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Old 24 October 2018, 08:33 PM
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Hi everyone , I have a 04 Impreza sti And I'm looking at getting new Alloys for it but I want the them finish in line with the arches ( looking down from above ) and not sat back , does anybody know the offset I need to achieve this and clear the Brakes , don't want to use spacers .
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Old 24 October 2018, 11:44 PM
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Depends on the wheel design if they'll clear brembos as there a very chunky calliper, I had 8.5 wide with et35 and they rubbed on the rear, an 8.5 maybe even 9 wide can be OK with a higher offset of et48
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Does anybody know the measurements of the original sti alloys , I know their 17 rims but what about rim width and ET ?
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I think the original STI's are 17x7.5 ET50(ish?)
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Originally Posted by Don Clark
Nice one don that's just what I needed , now I can work out using the willtheyfit.com website to see how different offset's will look. ?
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Originally Posted by drfeelgood
Nice one don that's just what I needed , now I can work out using the willtheyfit.com website to see how different offset's will look. ?
You do know this BB has a tyre rim calculator in the top header under tools??
https://www.scoobynet.com/tire_rim_calculator.php
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