ezapar Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Got 'em on and boy am I amped! Only had to do minimal trimming besides removing the front mudflaps. 27/8.50/14 Kumho Venture MTs If it's raining in OR this weekend, Open Class is MINE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 XT6 wheels! Cool Again, I cant wait to compete with you Bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Oooooo:slobber: very sexy Zap, VERY sexy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felipe01forester Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 How much for the set? Those look very tempting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezapar Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 They were $400.38 installed and shipped thru Discount tires. However, I'm not sure if you can sport 14s on your forester. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operose Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I was wondering how xt6 wheels would look on a new gen. guys over at legacycentral laughed at me. props! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinsUBARU Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 that is amazing!!! are they even close to rubbing or anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezapar Posted March 18, 2005 Author Share Posted March 18, 2005 that is amazing!!! are they even close to rubbing or anything? A little, on plastic. But I'll fix that tomorrow. I'm trying to trim as little as possible, so you can't tell by looking at the car that I did any trimming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushbasher Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 very sick man. Reminds me of a nitro RC car I saw once, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowmastered87GL Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Oh man now I gotta make at least a brief appearance on Sunday even if I spend the day wrenching. (unless you are gonna be crashing at rallitek...) I GOTTA see the modded OBS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadsubaruguy Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 i just got my scorpion springs, already have soem sturts, lookin to get me some of those tires as well, only mine are going on a legacy instead...... the ride looks pretty sick... what suspension are you running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezapar Posted March 18, 2005 Author Share Posted March 18, 2005 Thanks you guys for the positive replies. The only lift is the addition of Legacy Outback Struts. They allow for a bigger tire. Here's a photo of it with the struts with 185/70/14s on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 So what did the outside diameter turn out to be??? I still haven't measured my old Kuhmos but I'll try tomorrow. I'm just curious if the new tires are identical to the old. How about de-studded ice racing tires? Would the officials allow those on the course? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezapar Posted March 18, 2005 Author Share Posted March 18, 2005 They're pretty much 26.5 like they claimed. The cool thing is that they are about an inch skinnier than my 205s. Come on by and check 'em out Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykeys Toy Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Very cool Eric.. She looks tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Looks great Eric. Im glad Kumho decided to start making those tires again. -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subeman90 Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Top notch work Eric. quick question: do they make a lot of noise on the road? Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezapar Posted March 19, 2005 Author Share Posted March 19, 2005 Top notch work Eric. quick question: do they make a lot of noise on the road? Matt They do, but it's relatively quiet compared to Super Swampers. I can still hear the music fine. As a comparison, the other impreza we have has bridgestone potenzas from an 03 WRX. They seem to me to be about as noisey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester_Ranger Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 That OBS looks Awesome with those tires and wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Dreamer Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 anyone know where I can rally cross in Colorado and what is required to participate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezapar Posted March 21, 2005 Author Share Posted March 21, 2005 That OBS looks Awesome with those tires and wheels. I got to look at your Forester, those Coopers look sweet. How come ya didn't throw some mud out on the track? It was a blast. I didn't win or even get into the top five, but I think I got sixth. Whoohoo! Ken managed to get 3rd, beat me every lap in my own car! The video we got of it was worth the drive down. Big ol clods of mud flying. The car needs more power!! We talked about that, and I guess cams and an intake or more are in order. The tires had awesome traction, but it's tough for that 2.2 to spin all four tires very well. Fun just the same. Congrats Ken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester_Ranger Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 I got to look at your Forester, those Coopers look sweet. How come ya didn't throw some mud out on the track? It was a blast. I didn't win or even get into the top five, but I think I got sixth. Whoohoo! Ken managed to get 3rd, beat me every lap in my own car! The video we got of it was worth the drive down. Big ol clods of mud flying. The car needs more power!! We talked about that, and I guess cams and an intake or more are in order. The tires had awesome traction, but it's tough for that 2.2 to spin all four tires very well. Fun just the same. Congrats Ken. This was my 1st rally cross and I wanted to take my Forester out so bad. Especially after seeing how slick the course was. My tires would have been perfect for the course and probably would have done well. But I couldn't because I have a subwoofer in the back that isn't mounted and I couldn't remove it because My amps and cd changer are mounted to the back of the subwoofer. With all the wires connected to it. I would have to remove most of my stereo system just so i could get it to pass tech. I'm going to bolt my subwoofer down and try the next rally cross. I really enjoyed spectating the Rally. I took over 200 pictures and got pics of almost every car. If anybody wants a picture of there car at the rally. PM me and I will email what ever I have of your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qman Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Thanks Eric, the car handled just as you said it would. Tires worked great. I think the school helped me a bit. We'll see what we can do about the power. But, we may not need it if all goes well with the new one. 41 people took the rally/driver school. I think there were 2 or 3 in the top 5 of every class if not more. Proud Daddy moment! My daugther took third in light truck. Less than a second behind Ed and a couple of seconds behind Brian. I time only drove in the afternoon. After the first run she was a second behind me on the first run. Scary thing is she is only going to get faster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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