STI BBS stock wheels: Weight?

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Dec 19, 2003 | 11:23 AM

ddsski

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STI BBS stock wheels: Weight?

What is the weight of the stock wheels for the 2004 STi?
Weight of stock wheel with Re070's?

Weight of Rota SDR's?
Weight of Rota SDR's with LM22's?

Dec 19, 2003 | 01:59 PM

SlickmisterN

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The stock STi wheels are about 16.5 to 17 lbs. Rota SDR's weigh 18 lbs. Im not sure about the tire weight. I know the RE070's are one of the heaviest agressive tires for this car.

Dec 20, 2003 | 06:28 AM

ddsski

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Thanks, Feeling much better about my Bronze SDR's now. Seems like people are shelling out big cash on wheels to knock .1 sec off their times. That time savings is about the eq of what an extra cup of coffee would do to your response time!!

BTW, awesome winter wheel cause they never look dirty!!

Dec 22, 2003 | 09:21 AM

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I actually did some tire and wheel weighing over the weekend. I purchased some new 17x7 Racing Sparco Tarmac that weighed in at 20.5 lbs. The stock BBS/Bridgestone RE070s weighed in at 42 lbs. Based on SlickmisterN’s information of 16.5 – 17 lbs for the stock BBS wheels, the weight of the RE070s would be 25 – 25.5 lbs. I had a set of 225/45-17 LM22s mounted on the Sparcos. The weight of the Sparco/LM22 combo was 45.5 pounds. Based on the Sparco weight of 20.5 lbs, this would make the weight of the LM22s approximately 25 lbs or roughly the same weight as the RE070s. So, the SDR/LM22 combo should only be 1 – 1.5 lbs heavier than the stock setup. Not bad for an inexpensive winter setup.

Dec 24, 2003 | 03:54 PM

laurex

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anyone know if the '04 sti wheels (bbs/re070's) would fit an '03 wagon? just worried about the fender rubbing. anyone?

Dec 24, 2003 | 10:01 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by laurex
anyone know if the '04 sti wheels (bbs/re070's) would fit an '03 wagon? just worried about the fender rubbing. anyone?

215-45-17 tires should be fine, i don't know about 225-45-17 tires though.

-Gagan

Dec 24, 2003 | 11:32 PM

laurex

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thanks gagan. i guess that eliminates the thought of buying wheels/tires off an STI.

Jan 6, 2004 | 09:04 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by laurex
anyone know if the '04 sti wheels (bbs/re070's) would fit an '03 wagon? just worried about the fender rubbing. anyone?

According to 1 guy in another you-know-which Impreza forum, it is not even close to rubbing on his stock 02/03 wagon. I am buying a set this Saturday for my 04 wagon, and hopefully I don't get any rubbing as well. I do not know about lowered wagons though.

The correct offset should make the difference. It's the people who have the Rotas with +48 offset and 225 tires that have rubbing issues.

Wish me good luck.