Picked up some Subaru WRX wheels. (Page 1/2)
Curlrup APR 28, 06:08 AM
From a 2003 WRX. Good deal too $150 for all 4 with new tires on them....guy is more bing and just needs them gone. I know the center bore needs to be enlarged 1 mm to 57.1. Anything else I should know or do? Never put one brand on another before.
Patrick APR 28, 02:06 PM

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Originally posted by Curlrup:

From a 2003 WRX. I know the center bore needs to be enlarged 1 mm to 57.1



Any idea what that will cost to have done?

It's great that a lot of Subies have the same bolt pattern as Fieros, and the offset required is similar as well. It's too bad the center bore is a different size.

With aftermarket wheels that use hub centric rings though, it's just a matter of using different rings to then be able to swap the wheels between cars. I now have aftermarket wheels on my '98 JDM Impreza STi that I used to run on my Fiero(s).

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IXSLR8 APR 29, 01:02 AM
You might be able to use a router and bit with a bearing on the end to router out your center hole if its an aluminum rim.
Patrick APR 29, 01:17 AM

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Originally posted by IXSLR8:

You might be able to use a router and bit with a bearing on the end to router out your center hole if its an aluminum rim.



I highly doubt it would be possible to perfectly center a larger center bore hole using a router. Not something I'd want to attempt when its the center bore of the wheel that keeps it centered on the hub.

cam-a-lot APR 29, 05:09 AM

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Originally posted by IXSLR8:

You might be able to use a router and bit with a bearing on the end to router out your center hole if its an aluminum rim.



Please don't do this. The hole needs to be concentric. It needs to be done on a lathe while the wheel is turning to ensure the bore is concentric to the OD. Alternatively, a manual or CNC boring mill can enlargen the hole, as long as the exact center of the wheel is located and dialed in prior to machining and the wheel is securely clamped.
Will APR 29, 09:33 AM
Going to use them with spacers? Get hub centric spacers with the correct pilot diameter.
Curlrup APR 29, 01:24 PM


Fly cutter on a Bridgeport. Easy peasy. I need to 3D print some center caps now. The hubs stuck out 1/4 inch. Rides great. I could have taken a little more out. They are tight but go on. Clearance Clarence.

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Patrick APR 29, 01:33 PM

I expected to see gold colored wheels!
Curlrup APR 29, 01:41 PM

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I expected to see gold colored wheels!



These were silver. Previous owner plasti dipped them. I'm going to peel it and paint it...correctly. The dip is on for now, it works but if you get close it looks sloppy. No sir I don't like it.

Curlrup APR 29, 01:46 PM
I think these are going to be like the wheels on my Honda Fit I had many moons ago. EVERY time a wheel had to come off I had to beat it off with a BFH they were that tight. Those were factory wheels. So I guess a question is if they are tight now, I'm assuming aluminum wheels on steel hubs will have some galvanic corrosion going on being made worse from a tight fit?