Help with ROTA Grid Fitment for 02 WRX

[mav1c]

If that's what you want, then why even post? Just talk to your friend and duplicate what he did.

Originally Posted by danchiiik

yea a friend of mine used to have a bugeye and he had stance gr+ pro coilovers but he was able to get -4 camber all around. This is his old car and what im going for...

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[Byzantium]

Originally Posted by sc00by4life

he wont fit that with out pulling.

If you're running large wheels your fenders need to be pulled anyways if you're doing it correctly.

Originally Posted by Kaycaz

rolling the fenders sounds expensive

It going to be hard to find someone who knows how to do a good job of it. Most pulled fenders that I've seen look like something a 5th grader did. They are also irreversible.

[sc00by4life]

Originally Posted by danchiiik

scooby4life... your car = gorgeous!
what coilovers do you have on?

stance GR+ pro.

[FlannelWagon]

I had 18x9.5 +35 grids on my car not to long ago. I was lowered on H&R's running near stock camber/caster rolled and pulled. with stretched tires.

was the most horrible ride I have ever had in a car. stretched tires kills your handleing. and being affraid of daily driving the car because of ****ty roads. dodging every manhole cover, pothole, bump. gets really tireing.

I ended up trading my grids straight accross for some 17x8 Enkei Nto3+m and cannot be happier. handling, ride, look. overall way better than the Hella flush look. there is a reason its hella flush LOOK, and not hella flush functional

[danchiiik]

Originally Posted by sc00by4life

stance GR+ pro.

can you post more pictures of your car??

[sc00by4life]

Originally Posted by aspensti04

I had 18x9.5 +35 grids on my car not to long ago. I was lowered on H&R's running near stock camber/caster rolled and pulled. with stretched tires.

was the most horrible ride I have ever had in a car. stretched tires kills your handleing. and being affraid of daily driving the car because of ****ty roads. dodging every manhole cover, pothole, bump. gets really tireing.

I ended up trading my grids straight accross for some 17x8 Enkei Nto3+m and cannot be happier. handling, ride, look. overall way better than the Hella flush look. there is a reason its hella flush LOOK, and not hella flush functional

thats funny, I dont rub at all.

17x9 +30 235/40


Thesese are 17x9 +15r +20f 235/40


I snapped this a couple of weeks ago when I was molesting the hell out of my car for more fitment. pulled + spaced front fenders (obviously) allow me to clear 17x9 +10 in front, and pulled the rear a touch more (still +15). Now running 245 fed 595's (feds run pretty wide). The weather has been rough around here, and I need to wash my car but I'm hoping to get some more current pictures in the next week or so.




I have a more "proper" fitment for HPDE's and lapping days though. 17x9 +42 dpt's with 265's.

[FlannelWagon]

oh I didnt rub at all. I just didnt like the ride quality with stretched tires. and having my wheels poke out past my tires. no wheel protection at all.

[FlannelWagon]

white sti in the front on the left


dont mind the pepsi vinyl was for an auto-x at the coca cola plant.



and what i traded them in for. not the best but im happy enough with them.

[danchiiik]

Originally Posted by sc00by4life

thats funny, I dont rub at all.

17x9 +30 235/40


Thesese are 17x9 +15r +20f 235/40


I snapped this a couple of weeks ago when I was molesting the hell out of my car for more fitment. pulled + spaced front fenders (obviously) allow me to clear 17x9 +10 in front, and pulled the rear a touch more (still +15). Now running 245 fed 595's (feds run pretty wide). The weather has been rough around here, and I need to wash my car but I'm hoping to get some more current pictures in the next week or so.




I have a more "proper" fitment for HPDE's and lapping days though. 17x9 +42 dpt's with 265's.

do you have any complaints for either setup? and did u ever ride with a full car...(did the tires rub?)

[danchiiik]

white sti in the front on the left

your car looked really goood with the grids, i dont like your new rims but if it suits your needs then thats good. im looking for a hellaflush setup thats reliable. maybe you would have liked the ride with your grids if you had a different suspension? were you on h&r springs or coilovers?

[sc00by4life]

Originally Posted by danchiiik

do you have any complaints for either setup? and did u ever ride with a full car...(did the tires rub?)

i generally only rub during sudden hard bumps in the road, or if i have more than 2 people in the car (which is rare). other than that, no problems!

[danchiiik]

Originally Posted by sc00by4life

i generally only rub during sudden hard bumps in the road, or if i have more than 2 people in the car (which is rare). other than that, no problems!

damnn =/
btw, whats your camber in front and back?

[sc00by4life]

-3* front -2.75* rear, and no fear of fender modification to keep good camber numbers and decent tire sizes.

[danchiiik]

Originally Posted by sc00by4life

-3* front -2.75* rear, and no fear of fender modification to keep good camber numbers and decent tire sizes.

niice niice, bassically running about exactly what i wanna do except different rims.
the 235's stretch though on your the 17X9 yea?

[sc00by4life]

the 235/40 yokes had a very slight stretch to them, they had a nice round shoulder. the federals I'm on now sit square with the wheel (maybe a touch of overhang).

[danchiiik]

Originally Posted by sc00by4life

the 235/40 yokes had a very slight stretch to them, they had a nice round shoulder. the federals I'm on now sit square with the wheel (maybe a touch of overhang).

Alrighty, thanks a bunch for all your help!

[FlannelWagon]

Originally Posted by danchiiik

your car looked really goood with the grids, i dont like your new rims but if it suits your needs then thats good. im looking for a hellaflush setup thats reliable. maybe you would have liked the ride with your grids if you had a different suspension? were you on h&r springs or coilovers?

thank you, yeah I liked the look of the grids aswell. I think the old man bug has gotten to me early at the age of 24... lol

my body is so tore up from my previous jobs that any rough ride kills my back. with driving to Oregon every other weekend to visit friends/family the new wheels do better suit my needs. they really dont look bad from a full side shot of the car. I just havent had time to take any side pics.

but I do agree the grids were a better looking wheel. these will most likely become a winter setup when I buy some 17x9.5 enkei RPF1 +35's but I will not be running a stretched tire. it will be a 255 atleast.

[danchiiik]

Originally Posted by aspensti04

thank you, yeah I liked the look of the grids aswell. I think the old man bug has gotten to me early at the age of 24... lol

my body is so tore up from my previous jobs that any rough ride kills my back. with driving to Oregon every other weekend to visit friends/family the new wheels do better suit my needs. they really dont look bad from a full side shot of the car. I just havent had time to take any side pics.

but I do agree the grids were a better looking wheel. these will most likely become a winter setup when I buy some 17x9.5 enkei RPF1 +35's but I will not be running a stretched tire. it will be a 255 atleast.

NIIICE, i like thoose rims. im gonna run 245's though, ill have a tad bit of stretch.

[unkachabull]

Sorry to thread jack to the op but if i have a 05 wrx with skunk 2 lowering spring (lowered 1.5 front and 1.3 rear) could i get away with grids 17x9 et42 with a 235/40 tire? or would it be better to get a et30? i want that concave look on the rims and i no i will have to roll the fenders just wondering if it would take more then just rolling.

[danchiiik]

Originally Posted by unkachabull

Sorry to thread jack to the op but if i have a 05 wrx with skunk 2 lowering spring (lowered 1.5 front and 1.3 rear) could i get away with grids 17x9 et42 with a 235/40 tire? or would it be better to get a et30? i want that concave look on the rims and i no i will have to roll the fenders just wondering if it would take more then just rolling.

yea youll be able to pull it off. by concave do you mean a the rear wheels coming out more (offset) or camber?

If its camber you want, you wont be able to get that with springs and if you want the wheels to look wider in the back, get a set of staggered tires.
as for the offset, get the 42 since the 30 wouldnt be coming out of the body as much. im assuming your looking at wheeldude.com

[danchiiik]

as for the body itself, you wont need to do anything but roll

[unkachabull]

Concave as in the outer edge of the wheel caves in towards the middle. Like how the spokes look. They curve out at the outer edge and then curve back in towards the center around the lug nuts.

And yes I'm looking at wheeldude so far.

Also thanks for the reply!

[danchiiik]

Originally Posted by unkachabull

Concave as in the outer edge of the wheel caves in towards the middle. Like how the spokes look. They curve out at the outer edge and then curve back in towards the center around the lug nuts.

And yes I'm looking at wheeldude so far.

Also thanks for the reply!

oh, thats just how certain rims are designed. Rota grid's for example are one them. thats one of the biggest reasons i am getting them and they look beautiful with camber!

[unkachabull]

ya thats exactly why i want them lol.

[danchiiik]

when are you getting them?