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Old 11-15-2017, 09:40 AM   #4526
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I have a 2013 WRX Limited Sedan in white pearl...

Choice 1: 18x8" +48mm Sparco Assetto Gara with 235/40 18 OR 245/40 18
245 is too wide for an 8" wheel. I would run the 235 on the 8" wheel, if anything, but I'd prefer to just skip to the 8.5" wide wheel and the wider tire size below.

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Choice 2: 18x8.5" +45mm Enkei TS-10 with 255/35 18 OR 245/40 18
255 is again 10mm too wide. I'd just run the 245/40R18. That's the stock STI tire size, and it fits an 8.5" wheel perfectly. At +45 you'll not have any rubbing.

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Old 11-22-2017, 02:14 PM   #4527
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Enkei T6s

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Tirerack.com doesn't list an 18x9.5 for my car, the 2013 wrx hatch. But if i set a brz as my car, it has an option of the rear wheels being 18x9.5 with an offset of 45. My question is, will I run into fitment problems with that wheel and an 265/35 18 tire? The bolt pattern matches at 5-100 but i'm not sure what the bore diameter of the wheels are. Will I have problems when driving the car with full capacity, 4-5 passengers? Thanks y'all!

The car is on stock suspension.

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Old 11-22-2017, 02:41 PM   #4528
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Are they the Enkei Raijin? They should fit on stock suspension, hub bore is the same, but the type of tire you get might force you to roll the rear fenders.
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Old 11-22-2017, 04:13 PM   #4529
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Are they the Enkei Raijin? They should fit on stock suspension, hub bore is the same, but the type of tire you get might force you to roll the rear fenders.
Sorry, I failed to put the wheel. Its the T6s. Should I stick with the stock size tire?
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Old 11-22-2017, 04:16 PM   #4530
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Enkei T6s

Hey y'all,

Tirerack.com doesn't list an 18x9.5 for my car, the 2013 wrx hatch. But if i set a brz as my car, it has an option of the rear wheels being 18x9.5 with an offset of 45. My question is, will I run into fitment problems with that wheel and an 265/35 18 tire? The bolt pattern matches at 5-100 but i'm not sure what the bore diameter of the wheels are. Will I have problems when driving the car with full capacity, 4-5 passengers? Thanks y'all!

The car is on stock suspension.
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Sorry, I failed to put the wheel. Its the T6s. Should I stick with the stock size tire?
I'm running exactly that on my 2016 WRX. 18x9.5 +45 with 265/35 tires. No rubbing issues. I'm lowered on RCE yellows and -1.5* of camber all around. But I'm fairly confident they'll be fine on stock suspension as well.

I'm also pretty sure that the 11-14 and 15+ cars share almost identical fender space and offsets. But I'm not sure if there's any variances from sedan to hatchback.
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Old 11-22-2017, 05:28 PM   #4531
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I'm running exactly that on my 2016 WRX...

I'm also pretty sure that the 11-14 and 15+ cars share almost identical fender space and offsets.
They are different cars with totally different sheet metal, and they have different clearances. Your experience with a 2016 is not helpful for someone with a pre-2015 car.

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Old 11-22-2017, 05:30 PM   #4532
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...18x9.5 with an offset of 45. My question is, will I run into fitment problems with that wheel and an 265/35 18 tire?
You will have to roll the rear fenders.

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Will I have problems when driving the car with full capacity, 4-5 passengers?
If you don't roll the rear fenders, definitely Yes. If you do, maybe still Yes.

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Old 11-22-2017, 07:14 PM   #4533
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They are different cars with totally different sheet metal, and they have different clearances. Your experience with a 2016 is not helpful for someone with a pre-2015 car.



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I know. But stock offset is the same on both cars and fender clearance is very very close even with the difference in bodies. 18x9.5 +38 (common) fits about the same on both generations. At least the sedans.
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Old 11-23-2017, 08:51 AM   #4534
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Dear friends!!! I plan to install the Advan RZ2 r18 9.5jj +45 offset wheel disks with the tire Advan Neova AD08 245/40 r18 on the Impreza WRX STI 2010. Would they rub against the rear fenders? Will they stand on Brembo in front?
Thanks for any answers !!!
If you have a photo with such parameters of the disks on the car, I will be grateful !!!

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Old 11-28-2017, 04:33 PM   #4535
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They are different cars with totally different sheet metal, and they have different clearances. Your experience with a 2016 is not helpful for someone with a pre-2015 car.

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I'm running exactly that on my 2016 WRX. 18x9.5 +45 with 265/35 tires. No rubbing issues. I'm lowered on RCE yellows and -1.5* of camber all around. But I'm fairly confident they'll be fine on stock suspension as well.

I'm also pretty sure that the 11-14 and 15+ cars share almost identical fender space and offsets. But I'm not sure if there's any variances from sedan to hatchback.
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You will have to roll the rear fenders.


If you don't roll the rear fenders, definitely Yes. If you do, maybe still Yes.

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Thank you Tyler and Mach V!
What if I run the 245 on the wheel? will it fit? Also am I to expect a "harsher" ride on 18's versus the 17? will I also "lose performance" as other people say?
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Old 11-29-2017, 12:51 PM   #4536
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What if I run the 245 on the wheel? will it fit?
Yes.

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Also am I to expect a "harsher" ride on 18's versus the 17?
Yes, a little.

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What other people say what exactly? Generally speaking, the 17" wheel/tire setup will probably be lighter, so maybe there's some difference there. Could you perceive it? Probably not.

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Old 11-29-2017, 02:55 PM   #4537
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Yes.


Yes, a little.


What other people say what exactly? Generally speaking, the 17" wheel/tire setup will probably be lighter, so maybe there's some difference there. Could you perceive it? Probably not.

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Thank you Dan. Ok so running 235/45R17 on 17x9's will i experience any rubbing with a loaded car on stock suspension?
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Old 11-30-2017, 10:32 AM   #4538
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Thank you Dan. Ok so running 235/45R17 on 17x9's will i experience any rubbing with a loaded car on stock suspension?
That depends entirely on the wheel offset.

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Old 11-30-2017, 06:17 PM   #4539
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+45 offset.

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Old 12-04-2017, 02:41 PM   #4540
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+45 offset.
At +45 you should be fine, especially with a 235. I run a 17x9 +38 Rota Titan and a 255/40r17 RT615k+ (Which runs really wide) on stock suspension and I get minor rubbing in the rear over significant bumps. I hear them scrub a few times a week tops. Lowering soon and adding camber which I'm hoping will alleviate the rubbing.




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Old 12-30-2017, 09:16 PM   #4541
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Hey I’m looking for advice, I recently purchased 17x9, +30 wheels for my 2013 WRX, hatchback. I was hoping to run a 255/45 on these, will I have any fitment issues? I’m stock suspension. Any help would be great
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Old 01-01-2018, 10:54 PM   #4542
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I have old rims sitting around in my garage that I took off my old car
They are rim size 17x10 with 15 offset and tire size 215/45/17
Will they fit my 2011 WRX hatchback?
Will I experience any complications?

Any info will help, thanks!

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Old 01-02-2018, 06:58 PM   #4543
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Don't know if your Serious, but 215 on 10" doesn't seem safe. Offset seems to low.
Subaru WRX/STI offset range is in the 30's.
+15 offset might touch suspension or some trailing arm. Also will require a custom alignment.
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Old 01-04-2018, 05:38 PM   #4544
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Don't know if your Serious, but 215 on 10" doesn't seem safe.
True.

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Offset seems to low.
Also true.

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Subaru WRX/STI offset range is in the 30's.
Wait, what? Stock offset is +55. Read post #1.

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+15 offset might touch suspension or some trailing arm.
No, you have that backwards. +15 will be nowhere close to the suspension. It will stick out beyond the fender, a LOT.

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Old 01-22-2018, 01:37 AM   #4545
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I have had my eye on the Firehawk Indy 500's in 275/35's on 18x9.5 +35's for my 2008 STI. Currently I am on stock suspension but plan on getting coilovers at some point. I just don't plan on going any lower than an inch because of the s***ty roads here in Colorado. Comparing the Indy 500's and MSS, the 275 Indy 500 have a narrower contact patch than the MSS by 0.5" in 265's. The section with on the 275 Indy 500's are .2 of an inch larger than the 265 MSS. I got my fenders rolled in the rear already. Trying to make up my mind on 265's or 275's, I like the idea that the 275's are 25.6" tall compared to the stock 245/40's that are 25.7" Where the 265's are 25.3" tall.

I've already went through tons of post and looked at so many pictures, I just don't want to get the 275's and run into fitment issues. I think I'd be good but there's really no way to tell without test fitting.

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200 A A1,433 lbs. 51 psi 10/32" 25 lbs. 8-9.5" 8.5" 9.8" 8.4"25.7"813

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Could I get help identifying the wheels on the car in the background, I've searched through a bunch of brand name and off brand 10 spoke wheels and found may similar ones, but not these exact ones, I love that setup. I know they're both member's cars, but even searching their profiles for history posts I came up with nothing.

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Could I get help identifying the wheels on the car in the background, I've searched through a bunch of brand name and off brand 10 spoke wheels and found may similar ones, but not these exact ones, I love that setup. I know they're both member's cars, but even searching their profiles for history posts I came up with nothing.

The car in the back has Volk CE28's and the car in the front has Weds Sport TC105N's.
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Thoughts about this setup?

14 wrx hatch w/stock suspension
Wheels: Enkei Raijin 18x9.5 +45
Tire Size: 265/35 or 255/35
Tire Brand: suggestions?

If anyone has this setup, have to roll the rears?

thanks!

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Old 01-27-2018, 08:28 PM   #4550
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Thoughts about this setup?

14 wrx hatch w/stock suspension
Wheels: Enkei Raijin 18x9.5 +45
Tire Size: 265/35 or 255/35
Tire Brand: suggestions?

If anyone has this setup, have to roll the rears?

thanks!
I had a similar setup, just +42 offset. So it was 3mm more outward with a 265/35.

I used 265/35 to keep the tire diameter the same as stock which I would recommend.

You'll have to roll the rears with all stock suspension no matter the tire, if you want something more dd friendly, the Michelin pilot super sports are great. If you want something more summer aggressive, I'd look at the hankook rs4, direzza star specs, or nitto nt05s. Whatever fits in your budget.
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