All being well I will have circa £5-600 to spend on a set of alloys after this weekend and don't know what wheels to get.


They need to be 5x100 fitment and fit over Brembos (ideally with no arch work).


I have been looking at XXR527s and Japan Racing JR11 (which look pretty similar and are priced about the same too)
would love some roat grid drift, but too much, so what do you lot have? what wheels would you suggest I look at too?

 

Millennium revolutions in gold. Clear brembos okay and rsr on here was selling them.

 

With xxr you'll need to run coilovers, arch rolled and possibly camber bolts

Martin

 

are these 17 or 18 inch alloys?

 

Don't tell me that, I have been told that they xxr527 will fit straight on with no issue. think the fitment was 18x8.75J.


Car is currently on Prodrive blue Springs, so slightly lower than std wrx springs.


Japan Racing on the other hand can be bought in 8.5j fitment, would that still require some arch work?

 

I'd go 8.5 if you don't want to do any arch work mate, some people have got lucky but most will tell you anything around 8.75 will rub the rear arches on hard cornering... Had them on my last Scooby wouldn't go there again as the ride quality is comprised alot..... Look good though




Martin

 

They do look pretty awesome in those photos. love how they pretty much line up with the body (hated that my old alloys didn't)


Is it just the rear arches that are the issue then? fronts fine even on full lock?


I have a mate that has a Arch rolling kit, so could roll the rears, but would that be enough to fit 8.75 wheels without affecting drivability / comfort? I don't want to **** about with camber, spacers or any of that ****.

 

Yep fronts will be fine rears rub, I had to have my rears rolled... They'll only look good if you drop the height on coilovers though mate...

I had a fast road geo so needed camber bolts but am sure you can get away with not using them.. They do look awesome I loved the look, although prefer the 17's for handling now

Martin

 

fair point, I'm currently running 17 inch sti wheels yeah there is a lot more comfort, just not the look I'm after.


this is what my car looks like on 18s, I know there is a gap but not a massive one - don't want to go down the coilover route

 

Is there a big difference in the handling on 17's ?

 

Looks good that mate.. Am still sure even with lowering springs the xxr won't look right... If there's too big of a gap in the arch it'll look silly with wide wheels...

Maybe do a search am sure there was a thread which shows the xxr on standard shocks n lowering springs.. With 18's you'll feel more road surface, I've had both n prefer 17's for handling 18's for looks

Martin

 

Without coilovers



Quick google image

Martin

 

a friend is running the xxr527s on his sport on std springs etc and the arch gap is huge, the blue prodrive springs I think drop the suspension down circa 25mm all around compared with standard, so I think they will look good, that said if I went lower they would look awesome.

 

on 17s the ride is much more comfortable than on 18s (larger tyre wall) also the car was designed with 17s as standard.


but 18s look much better, less arch gap, but not as comfortable.

 

Your car mate you choose what's best and if you like it go for it.. I really fell in love with the xxr when I first seen them although a lot of people will say they're cheap and nasty.. Liked them so much had them on the impreza and the Forester



Martin

 

nice,


Prodrive springs are actually 25mm front and 30mm rear drop.
https://www.scoobynet.com/group-buys...mited-run.html


that shows the drop pretty well.


That's just greedy, low the forester but damn those are some huge arches and even those wheels look lost in them from that picture.


Think I will be going for Japan Racing JR11 alloys tbh atm as better range of fitment for my car.

 

Lol it got lowered on tein coilovers



Long gone now though

Martin

 

another vote for Revolution Milleniums here, they look superb imo

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/6845/sti019.jpg

 

Do you want looks or go?

18s for show, skinny tyres and needs coilovers and dropping to look decent, but then the handling and comfort is ruined.

17s with proper sized tyres and a good gel, can't beat on a newage. And if you add coilovers to this then handling will improve and won't wallow like 18s do and still look great at a set ride height.

Your choice

 

Exactly what Busta said...

This is now my set up b14 bilstein coilovers with forged bbs wheels, 17's great for handling



Martin

 

^^^^ you see, perfect stance without compromise
You need some ce28s on there

 

Plus 17s are more chuckable and nimble, quicker reactions etc

 

Cheers dude would love some ce28s, dreamy wheels but way too pricey for me

Martin

 

U can get grids for 600 but not brand new ones

 

Got bronze 18inch revolution milleniums on mine. Look great and lowered on tein sprins(-40mm) with no probs. They bronze at min but im thinking of goin black or bright green.

 

I vote 18s with shorter sidewall will give sharper steering response there also usualy wider which gives much more confidence when cornering hard. And a more plated feel when crusing and on motorway

Lower offset wheels will give wider track and improve haneling

On standard setup theres very little difference in ride quality dont know how people are saying there much harsher

 

that does look awesome, but atm I just can't justify the expense of coilovers as I would not buy any second hand, only new as too many friends have had issues with 2nd hand ones.


I agree, I do love how my car handles in general on 17s but just not a fan of the look of it atm.


I appreciate that 18's will require a smaller sidewall but 40 is the lowest I would personally go, have some mates that run 35 and the ride is pretty harsh in comparison to the std 17s.


For me the difference between the 17's and 18s was noticeable, but then you could say my car is not on standard springs (prodrive blue)

 

40 is still a massive improvment over the wallowy 45 on the stock 17s more steering responce espicaly when chucking it about and changing direcrion you can feel the less flex in my experience