The width of the wheel is one of the key factors in selecting a wheel.
Go wider than stock?
Stay the same width?
Go narrower than stock?
These are a few questions that must be asked and answered before selecting a wheel. Not all wheels are available in all sizes.
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.
Quickly I want to Thank the guys over at RavSpec Online who were kind enough to Sponsor this article.
Here is a list of Work Emotion Wheels that are known to clear brembos from independent sources and from Work themselves, lets get started.
Continue reading Work Wheels Brembo Clearance Round 1: Emotion Series
After hearing about the latest news from the most recent SCCA FasTracks I immediately sent in my response against the change.
The BSP Mitsubishi EVO VIII’s and IX’s did very well this year at nationals in BSP. Neither of the STI or EVO as a whole have proven that they would be competitive in ASP on a national level.
If the bases of the change was due to the performance of the EVO and STI at nationals the S2000 and C4 Corvettes should also be bumped into the ASP arena.
Below is a link to the 2007 SCCA Solo Championship results, as seen here the EVO and STi did not dominate BSP, there is a strong mixture of vehicles in the top 10 of BSP competition. Don’t change that, keep the competition alive.
Read the new SCCA Solo FasTracks here.
They are asking for emails in agreement of disagreement with this change.
We need everyone to send an Email to seb@scca.com and voice our disagreement with this new class change.
Below is a Sample letter for you to send.
Continue reading SCCA Plans to Move Subaru WRX STi and Mitsubishi Evo from BSP to ASP.
Want to run an aggressive GTR Face setup on your Impreza?
It isn’t impossible, you just need to be willing to do the modifications necessary to make it work.
Perfect example of someone willing to do what it takes is Bill (Aka. IStoSTi, CarbonIS, and a few others I don’t know).
Bill contacted me asking “what would it take for me to run this?”
I informed Bill of what he would have to do. Generally when I reply to questions like these people run away or ask if I’m serious, not Bill. Bill asked for more details. Crazy guy I tell ya.
This setup he was talking about was an 18×9 +29mm Advan RS with the coveted GTR face.
Continue reading Want to be Aggressive? Are you willing to do what it takes?
Want to run wider tires on your 2005+ Impreza WRX STi that is still using Stock wheels and Stock (or stock replacement) Struts?
Using the following setup it is possible to easily run a 245/40/17 or 255/40/17 Tire
1.) Stock 17×8 +53mm wheels (BBS or Enkei)
2.) Stock Struts (or stock replacements, such as Ohlins)
Continue reading How Wide of a Tire can I Run on my 2005+ Subaru Impreza WRX STi on Stock Wheels?
Street Alignments can be tricky.
No offense to alignment techs, but 90% go for the easy way out when it comes to setting up your alignment. Especially when you’re on an upgraded suspension.
For example,
It’s 1000x easier to adjust camber plates to get equal camber left and right, this is a big no no and will negatively effect the handling of the vehicle.
In short the easiest way to make sure your car gets setup the best way possible you can do the following, or make sure the alignment tech does your alignment as follows.
Continue reading How To: Setup your Street alignment the right way.