most common warranty repair on these cars according to my dealer princilpe

Pete

foxy10

thanks, car is due a service in about 1500 miles so i ll get them to check out the rear struts, is this common for them to last such a short time? as for performance and handling(even if the rear struts are f**ked)the car is just so good .

pippyrips

yes - it is common

Lee247

Congratulations on your new car
I've just gone from a UK300 to a WR1
Enjoy

hoskib

iTrader: (1)

i thought the suspension failures had been sorted on the 05 with the different suspension?

oh, and get the best tyres on the back. if the front starts to wander it's no worries if the back goes there'll be a big bang!

enjoy i'm loving mine

pippyrips

looking back the uk300 is a great first time scooby to see if you like all that comes with a subaru without paying a fortune. sold mine just after a year for the full fat feeling!

simplesteve

Maybe the rears have been swapped around with the fronts... would explain the wear - roundabout tyres??

COLZO

You haven`t said what mileage is on the car. Are the rear tyres the 070s? I`ve only done 5k and my front tyres look worn on the outer edges but I think its just to do with the tread pattern. If its your struts you will hear a knocking noise, I had this problem on my 03 STI but never noticed a tyre wear problem to go with it! Best to get the alignment checked at the service for peace of mind.

alwong

Hope you enjoy your new car. Is it standard and do you have plans for it?

DCI Gene Hunt

Yep, second that.. get the tracking sorted and enjoy the car, it's wonderful.......

markGT

Top motor mate I've had mine three weeks and its awesome and I'm coming from an Evo VI TME so just shows you how good it is IMHO. Get it PPP'd and you'll be smiling even more

DCI Gene Hunt

Agree with that comment.....

reano

iTrader: (2)

Also once you've got the PPP and tracking, etc sorted go to Toyo T1-S or T1-R tyres and thank me later

foxy10

yes car is standard apart from my ninja back box and turbo smart dump valve which were swapped over from my uk300, as for tyres i had toyo tr1 on my last car and they were good,i ll probaly fit two new bridgestones on the back to match up with the fronts after getting checked out. thanks for the replys.