From the meaty tire thread...





2002 WRX wagoon with 17x8.5 ET48 and 245/40/17

Its not 18's But.....
Custom rims, wheel tire packages for your ride - RIMSnTIRES.com

That link should help you get it close in 18's

 

The +35 is a fairly aggressive fitment and will require more rear fender work than say an 18x8 +45.

 

werd and usually end up in either stretched tires, stupid camber or both.

 

ah ok +45 it is

 

Yeah RPF1s are one of my favorite wheels of all time but they don't clear brembos in a reasonable size (17x9.5 +38 with a 5mm spacer or 17x10 +38 with a 3mm spacer)

 

dang, i do not have brembos though but i guess that helps me in this case, im also going 18's
also i think im going to go with the Cobb springs

 

H&R makes good springs too. But you can't go wrong with Cobb

 

now its trying to find the cobb springs for my car lol

 

Just call them direct.

Phone:
866.922.3059

 

I wasn't running to much camber , i was running -1.7 degree of camber. I ran that only because i didnt want to take a hard turn and damage a fender because i only have a one finger wheel gap. I did however have problems running the +45 offset. it rubbed on very hard corners on the inside of the fender wells. i think a +35 would be a better offset though in my opinion. 18's are harder to work with though. When i was "flush"(18x9 +35) i had hard problems with taking aggressive turns even with a -3 camber all around. It just all depends on tire size , rim size and how much camber you want. Also my car has sedan front and rolled/pulled rear quarters its +10mm on every corner. When i was stock body and had 18x8 +45's it would rub but then again i had stock suspension.

 

That's why I figured you'd be the guy to talk to as I wouldn't do any of the things you did and you have the direct experience with the wheels. LOL.

I said too much camber in the back because it's my opinion... and when you're running more camber in the rear than in the front it's too much camber... but that's just me so...

Thanks for the info. I honestly hope it talks the dude out of running that wheel set up. There's just not enough space without sacrificing other things and that's just not necessary.

 

17x8 +45 RPF1 cleared my brembos

 

Yes, these do clear brembos. I have the same on my wagon minus the brembos but the previous owner ran them without spacers and brembos.

 

There really isn't enough space to do anything im running a 18x7.5 +48 until i plan on doing my fender flares. no more flush for me i plan on running a wider wheel setup with square tires to track. It was just a phase i went through for a while but i like taking aggressive turns. If the OP wants to try test fitting my 18x7.5's then i wont mind.

 

Two thumbs up!