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Old 19 May 2009, 08:35 PM
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Default Anyone running 18 x 8 wheel with 35 offset on 2003+ wrx??

Any problems with rubbing ??

what tyre? etc

many thanks
Old 20 May 2009, 01:17 PM
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Not quite, 8x19 with ET 44 and 235/35/19 tyres just rub at the rear, 215's miss and I hope 225's will too !

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P.S. ET 35 is 9 mm more alloy wheel stuck out
Old 20 May 2009, 08:15 PM
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Think Ill have to change plans then if you're getting rubbing with et 44.

Dont really want to roll the arches, plus I think it may damage the bearings.
Old 20 May 2009, 08:43 PM
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8.5 X 18 ET35 with 225/40/18 rubbed with people in the back on a country road................. folded back the arch lip and trimmed back the 2006 rear arch spats, been OK since.

Russell
Old 20 May 2009, 10:04 PM
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Plenty of guys on NASIOC are running +35 Rota's with minimal scrubbing.
Old 20 May 2009, 10:25 PM
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If you weld up the suspension so it can't move....

I tried mine "dropped on the floor" and it was a joke !




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Old 20 May 2009, 11:35 PM
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I've had a little accident in my scooby I need a new set of wheels and i love the look of the 18x9 et35 rota force/grid wheels. I am seriously concidering these wheels! just not too sure how much difference they will make to the handling??

I have 19"8 et44 wheels on there at the moment but they are damaged
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I've had a little accident in my scooby I need a new set of wheels and i love the look of the 18x9 et35 rota force/grid wheels. I am seriously concidering these wheels! just not too sure how much difference they will make to the handling??
The arches will be getting rolled if i do go for them!

I have 19x8" et44 wheels on there at the moment but they are damaged!

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Old 20 May 2009, 11:45 PM
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I got a 2008 WRC NA, got 19" on mine got pix, was a nightmare, lost all its pull away and drives like a shopping trolley,
I put 15" on it for a laugh off a mates car, was the best the car ever pulled away,
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Will 18x8.5" fit onto a classic? with a +45 offset?
Old 24 May 2009, 09:28 PM
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yes but a bum to drive

and buckle easy, gone troo 2 sets this year, i only changed them again as the tyres worth more than the wheels

J
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Originally Posted by 14N-FR
Plenty of guys on NASIOC are running +35 Rota's with minimal scrubbing.
yes they also use a 9.5 - 10 inch + wide rim!!!
dont forget the state of our roads!!
Old 25 May 2009, 09:28 PM
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bone shaker, takes 15 mph off top end, and pull away like a dog , trust me i know
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