anyone have rolled fenders or 225+ tires
11-27-2004, 09:34 PM
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anyone have rolled fenders or 225+ tires
i was just wondering if anyone could post some pictures of their subaru with rolled fenders and tires > 225? thanks yo
11-27-2004, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Rad One
i was just wondering if anyone could post some pictures of their subaru with rolled fenders and tires > 225? thanks yo
on which kind of car?
sedans can fit up to 245s with rolled fenders and can even fit 255s with cut fenders
wagons are a little smaller and i don't know about the gc's
11-27-2004, 10:22 PM
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I ran 245/40/17 Kuhmo 712s without rolling the fenders and never rubbed(pic 1), though these were on 7.5" wide SDRs, then I ran 225/40/18s on these Stich 18X8s (pic2)that did rub in the back since they had a funky offset, so I rolled them out a bit, and it was fine. after that I ran 245/40/17 Khumo V700 on 17X8 Rota Torques and never rubbed and also had so much room in back wouldnt have rubbed even if they were'nt rolled.
11-27-2004, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by dahveed
Don't the STi and WRX take different offsets?
I know the '05 is a different animal, but I mean '02-04 WRX and the '04 STi
I know the '05 is a different animal, but I mean '02-04 WRX and the '04 STi
11-27-2004, 10:50 PM
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nope, everything is the exact same under there for the 02-04 wrx and STI. Yeah the 05 has a 10mm wider rear track and some funky tacked on plastic flare thingys, I really dont know why they increased the rear track, I actually increased my front track 24mm, this is an old autoX trick to increase turn-in response.
You could have increased your turn-in response with camber, toe and tire tuning without putting as much stress on your wheel bearings.
11-27-2004, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by razorlab
You could have increased your turn-in response with camber, toe and tire tuning without putting as much stress on your wheel bearings.
11-28-2004, 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by ish
on which kind of car?
sedans can fit up to 245s with rolled fenders and can even fit 255s with cut fenders
wagons are a little smaller and i don't know about the gc's
sedans can fit up to 245s with rolled fenders and can even fit 255s with cut fenders
wagons are a little smaller and i don't know about the gc's
i just my car painted so i really dont want it to crack. i have 225's and the rear rubs a little
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11-28-2004, 11:59 AM
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i run 235/40/17 toyo ra1's on my MY00 RS. you can check out the pics in the subydude gallery.
look for a gc8 with 17x8 steel gray torques. i rolled the fenders and added a spacer in the rear
to avoid rubbing on the struts (JIC coilovers). i'm also running some aggressive camber in the rear (-2 degrees). no rubbing.
although the rim still wouldn't hit without the spacer, but it would be very close, a millimeter ga. so maybe the tire would rub due to tire deflection.
look for a gc8 with 17x8 steel gray torques. i rolled the fenders and added a spacer in the rear
to avoid rubbing on the struts (JIC coilovers). i'm also running some aggressive camber in the rear (-2 degrees). no rubbing.
although the rim still wouldn't hit without the spacer, but it would be very close, a millimeter ga. so maybe the tire would rub due to tire deflection.
11-28-2004, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by raazin
235/40/17 on my 02 wrx wagon with no problems have fun
I had 225 S0-3's on my '03 wagon, running V7 STi pinks - I rubbed but I was way out of alignment, I don't know if it would rub today. I do know that there is a place that rolls fenders with a heat gun in Sacto or you can do what Alex (Imprezer) did, not a bad idea, and cut the fender, it is very clean.
He offered to do mine once but when I asked him about it later he wasn't interested. "
