STi wheel question

[modelman]

hey evry1, i just ordered the fujimi subaru sti from hlj, and i hate the rims that it comes with. they are the ones on the european model. does anyone know of a wheel that is closest to the oone on the american model STi (year 2004)?

[Jay!]

Like these?
Tamiya Item 24240 | Subaru Impreza WRC 2001

[clem24]

Hey modelman,

I agree with you 500%. Not only are they too small, but they don't even look correct! At least Tamiya did a perfect job of replicating the UK spec wheels on their STi. I've been pondering this issue for a while now.

Anyway, the domestic STi uses 10 spoke BBSes, and these are about as close as you can get:

http://www.spc.org.uk/wheels/fujimi/kranze-shoki.jpg
http://www.spc.org.uk/subaru/cusco-gdb.html
(Hope you don't mind that I linked to your page Hiroboy!)

They're definitely NOT perfect, but will fit on without any mods whatsoever. The problem is that they have an "edge"/dish look, whereas the BBS spokes go right the edge of the rim. Another wheel that comes close are the ones on the Tamiya Porsche GT3, but this one requires modifications. Also, Fujimi released the STi Spec C that shows the correct wheels on the box, but I don't know if they just included the kranze-shoki's or if they're actualy accurate (I've come to expect the worst from them).

Lastly, I was thinking of putting on wheels from XS tuning (either RS Touring or RS Speed http://www.xstuning.com/speed.html) to replicate Prodrive PFF7s, which my friend has on his scoob. Final option would be to get the Tamiya WRC kits and steal those wheels...

clem..