April 28, 201114 yr Good information To the question by Twitch, I saw my observances as redirecting the intent of the origional post to something where I was displaying my guts about things. So the entire thing was smashed and deleted. That way it is less ...something. I wouldn't know any more about cutie car than anyone else here. Edited April 28, 201114 yr by Fuzpile
May 2, 201114 yr Wow. Reading this thread from beginning to end is...ridiculous. Some people... Anyway, back to the resurrected-from-half-a-year-ago subject... nice car/wheel combo. I really like those Imp wagons. I'm trying to find one for a project car. As far as modifications go, are the wheels/tires the only thing you've done to the car thus far?
May 3, 201114 yr Author Wow. Reading this thread from beginning to end is...ridiculous. Some people... Anyway, back to the resurrected-from-half-a-year-ago subject... nice car/wheel combo. I really like those Imp wagons. I'm trying to find one for a project car. As far as modifications go, are the wheels/tires the only thing you've done to the car thus far? Its a good one, for sure. No other modifications on the car. Some day I'm still planning on the rear sway bar, it just hasn't happened yet.
May 5, 201114 yr I might as well add the new wheels we put on my wife's Forester last week. I finally found a set of 17" wheels for her car. The original 16s just didn't fill out the wheel well. Wheels came off a 2006 Legacy wagon.
May 5, 201114 yr You know with all the attention you've been garnering on this thread... you never know who might drag their old BRAT along and hand you the keys if you show up at WCSS13! And nice wheels edrach Shall I post mine when I'm done as well?
May 5, 201114 yr And nice wheels edrach Shall I post mine when I'm done as well? Post away:). I'll post the RS wheels I'm looking to buy this weekend for the Impreza. I've been looking for some of these for years.
May 6, 201114 yr Author Oooh I love love love the RS wheels! I love how simple they are. Simple and classic!
May 6, 201114 yr Oooh I love love love the RS wheels! I love how simple they are. Simple and classic!Agreed. With luck I should have a set on my Impreza shortly. I'll post the pic of that when I have them mounted and on the car.
May 28, 201114 yr Finally got the tires/rims mounted on the Impreza. The 205/55-16 tires on the 6x17 RS rims are about as large as you can go. I have just about 1/4" clearance on the rear struts (AGX).
May 29, 201114 yr I put 320 miles on the new rims and Conti tires today. I'm really pleased with the Conti DWS tires that I purchased. They were rated very well by Tire Rack and the tread pattern looked aggressive enough that I thought I would like them. So far I like them. Dry road travel is nice and quiet and they track very well. I went through a little rain, but not enough to see how they perform in the wet. The short section of gravel going up the Jerry's house was also handled well. It was a stretch for me to buy what I consider expensive tires, but so far these look like I'll like them for the duration. Edited May 29, 201114 yr by edrach
June 1, 201114 yr Continental makes very good performance tires. But like any other performance oriented brand, they don't wear long. You'll probably be lucky to get 20k out of them driven aggressively.
June 2, 201114 yr Continental makes very good performance tires. But like any other performance oriented brand, they don't wear long. You'll probably be lucky to get 20k out of them driven aggressively.Tread wear indication of 540 makes me think they'll last longer than 20K. In any event, I seldom buy tires with tread longevity in mind; it's way down on my list of what I buy tires for. That's why I never buy Michelins; it would drive me nuts to keep the same tires on the car for 80K or more.
June 18, 201114 yr What did you paint the wheel with?Actually, I bought them from a guy in Spokane. They were already powder coated that color. Great deal for me, since I would have had to pay for powder coating them anyway since I think the original grey is a bit too ostentatious.
June 18, 201114 yr Ah I was wondering if they were powdered coated.. looks to be satin black? I wanted to do my outback wheels that color for winter wheels
June 19, 201114 yr Speaking of wheels, this showed up on CL today. http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/pts/2447920897.html
June 19, 201114 yr tooo pricey for me but nice!Rally class wheels are always pricey, but this is the lowest I've seen. I just spent 10 minutes googling for the original price of these, but couldn't find any listing that covered this model. Most of the raceline wheels now are 17" and up. Only raceline rally wheels I found were listings from 4 or 5 years ago. Edited June 19, 201114 yr by edrach
June 19, 201114 yr Sorry, I finally woke up. I was really asleep when I posted the earlier message; I saw the "set of four" for $400; not the EACH! I was up, but not awake.
June 19, 201114 yr Sorry, I finally woke up. I was really asleep when I posted the earlier message; I saw the "set of four" for $400; not the EACH! I was up, but not awake. lol I just woke up myself
June 20, 201114 yr Author Also, my plans for the next warm day in Seattle are to clean up the GT wheels on my cutie car and make them sparkley and pretty again! ...don't want her getting jealous of the Brat!
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