Hey guys,Recently there has been a bit of a stir of what Work Emotions will and will not clear the Brembo brakes found standard on the Subaru Impreza WRX STi. As we all know the Brembos can be a bit challenging finding a wheel that fits without spacers or other modifications.
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Here is a list of Work Emotion Wheels that are known to clear brembos from independent sources and from Work themselves, lets get started.
Work Emotion CR Kai
17×7.0 +32mm
17×8.0 +47mm
17×8.0 +42mm
17×8.0 +32mm
17×9.0 +28mm
17×9.0 +17mm
18×7.5 +35mm
18×8.5 +43mm
18×9.5 +30mm
Work Emotion XD9
18×7.5 +38mm
18×8.0 +45mm
18×8.0 +35mm
18×8.0 +28mm
18×9.0 +43mm
18×9.0 +38mm
18×9.0 +30mm
18×9.0 +20mm
18×10.0 +18mm
Work Emotion XT7
17×7.0 +32mm
17×8.0 +47mm
17×8.0 +42mm
17×8.0 +32mm
17×8.0 +25mm
17×9.0 +38mm
17×9.0 +28mm
17×9.0 +17mm
18×7.5 +35mm
18×8.5 +46mm
18×8.5 +38mm
18×8.5 +32mm
18×8.5 +25mm
18×9.5 +38mm
18×9.5 +30mm
18×9.5 +20mm
18×9.5 +12mm
Work Emotion XC8
17×7.0 +35mm
17×8.0 +50mm
17×8.0 +42mm
17×8.0 +35mm
17×9.0 +38mm
17×9.0 +28mm
17×9.0 +17mm
18×7.5 +35mm
18×8.5 +47mm
18×9.5 +35mm
18×9.5 +20mm
18×9.5 +12mm
19×8.0 +48mm
19×8.0 +35mm
19×9.0 +45mm
19×9.0 +35mm
19×9.0 +25mm
19×10.0 +35mm
19×10.0 +20mm
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These may not be all of the Sizes that clear brembo. All of the above will clear brembos, this does not mean they will work with all Impreza Suspensions, Body Work, Or tire size. Specific Fitment Questions can be sent to drew@t3hclap.com or below in the comments.
Feel Free to leave questions or comments.
hmmmm, what do you think drew ? Work Emotion CR Kai 18×9.5 +30 on an 08 STi, sounds doable ?? my 08 didn’t even arrive yet and im already thinking about mods lol
I’m sure it’s doable, but the question is how much work.
people are having better luck with higher offset 9.5″ wheels and the stock 245/40/18 tires.
if you were doing coilovers and rolling of fenders the +30mm is indeed possible.
I looked up the specs on the KAIs and the newer XC8, I have an 07 and I would like to do the deep concave face which would have to be 18×9.5s in a 35 offset for the XCs and a 30 for KAIs, my questions are(and excuse my lack of knowledge), but is it possible to run this set up on an 07 with just camber plates and RCE yellows or do you have to go to coilovers… also have you seen deep concave face on either wheel as I am very curious to what it would look like… I am assuming its about the same in comparison as with the lower offset ADVAN RS GTR look and the higher offset version “flat” look. I am willing to do fender rolling also which I am sure its a must to even consider going to a 9.5 inch wheel on an 07.
It is alot of work to get 9.5s to work with springs, especially ones as low as the RCE yellows.
take a look here for what’s needed to run a 9.5″
http://t3hclap.com/archives/11
also, it really depends on what size tire you want to run, with those offsets it’d be alot of work to get a 9.5″ and any size tire to fit correctly (while still on springs).
Work Emotion CR Kai 17×9 +44mm. Will these clear Brembos with a 10mm spacer up front? Anything bad about running spacers on a WRX?
yes, they’ll clear with a 10mm spacer.
there are negatives.
It really pays to do it right the first time.
Getting extended studs with a quality spacer pays off in the long run.
you don’t need spacers to clear the rear brembos.