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Posted: **Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:09 am**

So I am springing for new rims, they are for a 2002 wrx. Will the offset fit on my 93 SS?

16X7 5-100/114 38SM

Thanks

Posted: **Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:34 pm**

That's pretty shallow.....If I had to guess....I'd say you'll rub on the rear fender lip....

Posted: **Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:31 pm**

thanks

Posted: **Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:53 pm**

I am looking at this aftermarket rims website. discoun tire and all their rims have a crazy offset. The highest i found was a 42mm offset. I read in a search that a 48 is perfect? Where are those rims at?

Posted: **Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:04 am**

contact luke@tirerack on nasioc and he can get you other wheels that fit. Also subydude.com sells rotas, which are available in Subaru sizes. Or get a set of used subaru wheels. 06 WRX, 04 STi, and 05+ LGT 17" wheels all fit and look pretty good.

Posted: **Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:13 am**

roger that

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:41 pm**

Offset 53 is the only perfect size!!!

48-55 will do. Don't go lower or higher, it drives like hell

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:20 pm**

And will destroy your wheel bearings.

Posted: **Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:08 am**

The right offset also depends on wheel width. A wider wheel needs less positive offset to place the center of the wheel in line with the center of the bearing.

From nasioc:

Width .... Offset

6.5" ....... +53 to +55
7.0" ....... +50 to +53
7.5" ....... +47 to +50
8.0" ....... +43 to +47

Posted: **Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:19 pm**

jamal wrote:The right offset also depends on wheel width. A wider wheel needs less positive offset to place the center of the wheel in line with the center of the bearing.

From nasioc:

Width .... Offset

6.5" ....... +53 to +55
7.0" ....... +50 to +53
7.5" ....... +47 to +50
8.0" ....... +43 to +47

This is NOT true.

A 7" wheel is on both sides 0.5" wider than a 6" wheel!
Someone posted this list on a dutch Subaruclub site, and this really is not true.
The OEM STI MY01-MY04 wheels are 53, with a 7,5" wheel.

Posted: **Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:35 am**

I ended up with an 50mm offset set of rims. ^this is great information!! I hope other people searching will find this because i searched for quite some time for this kind of information on rim offsets. Thanks again guys!

Posted: **Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:16 am**

not to hijack the post but would the 38mm wheels work on a 90 awd wagon?

Posted: **Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:22 am**

Just thought I would bump this back to life with a question. I am thinking about getting some new rims, the ones I was looking at were:

17X7 5X100/114.3 +42 with
215/40R17 tires

From what I've read these should fit without rubbing, just wanting to double check before comiting.

Posted: **Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:48 am**

SP-Boxer wrote: This is NOT true.

A 7" wheel is on both sides 0.5" wider than a 6" wheel!

THAT is not true.

It depends on the wheel.

I know for a fact because I can buy tubbed out wheels for my TA that go way further outward than inward so they dont hit suspension components

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38mm offset will it work?

38mm offset will it work?