Archive for the ‘Fitment’ Category

Soon to be Released Advan RS-D

The great minds at Yokohama have decided to add a new wheel to their already popular line up which is properly named Advan Racing. I can’t wait to see these wheels on some cars stateside. Some 19×9.5 +45mm RS-D’s would look spectacular on an 08 STi for a mild street setup or some 18×10 +35mm’s [...]

New Prodrive Wheel!! GC-05K

This new Prodrive wheel looks great, pretty standard design seen from different manufactures with a little Prodrive twist. The sizing is great too. The GR STi has another 18×9.5 with the proper offset! The GD STi (5×114.3 anyway) has some great options too. Who will be first?

This EVO X is No Slouch.

The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution has been around just as long as the Subaru Impreza WRX. They’ve been battling back and forth for just as long. The latest iteration of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is the EVO X. The Mitsubishi EVO X is an evolution from its older siblings in nearly every way. The EVO featured [...]

Proper Fitment 17×9 Subaru Impreza WRX STi (05+)

Looking at running a 17×9 on your Subaru Impreza WRX STi? Here’s a short list of some of the available 17×9 wheels for the Subaru Impreza WRX STi (05+) that clear the brembo brake calipers. These models listed below may require modifcations to fit a given suspension setup. The modifications required to make these fit [...]

One Step Further (08 STi 18×9.5 SSR Type-F)

The 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STi had just hit the states, everyone was waiting to see what the car had in store. Some people were going with normal fitments, and some people were taking it one step further. When I saw what Luis had done with his STi I almost fell off my chair. Not only is [...]

Rays Engineering Wheels Brembo Clearance Round 2: 57Motorsport

This will be a short article as there is only one 57Motorsport wheel that will clear the STi Brembos. The 57Motorsport G07WT Here is a list of 57Motorsport Wheels that Clear Subaru Impreza WRX STi Brembos. This includes all GD brembos and GR Brembos. Specific model years this article applies to are 2002-2009 Subaru Impreza [...]

Enkei RPF1 17×9.5 +38mm STi Brembo Clearance!

For the last 3.5 years people have been curious if the 9.5″ RPF1s cleared the Subaru Impreza WRX STi brembos. Well, they don’t. They require a spacer, how large of a spacer? Up until last week I couldn’t say with confidence what size they needed to clear. Luckily for me a fellow Subaru owner on [...]

This GR Subaru Impreza WRX STi Isn’t Starting Off Slow. (18×9 +50mm)

Ben is well known throughout the Subaru community for many reasons. The first is probably the fact that he had an Awesome GD Subaru Impreza WRX STi that he was not afraid to take to the track. He sold that wonderful track ready STi and took a detour from Subaru, but like every smart person [...]

How To: Properly Modify 05-07 GD STi Rear Fenders

With the help of a close friend of mine on the opposite side of the United States, we decided it was time to write a simple and detailed how to for this mysterious process. Here’s the step by step on how to properly modify the rear fenders on a 2005 to 2007 GD Subaru Impreza [...]