October 26, 200718 yr i was just looking at the new rally car for wrc and the imp has 4 lug rims on it? am i high or is nobody else seeing that? type in 2008 subaru wrc rally car in youtube and look at the wheels man!!!!! -Dalton
October 26, 200718 yr The WRC car has had 4 lug hubs for a few years now. If you take a look at the hub and spindle on one of those you'll see that it's somewhat different from what's on the showroom model. here's the best picture I could find 08 WRX is still 5x100 08 STi is still 5x114.3
October 26, 200718 yr i was just looking at the new rally car for wrc and the imp has 4 lug rims on it? am i high or is nobody else seeing that? type in 2008 subaru wrc rally car in youtube and look at the wheels man!!!!! -Dalton The car on you tube definatley has four lugs. They are still a 5 lug car though
October 26, 200718 yr I guess they figure its faster to remove and install the wheels. Also faster to torque down correctly and evenly.
October 26, 200718 yr Also faster to torque down correctly and evenly. Seems backward to me. 5-lug wheels should need a little less torque per lug, and you can just do every other lug until they're tight enough, as opposed to doing one, going across, doing the next, going across, etc. I could be wrong though.
October 27, 200718 yr Author thats crazy. do yout think the 4x136 would still fit on 4x140 hubs? -Dalton
October 28, 200718 yr Seems backward to me. 5-lug wheels should need a little less torque per lug, and you can just do every other lug until they're tight enough, as opposed to doing one, going across, doing the next, going across, etc. I could be wrong though. Thats a good point actually
October 29, 200718 yr thats crazy. do yout think the 4x136 would still fit on 4x140 hubs? -Dalton No way. There's almost half a centimeter difference. But I would be interested in seeing if EA-car owners could re-4-lug their cars for WRC wheels. Maybe that's the next step in EA evolution. No more 5-lug...just WRC 4-lug patterns! Anyone want to slap them hubs on their car and write up the process for everyone else?
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