Comments on: Want to be Aggressive? Are you willing to do what it takes?

By: Travis

Travis — Sun, 30 May 2010 01:47:07 +0000

Hey Im thinkin about upgrading wheels and I have an 05 RS turbo non sti and was wondering if all of this info about offset is the same with me having 5×100 instead of 5×114.3??

Thank you
Trav

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3 Features, 3 Magazines and 1 Blog. » t3h_Clap's Wheel33tist Blog — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:11:34 +0000

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By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:29:00 +0000

IF the yellows won’t work for this setup, i’m guessing the blacks wont either? or would they since there is less of a drop?

By: t3h_Clap

t3h_Clap — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:42:51 +0000

with the T2′s and a 235 tire you can get away without fender mods doing the 18×9 +45mm.

Depending on your alignment and ride height you could go to a wider wheel with the 18×9 +45mm.

if you’ve got more questions don’t hesitate to email me.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:19:39 +0000

Hey I am wanting to buy those wheels from him on iwsti. I do not really want to cut rear fenders. I dont want issues later on with paint or bending or whatever. I will be running Tarmac 2′s so would I still need to cut? If so what is an offset to go with that would not require cutting the rear? If that’s possible? Thanks

By: Razlin

Razlin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:20:15 +0000

How long to ..X.. Tires last with this setup? on Daily driving?

The camber.. scares me.

By: t3h_Clap

t3h_Clap — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:26:11 +0000

you’d have plenty of clearance on the stock struts (inboard).

the issue is with the fender.

to run this setup you’d have to do extensive fender mods.

http://t3hclap.com/archives/49

even after that you may have rubbing issues due to the softness/ride height of the RCE Yellows.

there are guys with higher offset 9″ wheels and 235s rubbing with the RCE yellows.

a 9″ +45mm with a 235/40/18 doesn’t rub with the right camber on the RCE Yellows.

you can get away with the +35mm on a 9″ wheel with a 235/40/18 if you run more camber and do some fender mods.

By: Chris Keel

Chris Keel — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:40:52 +0000

Are the coilovers a necessity? I’m on stock struts w/ RCE yellows… I’ve already put on camber bolts, and don’t mind the aggressive camber nor the fender lip trimming. Just wondering if I’d have clearance with stock struts…?

By: Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:14:46 +0000

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By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:33:11 +0000

I was Wondering if 18×9 rims would fit on a stock 07 impreza 2.5i & if so what size of tires would u recommend?

By: kelly

kelly — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:58:31 +0000

Freaking SIIICK!!!!

By: t3h_Clap

t3h_Clap — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:13:45 +0000

the 05-07 STi’s do not have alot of lip to roll up and when you do it usually creates more issues with cracking.

trimming the lip when done correctly shouldn’t effect any other portion of the paint except when you’re trimming.

also with the little 05-07 fender flare there it can cover up some minor mistakes in the process.

just be sure to prep the metal after the work is done so it doesn’t have future issues.

By: ty lee

ty lee — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:24:05 +0000

what you mean by trim the fender? don’t you crack the paint when you’re doing that? how about roll the lip up? will that work?

-ty

By: t3h_Clap

t3h_Clap — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:44:14 +0000

Omar,
the 35 in a 255/35/18 is not a measurement in mm. It is a percentage of the wheel width.

although the 255/35/18 is shorter overall than the 235/40/18.

to run a 255/35/18 on this offset you would have to do some extensive fender work to find room for the extra 10mm or so. As you see Bill’s setup doesn’t have much wiggle room.

if you didn’t modify the fenders you’d need to run more camber.

the Wheel bearings will see more stress than if they had a higher offset wheel but with the MY05s stronger bearings this shouldn’t be an issue for many many miles.

By: Omar

Omar — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:53:35 +0000

Drew,

What if he wanted to run say Falken Azenis RT615 255/35/18, what other modifications would have to be done? With a smaller side wall (35mm) would you have to adjust any camber? Do you think the wheel bearings will need to be replaced more often because of the aggressive offset?

I love the look! Flush w/o the assistance of spacers!

By: 123orme

123orme — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:40:14 +0000

Bill’s STi is the sex