15" Rims on WRX

[LetItRev]

I am about to sell my outback and am wondering if the second set of Rims I have with my snow tires will fit on a WRX? Will it clear the brakes? Will it make the WRX run like garbabe?

I believe they are the stock 205/70/15 Happakkaaaa(sp) tires.

If not, I'll have to sell them or include them in the sale of the car as a perk.

Thanks

[ArthurS]

Maybe I was mistaken, but I swore someone was running 15" Rota's on there car for a autocross. Hmmm...not sure though.

[sperry]

I don't believe there are any stock 15" Subaru rims that will fit over the WRX rotors.

I do believe the Rota Slipstreams in 15" will fit... I think those are the one's that Art's thinking of. You could potentially keep the tires and get a set of slipstreams so you can run them on a WRX, but I doubt that's really worth it, since most people seem to want 17" rims for their WRX, leaving the stock 16's as a great set of snow rims.

[ArthurS]

Yea...slipstreams are what I was thinking of.

[JC]

Originally Posted by sperry

I don't believe there are any stock 15" Subaru rims that will fit over the WRX rotors.

I do believe the Rota Slipstreams in 15" will fit... I think those are the one's that Art's thinking of. You could potentially keep the tires and get a set of slipstreams so you can run them on a WRX, but I doubt that's really worth it, since most people seem to want 17" rims for their WRX, leaving the stock 16's as a great set of snow rims.

They make 15" slipstreams? Since when? I highly doubt that.

[ArthurS]

Originally Posted by JC

They make 15" slipstreams? Since when? I highly doubt that.

They do make them....but I have only seen them in 4x100 bolt pattern.

[ArthurS]

Edit to privious post - They do come in 5x100 15" pattern -

15x6.5" +40mm offset 4x100,5x100,5x114.3
15" $445.00 Free Ship/Hand. within the U.S.

http://www.jaydm.com/slipstream.htm

[sperry]

I think Steve (Kostamojen) has some 15x7.5" Slipstreams w/ 225 width Kuhmo MX's on his 1.8L that he used to hand all of us our asses ('cept me ) at one of the Stead autocrosses.

[JC]

Originally Posted by sperry

I think Steve (Kostamojen) has some 15x7.5" Slipstreams w/ 225 width Kuhmo MX's on his 1.8L that he used to hand all of us our asses ('cept me ) at one of the Stead autocrosses.

No, Steve has 16s. I've never seen Slipstreams in 15s on a WRX, I HIGHLY doubt they would fit. Look at how close the 16s are.

JC

[sperry]

Originally Posted by JC

No, Steve has 16s. I've never seen Slipstreams in 15s on a WRX, I HIGHLY doubt they would fit. Look at how close the 16s are.

JC

I thought the whole point of the slipstreams was that you *could* put 15's on a WRX... I thought they were pretty much the only 15" rims that would fit, outside of dedicated rally rims.

[sybir]

Nah, the slipstreams were basically a custom hack so that guys could run wider, lighter 16's for autoX. Even the Rotas are meant primarily for Honda applications. they're a copy of a Spoon SW388, which is a rebranded rim from some other wheelmaker in Japan. I've seen them on Nissans, too, but they're primarily Honda offsets/patterns. I can tell you right now that pretty much the only 15's that'll fit over stock WRX brakes are some of the rally-spec compomotives with really offset spokes and centers specifically designed for more clearance. My wagon's got RS brakes on it, which use smaller rotors than the WRX does, and I had no more than ~1/8th clearance between the caliper and wheel with my stock 15's......

15" Slipstreams might fit on RS's, though.

[sybir]

Also, it's worth noting that even if your OB 15's will clear the brakes, the tires will be too tall, and will rub on the rear spring perches.

[LetItRev]

Thanks everyone. I think I'll use the stock rims for my snow tires.

[markn]

15's that will clear the stock WRX brakes (and 4-pot Subaru gravel calipers) include Speedline 14-spoke competition alloys, Compomotive TH-2's and TH-3's, and Raceline RL-7's.