'99 Subaru GC8 RX Impreza

[stancefag]

Sitting pretty! Great job

[vhsandvinyl]

so glad I found this build thread.

[j.money]

this is dope

[SebastienPeek]

I really love this car, but I think its in need of some more aggressive wheels. Loving the work your putting in though, subbed.

I agree that I should have more aggressive wheels, but currently they're pretty aggressive for the classic subaru shape.

I do not want to run onicamber to fit wheels, I like where the RS' sit now with minimum camber

[SebastienPeek]

Sitting pretty! Great job

so glad I found this build thread.

this is dope

Thanks for the love

[Cutlets]

This is amazing! Great job with it!
Very very aggressive looking aswell!

[SebastienPeek]

Test fitted up the front as well. This would be the fitment if running 32mm bolt on spacers.

Unfortunately they don't sit where I want them for daily wheels and actually fit where I would like my show wheels to fit. Might have to get shorter studs so that I can run 20mm adapters up front and 28mm adapters up at the rear. Would mean running 12mm shorter studs all round.

This would mean I could still have enough room for the RS' to bolt up and what not...


IMG_0064 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr


IMG_0061 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr


IMG_0062 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr

[dvious]

Fitment looks good, love how your daily wheels are going to sit as good as they do!

[danielsahhhn]

daily and show wheels...all so balla.

All yo shit dope...keep it up good sir!

[99sil-teg]

Man this looks so good, you've done a nice job

[SebastienPeek]

Fitment looks good, love how your daily wheels are going to sit as good as they do!

They won't sit like that in the end though, need to run smaller adapters and cut a bit off of the extended studs so that I only need to run 28mm adapters at the rear and 20mm adapters up front.

daily and show wheels...all so balla.

All yo shit dope...keep it up good sir!

Thanks man, I try and keep it fresh

Man this looks so good, you've done a nice job

Cheers!

[SebastienPeek]

Plasti-dipped one of the wheels to see what they looked like black.



I think I am sold. The ivory with the black and red centre caps looks awesome in my eyes.

[Smeeeb]

Yo seb, didn't one model of imprezza have 5x114.3 hubs. Aren't most subaru parts pretty easily interchangable. The reason i say this is your old rs faces are 5x114.3 plus aren't yours 5x100/5x114.3. Then you could run the wheels without adapters and tuck them them aired out and still be able to run the RS.

[Thom]

Yo seb, didn't one model of imprezza have 5x114.3 hubs. Aren't most subaru parts pretty easily interchangable. The reason i say this is your old rs faces are 5x114.3 plus aren't yours 5x100/5x114.3. Then you could run the wheels without adapters and tuck them them aired out and still be able to run the RS.

some model of sti is. cant remember the chassis tho.

[SebastienPeek]

Yo seb, didn't one model of imprezza have 5x114.3 hubs. Aren't most subaru parts pretty easily interchangable. The reason i say this is your old rs faces are 5x114.3 plus aren't yours 5x100/5x114.3. Then you could run the wheels without adapters and tuck them them aired out and still be able to run the RS.

Potentially I could, however it is an expensive journey and not one that I wish to attempt at the present moment.

some model of sti is. cant remember the chassis tho.

Correct, it is 05+ STi's.

Anyway, I figured I'd get some better shots of the test fitting of the daily wheels. Here's a few new shots.

Rear aired right up.


IMG_0073 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr

Rear laid out.


IMG_0074 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr


IMG_0078 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr


IMG_0080 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr

Front completely aired up.


IMG_0082 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr

Front completely laid out.


IMG_0084 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr


IMG_0088 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr

Not happy at all with how the fronts sit when aired out. Going to try and see what it is getting hung up on tomorrow night and then suss out what I can do to get it even lower.

For this fitment I need to purchase 2 x 42mm adapters for the rear and 2 x 32mm adapters for the front. I want to run 225/35/17's as these are supposed to be a bit of a meatier fitment. However, if I run a tyre with no stretch I won't be able to get the guard on lip action that is currently happening.

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