I just hauled a Silver St, Recaro, sunroof(prefer to not have one due to weight up top but our dogs need the air)......back to Utah from CA, going to mod it tastefully, best power gains that are reliable, suspension, brakes if needed, wheels and tires of course.....
Considering RPF1, I have had them on many cars and still love them, I ran them on the first 1zz turbo Matrix in the US, SM class autocross, took many third place finishes, could of been second but never made a perfect run, that is FAST for a FWD in SM though!
I build the cars the way I want them the run whatever class they happen to fall into and had many second place cars including a Forester XT in SM in Utah a few years back, I like underdogs as I used to win all the time back in the 70's and that got old, to easy to just build the best platform....(XT had 18x9.5 track and 18x10.5 NTO-3 autocross wheels
I have had track and street/track Miatas, Vettes, Scion tC, a ton of 510 Datsuns, BMWs, selling off my latest BMW in fact, 332ti with 300 HP, all apart on the lift right now.
ST is on hell of a car and I want to optimize it's true potential even if I pick up a bit of torque steer as I find it a bit of the fun at times
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I have a fender roller and can mod inner fenders, control arms, etc if need be, I have a full shop, tubing bender, sheet metal brake, dimple dies, etc.....
So, looking for a good source for the wheels and machine work to make them fit, I feel pretty sure they can handle the load but will take any pro or advanced advice I can get.
I will consider other wheels if I must, forged are not required, any wheel made as well as the Enkei is all I need and prefer.
Since the RPF1 is 35mm offset I might have to use something else after all but then again to fit an 8" wide wheel I might have to run that offset....Once I get the 318 shell off my lift I can get a better idea of what I am dealing with.
I will also be looking at wider than 8" wheels as well, I am into just the right stretch to optimize the tire, real performance with some nice style is how I build all my cars, never for just looks.
Thanks, have a great day
Rick
Considering RPF1, I have had them on many cars and still love them, I ran them on the first 1zz turbo Matrix in the US, SM class autocross, took many third place finishes, could of been second but never made a perfect run, that is FAST for a FWD in SM though!
I build the cars the way I want them the run whatever class they happen to fall into and had many second place cars including a Forester XT in SM in Utah a few years back, I like underdogs as I used to win all the time back in the 70's and that got old, to easy to just build the best platform....(XT had 18x9.5 track and 18x10.5 NTO-3 autocross wheels
I have had track and street/track Miatas, Vettes, Scion tC, a ton of 510 Datsuns, BMWs, selling off my latest BMW in fact, 332ti with 300 HP, all apart on the lift right now.
ST is on hell of a car and I want to optimize it's true potential even if I pick up a bit of torque steer as I find it a bit of the fun at times
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I have a fender roller and can mod inner fenders, control arms, etc if need be, I have a full shop, tubing bender, sheet metal brake, dimple dies, etc.....
So, looking for a good source for the wheels and machine work to make them fit, I feel pretty sure they can handle the load but will take any pro or advanced advice I can get.
I will consider other wheels if I must, forged are not required, any wheel made as well as the Enkei is all I need and prefer.
Since the RPF1 is 35mm offset I might have to use something else after all but then again to fit an 8" wide wheel I might have to run that offset....Once I get the 318 shell off my lift I can get a better idea of what I am dealing with.
I will also be looking at wider than 8" wheels as well, I am into just the right stretch to optimize the tire, real performance with some nice style is how I build all my cars, never for just looks.
Thanks, have a great day
Rick