Potiriadis

Dear All,

I am on the verge of buying a set of these in either Gun Metal or Gold for my WRX Hawkeye. As it is a commuter car, I am not massively bothered about light weight and huge strength. But I would rather not be putting tat on the car either. If you have them can you tell me what you think of them.

After finding out how heavy the standard WRX Wheels were, 21.0lb/corner, I can't believe that they could be heavier.

Also as I am on a budget I was just going to get the standard tyres (unbranded who know whats) till I can save up for some potenzas.

Alternatively I have seen a set of original STi wheels from an 03 Blob, that would fit, and I could jsut about afford to stick some Toyos on.....

bodgeit

They look as good as any other wheel, keep yer old wheels an slip some winter tyres on em keep yer "redlines" fer summer so they will always look new.

hughes741

they look good but nearly every scoob i see has them

Flaps

iTrader: (1)

+1
I'd also be very wary of budget tyres on my car.
I'd have a look for second hand 18'' with branded tyres with good tread left. I got some 18'' Rota GRAs (almost as common as PFFs now though) with good, like new tyres for less than what you're looking at.

JohnD

iTrader: (5)

Have you looked in the For sale section on here?

https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...nes-tyres.html

JohnD

waffoo

Budget tyres are crap, if you are buying new, spend some extra money, maybe £100 more to get reasonable tyres. I know. I have inovit redlines on mine with event tyre. They are ok in the dry, hopless in the wet. Lots of understeer followed by fishtailing.

ronin_hungary

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Go for second hand, but Good Tyres like Bridgestone Potenza RE050A, Michelin Pilot Sport 2 etc. All the Budget tyres are crap.

As for the wheels, I would go for original wheels (Prodrive or else), however, I am an idiot, because I like original stuff.

Do not buy anything new IMHO, because you can find good deals on 2nd hand items, just be patient.

Cheers,

R.

wrx9181

iTrader: (2)

I have a brand new set of inovit redlines still in the box mate in gold if your interested bought 2 sets need the cash now paid over 450 each set looking for 350 pm if interested

MrNoisy

iTrader: (28)

I have gold Redlines shod in Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas - see my garage for some photos. Found the Vreddies easily outshine Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3's in wet and dry in terms of grip and ride comfort. Asymmetrics are supposed to be better but in general I've heard they wear poorly and quickly and are about £20 or £30 more a corner - just isn't worth it.

Vredestins are not ridiculously expensive mate - tbh if you put budget tyres on a Scoob I wouldn't go any cheaper than Falkens - anything else will just put you at risk once you get some speed up. Bear in mind it's the only thing keeping you in contact with the road so hence the one area you shouldn't skimp on!

I do wonder if I should have gone for gunmetal, but tbh I see far more Scoobs with gunmetal alloys than gold, and given that together with the fact that gold is the more classic combination with WR blue I went for those. Can't say I'm sorry, although they do show brake dust - reminds you to clean em regularly I guess

Bought my wheels for £400 delivered from Scoobyclinic. They're direct Subaru fit too so they don't require spigot rings or spacers.

G-string

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Id go for the redlines mate, I got 17's on mine (classic) and I love them, though dont buy new try and find a second hand set will save you loads.

53

iTrader: (41)

PFF7 30% OFF

NOW £185 per wheel £740 per set

Buy the real deal if your like the style

prodrive

Potiriadis

Welcome to my personal hell. Just about to get serious about my car when the wife pulls the rug out from under me and says that one of the scoobys has to go becasue seh needs something more practical. So looks like my Hawkye will be on sale at a website near you to rasie funds for something four wheel drive and comfortable.

Still at lease I get to keep my 08 Sti

Mikey K

What is the weight difference between the genuine Prodrives and the Inovits?
I'm guessing nothing?
I'm in the same boat as the OP and considering a used set refinished

JohnD

iTrader: (5)

Not sure of the actual weight, but the Prodrives (Speedline) FF7's are a lightweight wheel. I remember weighing the original 17" wheel/tyre on my STi and they were noticably heavier than the 18" FF7/tyre.
I assume you've dismissed the Redlines in the for sale section?
I remember 2 or 3 years ago there was a thread on here about PFF7 copies that were suffering cracks. Can't remember if they were the redlines, though.

JohnD

lycan

I'selling a set of gold redlines,and they do set your of.Reason for selling they are to big for my arches,they came off my t.t.b forester(import,not uk),and i've just got a impreza wagon sti 3 v-limited 106/555,mint so its a lot lower.but yes go for the redlines

Tom87

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I like my redlines, they look good and the finish is decent too, although managed to kerb 2 of them in less than a year! They were also noticable lighter than my previous 18" alloys when I switched.

Potiriadis

Hi everyone,

It is done, I went for the Inovit Redlines, I am wating for Event Tyres to turn up with a set of F1 GSD3's as the Toyos they came with were more worn than I was comfortable with considering the weather is on the turn. I will post some photos when I can.

Again thank you for your input.

MrNoisy

iTrader: (28)

Good choice of wheel mate
Can't say I agree with the tyre choice, I'd never go back to GSD3's now running the geometry I'm on now, but I'm guessing they probably came as a package? Look forward to seeing the photos

lycan

yes good choice.They will look the dooogggggsss