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Wheels for 2008 Subaru Sti?
Last Saturday I picked up my 2008 Sti. Unfortunately, Subaru isn’t into letting you custom order one and the one that came to the dealership had everything I wanted except the upgraded BBS wheels so I took it instead of waiting to see what the next in stock would be. The bummer is that I can’t find any wheel manufacturers that are selling wheels autorized to fit the 2008 model because it just came out. I emailed Subaru and got the bolt pattern: 5X114.3 with 55mm offset. Looking at the 2007 Sti wheels available (on Tirerack.com) they are all 5X114.3 but the offset varies anywhere from 40mm up to 52mm. I don’t know much about offset, so I’m hoping someone knowledgeable can tell me if it’s safe to choose an offset that is not 55mm and if so, how much lower can I go without ruining my supension. Please only answer if you’re 100% sure, otherwise, it could be a VERY costly mistake for me. Thanks!
Congratulations on the new car! You must be really excited…obvious since you’re already looking for new rims.
I agree with the above that you should buy in an offset closest to stock…being the 52mm. Past Impreza’s could fit a range of offsets before you ran into problems (I think 38 to 48mm). However, this was found out by people who had the chance to try different sizes and tire combos.
You might even want to go to a local Wheel/Tire shop and see if they can help you figure out what does and doesn’t fit. If you’re going to upgrade you might as well get the widest possible Wheels/tires you can safely fit in there.
For the older Impreza’s the Tire Rack and other sites only listed 17 x 7.5″ wheels and 225 45 17 tires whereas people were able to fit much wider wheels and tires in their cars after test fitting.
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